Two sources with numerous contacts in Washington OSHA circles told ISHN this week that the AFL-CIO’s long-time Director of Safety and Health, Margaret “Peg” Seminario, has the inside track on the OSHA chief job if she wants it.
OSHA has cited the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics for nine alleged serious safety violations and proposed $56,700 in fines against the laboratory as a result of an Aug. 6, 2008, accident that seriously injured an employee.
OSHA is proposing $119,000 in penalties against WDG Construction Inc. for seven safety violations that exposed their employees to possible injury or death at two of its construction sites.
A new alliance to help students in alternative high schools in Massachusetts reduce and prevent their exposure to on-the-job hazards has been formed by OSHA and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, along with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) and the Division of Occupational Safety and the Department of Industrial Accidents of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
Cold weather car maintenance can lead to poison exposures from a number of common auto products, warns the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) in a recent press release. Windshield cleaner fluid and antifreeze both contain substances that can be deadly if ingested and pose an increased risk for children and pets.
According to an agency press release, EPA’s New England Office is now accepting nominations for Environmental Merit Awards. Notable environmental achievements in New England during the past year — or over the course of a career — are eligible for recognition by EPA.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a public Board meeting on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.
Yesterday, if you clicked on OSHA’s web site hours after President Obama’s inaugural address you quickly found evidence of a regime change, cosmetic though it is at this point.
Richard E. Fairfax, OSHA’s Director of Enforcement Programs, issued the following letter of interpretation regarding provisions in the agency’s asbestos standard banning smoking, posted on OSHA’s web site January 16. Here are excerpts:
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