OSHA QuickTakes - RSS Feed OSHA QuickTakes Table of Contents http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/index.html QuickTakes 05/15/2013 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt05152013.html
  • Educational resources available for young workers
  • OSHA seeks applications for $1.5 million in Susan Harwood safety and health training grants
  • Arizona businessman honored for his commitment to preventing potentially fatal falls in the construction industry
  • Massachusetts consultation project and OSHA collaborate to get the word out on preventing falls in construction
  • Court rules that OSHA crane standard does not preempt New York City regulations for workplace safety
  • Texas propane company fined more than $100,000 for safety hazards after fire that injured 7 workers
  • Illinois industrial cleaner cited after worker dies while cleaning storage tank
  • Georgia carpet manufacturer cited for serious safety violations including hazard communication and electrical shock
  • OSHA and Consulate General of the Dominican Republic sign alliance to protect workers in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut
  • OSHA establishes partnership to protect construction workers on university research center project
  • Acting Secretary Harris appoints 8 members to Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
  • Free webinar, other resources available on new Hazard Communication requirements
  • New Web page explains health risks from occupational exposure to chromium
  • OSHA creates Spanish-version of Emergency Preparedness and Response page
  • New safety publications available: General industry now in Spanish, maritime, ladder safety
  • OSHA's Fairfax and Adkins say goodbye
  • Better health insurance choices coming in October 2013
  • Job openings
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  • President Obama proclaims April 28, 2013 Workers' Memorial Day
  • Department of Labor hosts Workers' Memorial Day program; OSHA memorializes fallen workers in events around the country
  • OSHA launches initiative to protect temporary workers
  • Congressional resolution proposed in honor of Workers' Memorial Day
  • Pilgrim's Pride Corp. in Canton, Ga., cited for repeat and serious violations following worker fatality
  • OSHA cites First Choice Energy after oil field worker killed at Stanley, ND, job site
  • OSHA fines North Bergen, NJ laundry company $219,000 for safety hazards
  • OSHA unveils new ladder safety educational resource available for mobile devices
  • Free webinar, other resources available on new Hazard Communication requirements
  • Dramatic educational videos available on preventing fatal falls in construction
  • Harwood grantees feature fall prevention campaign
  • OSHA issues final rule to protect workers using cranes and derricks in demolition and underground construction
  • OSHA and Consulate of El Salvador sign alliance to protect workers in Georgia and surrounding states
  • Free workplace violence seminar available
  • Vermont brewing company sets industry workplace safety benchmark
  • OSHA schedules meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
  • New Web page outlines safety precautions to toluene exposure
  • New maritime safety publications available
  • Better health insurance choices coming in October 2013
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 04/15/2013 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt04152013.html
  • Former safety manager at TVA nuclear sites sentenced to 78 months in prison for major fraud: Injuries hidden to obtain $2.5 million in safety bonuses
  • New Hazard Communication Requirements: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, 2013
  • OSHA fines Ball Aerosol and Specialty Container Inc. $589,000 for willful violations for exposing workers to amputation hazards from unguarded machinery
  • OSHA cites Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor in Elk Grove Village, Ill., with willful violations for failing to protect workers in trench
  • OSHA cites Salina, Kan.-based Ryan Roofing Inc. after worker paralyzed in fall from roof
  • Falling off ladders can kill: New fall prevention resource available
  • OSHA announces safety stand-down at Georgia construction sites April 15-19 to focus on struck-by hazards
  • US Department of Labor re-establishes the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
  • Compliance assistance specialist spreads the word on heat, falls
  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries until April 30
  • New OSHA frequently asked questions available in English and Spanish
  • OSHA industrial hygienist receives top honors
  • OSHA to host Workers' Memorial Day events around the country
  • Better health insurance choices coming in October 2013
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 04/01/2013 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt04012013.html
  • Campaign to prevent fatal falls featured by state municipalities
  • OSHA and NIOSH to co-host free April 10 webinar on preventing deadly falls in construction: registration open
  • Hazard Communication: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, 2013
  • OSHA cites Wynnewood Refining Co. in Oklahoma following the death of 2
  • OSHA cites Kyklos Bearings International for failing to comply with asbestos removal standards at Sandusky, Ohio, plant
