The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued 335 citations, orders and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at eight coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines last month.
A new office health and safety survey from Staples.com shows some big gaps in office workers’ awareness of companies’ safety plans and preparedness, a situation that could lead to increased accidents and injuries.
Company fought citations in death of killer whale trainer
June 1, 2012
Following a two-week trial, SeaWorld has lost its legal battle to overturn OSHA safety citations, and will have to change policies involving its employees and the six-ton orca whales it keeps in captivity in order to entertain park visitors.
In 2005-2009 U.S. fire departments responded to an average 8,200 home fires involving grills, hibachis, or barbeques per year, including an average of 3,400 structure fires and 4,800 outside fires.
OSHA issued 30 notices of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions for violations found during inspections of four U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.
Most emergency shower and eye/face wash installations across North America do not comply with signifi cant code provisions, even though the most recent ANSI Z358.1 Standard released in 2009. Exposure to risks associated with non-compliance increase significantly for companies that have not yet upgraded their emergency eyewashes and showers.
When OSHA inspectors responded to complaints inspected a frozen food manufacturing facility in Brunshwick, GA, they found that their trip was not wasted.
The Dow Chemical Company and The Pennsylvania State University have launched a pilot program to increase safety awareness and practices in the university’s Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering.
OSHA has cited Plastico Products LLC in New Jersey with 28 safety and health violations, including two willful. OSHA's inspection was prompted by an incident in which a worker's fingertips were amputated at its Irvington facility.
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