OSHA has launched a local emphasis program in Kansas aimed at reducing injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the grain handling industry. Under the program, OSHA's Wichita Area Office will target establishments such as grain elevators and storage bins, rail car, milling, fertilizer, feed, chemical and farm machinery operations; and equipment repair and maintenance.
OSHA issued 14 citations to U.S. Minerals LLC and fined the company $110,400 for safety and health violations that include repeatedly exposing workers at its Harvey, La., facility to electrocution, falls, and other hazards. U.S. Minerals manufactures coal slag that is ground up through a series of screeners and a crusher, with the end product being a fine grit for sandblasting.
Certain chemicals used to add flavor and aroma to food can pose serious health hazards for food industry workers, according to a recent Safety and Health Information Bulletin issued by OSHA.
The innovative technique of “cocooning” – wrapping all four sides of a building’s top floors in protective netting – is providing added safety for workers erecting One World Trade Center.
Under OSHA’s newest update to its National Emphasis Program on Shipbreaking, inspections will focus on 20 worker safety and health issues, including asbestos and lead exposure, polychlorinated biphenyls, confined spaces, heavy metals, powered industrial trucks, guarding of deck edges, oil/fuel removal and tank cleaning, hearing conservation, fire prevention, scaffolds, cutting and welding, and personal protective equipment.
The new OSHA standard for cranes and derricks which went into effect November 8 is expected to help prevent worker injuries and deaths, according to OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor Jordan Barab.
Trees for the Future, a leading nonprofit organization providing economic opportunity and improving livelihoods worldwide through seed distribution and agroforestry training, is offering the gift of fresh air this holiday season.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered CMM Realty, Inc. to reinstate a worker who was fired in violation of the whistleblower protection provisions of the Clean Air Act.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced last week that 13 mines from around the country received letters putting them on notice that each has a potential pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards under Section 104(e) of the federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a plan for preventing work-related injuries and illnesses by designing occupational hazards out of work equipment, structures, materials, and processes.
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