  • OSHA cites Eagle Recycling in North Bergen, NJ, for safety violations following worker amputation
  • OSHA issues new resource to protect emergency workers responding to combustible dust fires
  • Builders Association signs partnership to protect Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska workers
  • Alliance renewed to protect Puget Sound shipyard workers
  • On-site Consultation Program leads to decline in injury and illness rates at New York residential healthcare facility
  • OSHA teams with Make the Road New York to keep Hurricane Sandy workers safe
  • Joint Commission and NY DOL highlight health care worker safety
  • NIOSH and NHCA present 2013 Hearing Loss Prevention Awards for protecting workers' safety and health
  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries
  • New OSHA publications available: Toluene Fact Sheet, maritime safety publications, spirometry guidance document for health professionals, hexavalent chromium and welding fumes
  • Better health insurance choices coming in October 2013
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 03/15/2013 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt03152013.html
  • Stakeholder meetings scheduled to discuss crane operator certification requirements
  • OSHA, NIOSH present webinar on preventing deadly falls in construction
  • Hazard Communication: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, 2013
  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries until April 30
  • U.S. Labor Department orders Union Pacific Railroad Co. to reinstate employee who was terminated for reporting a work-related injury, pay more than $350,000 in damages; Federal Railroad Safety Act case in Texas resolved
  • OSHA fines Mahle Engine Components USA $369,000 for 26 violations, including lead exposure, at Ohio plant
  • OSHA cites Richelieu Foods for 27 violations, including lockout/tagout, at Beaver Dam, Wis., food processing plant; proposes $228,900 in fines
  • OSHA's free on-site consultation program in Missouri takes new training tool on the road
  • OSHA and Consulate of Mexico sign alliance to protect Missouri and Kansas workers
  • New resource provides overview of injury and illness prevention programs
  • National Patient Safety Foundation emphasizes significant link between worker and patient safety
  • Updated resource available on machine guarding for abrasive wheel grinders
  • OSHA launches Spanish-language version of Seasonal Flu page
  • Better Health Insurance Choices Coming in October 2013
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 03/01/2013 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt03012013.html
  • Hazard Communication resources available to help employers comply with new training and labeling requirements
  • Study finds a higher rate of roof fatalities among roofers in residential construction: younger, Hispanic, racial minorities and immigrant workers also had higher rates
  • OSHA cites Highway Technologies for 10 safety violations after worker killed on guard rail project near Menomonie, Wis.
  • Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ordered to pay $1.1 million after terminating 3 workers for reporting injuries; Union Pacific Railroad also found in violation of Federal Railroad Safety Act
  • OSHA concludes fatality investigation at San Francisco VA Medical Center research laboratory, issues violation notices
  • OSHA cites 3 companies after combustible dust flash fire claims lives of 2 workers at Texas work site
  • OSHA announces interim final rule, invites public comment on whistleblower protections for reporting violations of Affordable Care Act's health insurance reforms
  • New OSHA Web page warns of hydrogen sulfide exposure
  • Help for Construction Employers: New fact sheets help employers minimize exposure to silica when using construction equipment
  • OSHA's General Industry and Construction Digests spell out summary of OSHA standards (available free)
  • Special Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health meeting scheduled for March
  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 02/15/2013 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt02152013.html
  • OSHA cites Jacksonville, Fla.-based Bacardi Bottling following death of temporary worker on 1st day on the job
  • U.S. Department of Labor sues construction company and Dairy Queen franchisee for firing employees who reported workplace violence
  • OSHA fines Allentown, Pa., soft drink company nearly $130,000 for noise and repeat workplace safety and health hazards
  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries
  • OSHA signs alliance with Montana Grain Elevators Association to identify, reduce and prevent workers' exposure to hazards in grain handling industries
  • OSHA announces interim final rules on Seaman's Protection Act whistleblower procedures
  • OSHA seeks public input on proposed policies to update its Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program
  • New landscaping safety and health bulletin warns about hazards of operating unguarded stone cutters and splitters
  • Mass. office and on-site consultation program team up to prevent fall hazards
  • OSHA revises outreach training program requirements to provide greater transparency
  • OSHA co-sponsors safety conference with Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, Ill.
