The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced today that it is withdrawing its proposed interpretation titled “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise.”
In the absence of federal-level action, lawmakers in 30 states are expected today to introduce legislation to strengthen chemical safety in household products in their states, according to the Washington Toxics Coalition.
President Barak Obama today signed an Executive Order requiring federal regulatory agencies to review their regs, with the goal of eliminating outdated or unnecessary rules that that stifle economic growth and unfairly burden small businesses.
While the goals of the National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy are admirable, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) sees as a glaring omission in the current proposal: the lack of attention given to medical conditions caused by workplace exposures.
OSHA will hold an informal public hearing on Jan. 18, 2011, on the proposed rule revising the Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards to improve worker protection from slip, trip, and fall hazards.
OSHA has issued a total of $473,000 in fines against two Illinois contractors who willfully exposed workers to trenching and excavation hazards. Cited in separate incidents were Di Paolo Co. in Glenview and Gerardi Sewer & Water Co. in Norridge.
An explosion that left workers suffering from first, second and third-degree burns and other injuries has resulted in citations for two companies, according to OSHA.
The agency charged both U.S. Steel Corp. and Power Piping Co. with failing to provide an effective energy control procedure, leading to a July, 2010 explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Works facility in Clairton, Pa.
A new police headquarters building in Illinois will rise under the scrutiny of a safety partnership comprised of OSHA and the contractors, consultants, carpenters union and municipality that are involved with the project.
2011 must be starting to feel a lot like 2009 for Best Plastering Contractors of El Paso, Texas. The company is on the receiving end of five repeat OSHA citations for exposing workers to fall hazards -- the same hazards that got it issued four willful and three serious citations two years ago.
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