OSHA has cited Har-Conn Chrome Co. Inc. for 45 alleged serious violations of safety and health standards at its West Hartford metal finishing plant, according to an agency press release.
OSHA has cited White Horse Construction of Parkersburg with two alleged willful violations for exposing workers to fall hazards on a Limerick, Pa., jobsite, according to an agency press release. Penalties total $56,000.
OSHA has cited Importers Service Corp. in Jersey City for failing to lock out energy sources and exposing workers during the maintenance and repair of equipment to potential injuries. Proposed penalties total $158,500, according to an agency press release.
EPA has added more than 6,300 chemicals and 3,800 chemical facilities regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to a public database called Envirofacts, according to an agency press release.
OSHA has cited Salonika Associates LLC and Alfred Dunner Inc. for workplace safety and health hazards found at the companies' shared Parsippany worksite, according to an agency press releae. Combined
OSHA has cited The Spieker Co., a general construction contractor based in Perrysburg, Ohio, with $45,500 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to dangerous heights without proper fall protection, according to an agency press release.
OSHA has cited Okeelanta Corp. in South Bay, Fla., with repeat and serious violations for exposing workers to lacerations and amputation injuries, according to an agency press release.. Proposed penalties total $45,775.
OSHA has cited Lobo Tortilla Factory Inc. with one alleged willful, 22 alleged serious and two alleged other-than-serious violations following a safety and health inspection at the company's worksite in Dallas. Penalties total $123,200, according to an agency press release.
Current whistleblower protections are not “nearly effective enough,” said OSHA chief Dr. David Michael in a speech May 11 to Professionals for the Public Interest in Washington, DC.