  • New fall prevention fact sheets available in Spanish
  • Job openings
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  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries beginning Feb. 1
  • Proposed online form to help whistleblowers file complaints
  • Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee holds first meeting
  • Winter weather poses carbon monoxide hazards for workers
  • Methylene Chloride exposure in bathroom refinishing Hazard Alert issued by OSHA, NIOSH
  • Hazard Communication: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, 2013
  • OSHA sponsors safety stand-downs at oil and gas exploration sites
  • Updates to safety standard further protect laboratory workers
  • OSHA issues 2013 targeted inspection plan to protect federal workers
  • OSHA proposes nearly $460,000 in fines to Panthera Painting Inc. for exposing workers to lead, other safety and health hazards
  • Albany, N.Y., asbestos removal company cited for 1 willful, 8 serious violations of safety standards
  • OSHA cites Rana Meal Solutions LLC for exposing workers to ammonia and other PSM violations at Bartlett, Ill., pasta manufacturing plant
  • Alliance with Builders Association aims to improve health and safety on Illinois construction sites
  • Columbus office cohosts construction safety day
  • U.S. Army focuses on revised hazard communication standard to keep soldiers safe and healthy
  • NIOSH report: Motor vehicle incidents are leading cause of deaths among oil/gas extraction industry workers
  • OSHA creates Spanish-language version of Winter Storms page
  • New OSHA publications available
  • New Compliance Assistance Products webpage offers quick links to new OSHA educational publications and safety and health webpages
  • OSHA's Consultation Program manager works with Dallas employer to protect workers from falls
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 01/15/2013 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt01152013.html
  • APP Challenge winners announced: Technology promotes worker safety and health
  • BNSF Railway Co. signs accord with OSHA regarding employee practices under Federal Railroad Safety Act
  • New Whistleblower Protection Programs Advisory Committee to meet Jan. 29
  • Semiannual regulatory agenda published
  • New Clinicians webpage provides resource for healthcare professionals
  • Protecting recovery workers in the aftermath of Sandy
  • Review Board Decision: Worker can't be fired for reporting an injury
  • OSHA settlement affirms company responsibility to train temporary workers
  • OSHA cites two Wisconsin companies after crane collapse killed worker on bridge construction site
  • OSHA cites roofing contractor nearly $160,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards
  • Diesel Hazard Alert issued by OSHA, MSHA
  • OSHA Site-Specific Targeting program aims to reduce injuries and illnesses in high-hazard workplaces
  • OSHA's On-site Consultation Program leads to decline in injury and illness rates at New York vocational rehab center
  • Stakeholders discuss preventing vehicle backup injuries
  • Study finds poultry plant workers at risk for Campylobacter infections
  • New OSHA publications and webpages available in Spanish and Korean
  • Winter storm hazards: Webpage offers help for employers and workers
  • Seasonal Flu: Webpage provides information on preventing spread of seasonal flu in the workplace
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 12/17/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt12172012.html
  • Protecting workers engaged in Sandy recovery operations: New fact sheet on mold hazards and safeguards for workers
  • OSHA continues enforcement of fall protection in residential construction, extends temporary enforcement measures
  • Secretary of Labor announces new members of Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee
  • OSHA requests recommendations to update its construction industry standards
  • Final Reminder: Vote Today! DOL Workplace Safety and Health Challenge – People's Choice Award
  • Podemos Ayudar: OSHA publishes updated Spanish-language website
  • OSHA cites US Postal Service for worker's heat-related death in Independence, Mo.
  • Pandrol USA in Bridgeport, NJ, added to Severe Violator Enforcement Program for willful and serious violations with $283,500 in proposed penalties
  • OSHA finds DKS Structural Services of Huntsville, Ala., in violation of OSH Act's Section 11(c) for allegedly firing employee who refused to enter unprotected trench
  • OSHA cites CPI-Lansing LLC for exposing workers to grain bin hazards at Red Cloud, Neb., facility
  • Wisconsin Agri-Business Association joins with OSHA to address grain industry hazards
  • OSHA renews strategic partnership to decrease musculoskeletal injuries in northeast Wisconsin foundries
  • Assuring safe and healthful working conditions in upstream operations: Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels addresses 2012 Oil & Gas Safety Conference in Dallas
  • CDC Report: Chlorine gas release associated with employee language barrier
  • New interactive online tool helps employers assess workers' exposure to cadmium
  • Honoring the legacy of a worker safety pioneer: Secretary of Labor James Hodgson
  • Job openings
  • Season's Greetings!
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 12/03/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt12032012.html
  • Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis visits Staten Island, NY, to highlight efforts to protect workers engaged in Sandy recovery operations
  • New director of Office of Whistleblower Protection Program announced
  • Cast your vote today for the Department of Labor's Workplace Safety and Health Challenge People's Choice Award
  • Federal Aviation Administration proposes policy to improve flight attendant workplace safety
  • New OSHA website provides information on preventing backover incidents in construction
  • Dover Chemical Co. placed in OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program following chemical release at Ohio plant
  • OSHA cites Dallas company for safety violations following robbery, death of worker at Garland, Texas, convenience store
  • OSHA cites Cargill Meat Solutions for exposing workers to hazardous energy at Illinois plant, proposes $114,000 in fines
  • Harrison Hoist, Inc. cited by OSHA following crane collapse at UT Dallas that killed two workers
  • NACOSH and ACCSH meet in Washington, D.C., to provide recommendations on OSHA policies and procedures
  • Labor Department officials visit Beijing for landmark dialogue on worker safety and health
  • Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Dr. David Michaels addresses 2012 Susan Harwood Training Program grantees
  • Injury and illness rates substantially reduced at Kan. grain handling operation after working with OSHA's On-site Consultation Program
  • OSHA releases fact sheet on internal combustion engines as ignition sources
  • New educational resource on healthcare worker, patient safety
  • Center for Construction Research and Training launches online resource to help workers and employers identify and control silica dust
  • A call to Action: Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on tragic fire in Bangladesh
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 11/15/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt11152012.html
  • OSHA staff works to assure that recovery workers are protected as Hurricane Sandy cleanup and reconstruction continues throughout eastern U.S.
