A new report focusing on regulatory activity at the federal level concludes that various agencies are exercising their enforcement powers much more strenuously than in recent years, and are focusing their attention on industries and workplaces where employees are at greatest risk for injury and illness.
U.S. Minerals, LLC continues to wrack up OSHA fines, with the latest round of citations bringing the total up to $1.4 million – accumulated in only four months.
Facility managers and safety professionals now have a way to measure the risk of a slip and fall on hard surface flooring, thanks to a new national safety standard set by the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI).
“Although workplace eye injuries can be devastating, there is a positive story to tell about prevention when workers consistently use the right protective eyewear.”
"There are plenty of employers out there who play by the rules and want to do the right thing, and we're hopeful we can work with them to craft a policy that's good for all."
The humble ladder may soon benefit from a technology that enables it to be electrically attached to a variety of building surfaces, according to NIOSH, which is collaborating with SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development institute, to develop a prototype.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA), in collaboration with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has released two new fundamental consensus standards which promote conformity among assessment systems.
OSHA has cited New England Motor Freight Inc., an Elizabeth, N.J.-based freight carrier, for 17 serious, repeat and other-than-serious violations after an employee sustained a foot injury while operating a forklift at the company's Pawtucket, R.I., freight terminal. The company faces a total of $76,000 in fines.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Industrial Ceramic Products, also known as ICP, with two willful, seven serious and four other-than-serious safety violations after a worker suffered a permanent arm injury while fixing a jammed machine. The manufacturer of industrial ceramic products is facing proposed penalties of $91,500.
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