OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels told safety pros at the National Safety Congress he "frankly doesn't believe" in the national injury rates compiled from employer recordkeeping. "In general there are too many incentive programs" skewering data, he said.
OSHA head honcho Dr. David Michaels zeroed in quickly on his priorities at the National Safety Congress’s Tuesday morning summit session. He's pushing hard to produce the so-called I2P2 standard, or the Injury and Illness Prevention Program rule. It is a game-changer in terms of how OSHA will regulate.
OSHA has cited two separate wood product companies in Superior for exposing workers to a variety of safety and health hazards. Eureka Pellet Mill's proposed fines total $58,500, and Mountain West Products LLC's proposed fines total $42,500.
OSHA has cited Barringer Brothers Roofing Inc., a residential roofing contractor in Belleville, for violations in connection with fall hazards. Proposed penalties total $106,400.
The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering The John Galt Corp. and two of its former managers, Mitchel Alvo and Dorota Lebkowska, to compensate a worker who was fired for raising a health and safety issue during an asbestos removal project the defendants oversaw at the former Deutsche Bank Building at 130 Liberty St. in Manhattan.
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will re-establish the charter of OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. The group advises the secretary on formulating safety and health standards and policies that affect construction workers and the construction industry. The charter will expire in two years.
OSHA has cited Tactical Cleaning Co. in Commerce City, Colo., for 12 alleged serious violations at its tank cleaning facility for exposing a worker to a flash fire while working in a confined space with flammable materials. The worker sustained significant burns and died later from his injuries.
OSHA has issued notices of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions to the U.S. Army Garrison, Directorate of Public Works, in Fort Riley, Kan., for one willful and 18 serious violations.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is proposing to cut in half the exposure limit for coal dust, the cause of black lung disease. MSHA estimates the new standard will prevent thousands of illnesses and hundreds of deaths over the lifetimes of miners.
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