  • Black Friday is November 23: OSHA urges retail employers to protect workers from injuries during holiday sales with safe crowd management planning
  • Tennessee Valley Authority contractor convicted of falsifying safety and health records to collect bonuses
  • Northern Illinois Flight Center ordered by U.S. Labor Department's OSHA to reinstate, pay more than $500,000 to illegally terminated pilot
  • OSHA reaches nationwide settlement for recordkeeping and safety violations at Pa. warehouse
  • Mass. contractor agrees to pay $200,000 fine, significantly overhaul safety practices in settlement related to cave-in hazards
  • OSHA revises exemption for digger derricks in its Cranes and Derricks standard
  • OSHA publishes confirmation notice of direct final rule updating national consensus standards in its head protection standards
  • OSHA seeks nominations for members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
  • OSHA establishes partnership with Black & Veatch Construction to enhance safety at Energy Center Project
  • Link between patient and hospital worker safety explored at healthcare events
  • Compliance Assistance: OSHA has updated the General Industry Digest
  • Study: Work-related injuries from All-Terrain Vehicle use are increasing
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 11/01/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt11012012.html
  • Protect emergency response and cleanup workers assisting in Hurricane Sandy recovery operations
  • OSHA signs Alliance with Dominican Republic to promote Latino worker safety
  • New OSHA directive details procedures for safe inspection of work zones on and near highways
  • Heat: OSHA cites Texas-based Symmetry Turf Installations for worker's heat-related death at Fayetteville, Ark., work site
  • US Labor Department settles whistleblower case with Tennessee trucking company
  • International Window Cleaning Association renews Alliance with OSHA to provide training on workers' rights
  • OSHA staff participates in Univision "LIVE" phone bank in Austin, Texas, to promote importance of worker safety
  • Health care Joint Commission article calls OSHA 300 "A Log to Live By"
  • Two OSHA Advisory Committee meetings scheduled for November
  • OSHA holds meeting of Federal Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
  • Updated training and educational resources available from OSHA's Fall Prevention Campaign website
  • OSHA praised for collaborative approach to performance-based regulatory models in the oil and gas industry
  • Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels addresses National Safety Council annual conference, discusses fatal falls
  • OSHA offers free on-site assistance to small businesses
  • Department of Labor's Worker Safety & Health Challenge enters final month: Submit entries by November 30
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 10/15/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt10152012.html
  • Alternative dispute resolution pilot program for whistleblower complaints announced
  • OSHA provides outreach webinar on GHS Standard to more than 8,000 participants
  • Airline industry worker safety takes off with OSHA's Airline Ground Safety Panel Alliance
  • Do you have a few minutes? Help OSHA evaluate its heat illness prevention campaign website with a short survey
  • US Labor Department's OSHA cites milling and paving company following June heat fatality at District of Columbia construction site
  • US Labor Department's OSHA fines residential care facility for inadequate workplace violence safeguards in Fairfield, Ohio
  • US Labor Department's OSHA cites ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems in Fort Worth, Texas, for exposing workers to multiple safety hazards
  • Will you accept the Department of Labor's Worker Safety & Health Challenge? Submit your entries by November 30
  • Alliance between OSHA and Lamar Outdoor Advertising renewed to protect workers
  • District Court judge upholds OSHA's findings in Fla. whistleblower case
  • Spanish-language version of popular OSHA-NIOSH nail gun guide now available
  • Updated OSHA brochure provides workers and employers with information on the deadly risks of distracted driving
  • Register now for OSHA Executive Seminar on Healthcare Worker Safety November 8, 2012 at the University of Texas at Arlington
  • Job openings
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  • Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2011 preliminary National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries announced
  • Hawaii and OSHA sharing oversight for worker safety
  • Only 60 days remain to enter the Department of Labor's Worker Safety and Health Challenge
  • Innovation and dialogue at OSHA stakeholder meeting on safety and health in the oil and gas industry in Texas City, Texas
  • Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis promotes nail salon safety at OSHA Harwood grantee event
  • Interactive Heat Fatalities Map now available on OSHA's heat illness prevention campaign webpage
  • Secretary Solis appoints six new members to Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
  • OSHA schedules meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
  • OSHA reaches corporate-wide settlement with Calhoun, Ga.-based Mohawk Industries to improve fire safety protection at four facilities nationwide
  • Two contractors cited for exposing workers to fall hazards in NJ after separate inspections
  • OSHA selects new Training Institute Education Centers to extend safety and health training opportunities throughout US
  • US Department of Justice announces indictment for Miss. woman who allegedly posed as OSHA trainer during oil spill in 2010
  • Alliance Program Construction Roundtable gathers to share ideas and develop solutions for construction safety and save workers' lives
  • Reduced injury and illness rates result from OSHA On-site Consultation for Fla. metals manufacturer
  • Updated compliance variance website provides both approved and denied requests
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 9/17/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt09152012.html
  • Susan Harwood Training Grant Program recipients announced: OSHA awards $10.7 million in grants to 72 nonprofit organizations
  • DEADLINE EXTENDED: Take the Worker Safety & Health Challenge before November 30
  • Oil and gas stakeholder meeting to be webcast on September 20 – 21 Register online now!
