Archive for April, 2011

OSHA began an inspection in October 2010 after an employee died when he was crushed by a large steel frame weighing approximately 1,550 pounds. Proposed penalties total $127,200.
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A waste hauling company was fined that amount in connection with the 2007 death of a pedestrian, Anne Smith, when one of its trucks backed over her in Brighton, England.
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The mining company said several awards received during this year's first quarter highlighted its record safety performance during 2010.
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After EEOC filed a lawsuit April 6, the U.S. Labor Department has obtained a partial summary judgment requiring Henry's Turkey Service and its president to pay $1.76 million in back pay and damages.
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OSHA has scheduled a Combustible Dust Expert Forum on May 13 to consider possible regulatory options that could help protect workers from combustible dust hazards.
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Each year, thousands of outdoor workers experience heat illness, which often manifests as heat exhaustion. If not quickly addressed, heat exhaustion can become heat stroke, which killed more than 30 workers last year.
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The recycling facility located in Buffalo, N.Y., was cited for hazardous energy control (lockout/tagout) and bloodborne pathogen hazards, among others.
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The American Association for Respiratory Care and the American Lung Association are among nine groups sending a joint letter to members of Congress urging that its funding continue.
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NIOSH, BLS, and several state agencies analyzed Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 2009 data and found length of absences from work increased steadily with age and was highest for the oldest workers.
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White House presidential proclamationsWORKERS MEMORIAL DAY, 2011 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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