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Government Regulations provides the latest information about government regulations that address occupational safety and health issues as well as environment and public health issues.
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combustible dust standard

NFPA 660: One combustible dust standard to rule them all

Answers to common questions about the upcoming changes
Ali Roth
February 8, 2023

Currently designated as NFPA 660: Standard for Combustible Dusts, the all-encompassing standard will be completed in 2024 and likely released in late 2024/early 2025.


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OSHA enforcement

OSHA makes changes to enforcement guidance

January 31, 2023

Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements.


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trench

Facing charges in worker’s 2021 trench collapse death, contractor surrenders to police

January 26, 2023

The owner of a Vail, Colorado construction company facing felony manslaughter charges has surrendered to local law enforcement after the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in Breckenridge, Colorado, issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 24, 2023.


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money

Fined more than $15M since 2017, Dollar General hit with another $387K in OSHA fines

January 26, 2023

Just weeks after being cited with federal safety violations, Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC have once again exposed workers to unsafe conditions, this time at two store locations in Florida and another in Alabama.


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Virtual projection helps adhere to facility safety guidelines

Rhonda Kovera
January 26, 2023

OSHA developed several forklift safety guidelines to help protect drivers and pedestrians. As part of their requirements, pedestrian pathways should be clearly marked and free of obstruction. 


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roofing

Ohio roofing contractor gets 8th citation for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards

January 19, 2023

Federal safety inspectors found the owner of a Martin, Ohio roofing company exposed roofers and other workers to the construction industry’s leading cause of death.


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airplane

Investigation finds American Airlines retaliated against whistleblower flight attendants

Employees had reported worker illnesses caused by fumes in aircraft cabins
January 19, 2023

A whistleblower investigation initiated on Aug. 2, 2022, by OSHA found American Airlines Inc. retaliated against employees who filed complaints about the illnesses with the company and Federal Aviation Administration.


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OSHA enforcement

Contractor cited for continuing to expose workers to potentially deadly falls

New Jersey firm faces $584K in penalties for safety hazards on Toll Brothers project
January 18, 2023

Less than four months after citing a Trenton, New Jersey roofing contractor for exposing unprotected workers to deadly fall hazards, OSHA is once again holding the employer responsible for putting its workers’ safety at risk.


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OSHA

OSHA civil penalties to increase

January 18, 2023

New OSHA penalty amounts became effective Jan. 17, 2023.


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Warehouse

OSHA finds 3 Amazon warehouses exposed workers to hazards

January 18, 2023

OSHA has again cited Amazon for failing to keep workers safe, and has issued hazard alert letters after inspections at three warehouse facilities – in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York – after finding workers exposed to ergonomic hazards.


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12/16/16

ASSE to host virtual symposium on new OSHA Walking-Working Standard

The American Society of Safety Engineers is offering a virtual symposium to help occupational safety and health professionals better understand the sweeping changes OSHA recently made to its final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection standards in relation to slip, trip and fall hazards. Read More
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