  • OSHA revises appeals process for three whistleblower statutes
  • Fall prevention outreach featured at Mexican Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia
  • Summer unofficially ends, OSHA's heat illness prevention campaign receives prestigious public relations award
  • New and revised online resources available to protect workers from combustible dust
  • OSHA orders Dana Holding Corp. to pay whistleblower nearly $275,000 in back wages, damages: Ohio company ordered to reinstate financial analyst at Toledo facility
  • Whistleblower lawsuit charges Albany, NY, contractor with firing and harassing employee who reported asbestos hazards
  • US Department of Labor's OSHA cites SeaCast for violations at Butte, Mont., foundry; proposes $104,000 in fines
  • American Wind Energy Association Alliance provides OSHA compliance officers with high-level training on the wind energy industry
  • Florida small business protects workers from hazards with help from OSHA's free On-Site Consultation Program
  • New from NIOSH: Safety resources for small businesses
  • Stephen Falter, N.H. compliance officer, honored by National Safety Council as 2012 Rising Star of Safety
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 8/31/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt08312012.html
  • OSHA cites company after June heat fatality in New Jersey
  • Monro Muffler Brake reaches agreement with OSHA to protect workers against hydraulic lift hazards at multiple company locations
  • North Carolina OSHA cites Smithfield Packing Co. for exposing workers to hydrogen sulfide gas following death of employee
  • Temporary enforcement measures extended in residential construction
  • OSHA publishes removal criteria for employers from the Severe Violator Enforcement Program
  • REMINDER: Take the Worker Safety & Health App Challenge before the September 16 deadline
  • Fall Prevention Campaign spreads the word: OSHA staff across the country teach how to save lives
  • Heat Safety Tool mobile app approaches 52,000 downloads as hotter-than-average temperatures hang on in much of the U.S.
  • Direct Final Rule to apply worker safety and health requirements for cranes and derricks to demolition and underground construction
  • Updated "Tool Shed" directive gives procedures for eliminating workplace hazards in the marine cargo handling industry
  • Labor Secretary applauds programs to educate migrant workers during Labor Rights Week
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary Barab addresses Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association
  • Maritime Industry Outreach Trainers: OSHA announces new workplace safety training requirement
  • National Safety Council renews Alliance with OSHA to address fall prevention, injury and illness prevention programs
  • Thousands of workers and employers attend free OSHA webinar on the revised Hazard Communication Standard
  • Healthcare and Social Assistance workers suffer workplace violence injuries: Maine Department of Labor issues new report
  • Staying safe in adverse weather: Important flood and hurricane safety resources
  • West Nile Virus: Protecting outdoor workers from infection
  • Explore the DOL Labor Day website
  • Job openings
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  • Reach young workers with important health and safety information: Take the Worker Safety & Health App Challenge before the September 16 deadline!
  • OSHA to co-sponsor stakeholder meeting on safety and health approaches in the oil and gas industry on September 20
  • Register now: August 16 free fall prevention webinar explains why 'Safety pays, falls cost'
  • Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); request for nominations
  • After the hottest month in US history, stay safe with Heat Safety Tool mobile app, other heat illness prevention materials
  • Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ordered by US Labor Department to pay more than $300,000 for violating Federal Railroad Safety Act
  • OSHA cites metal forgings plant in Chicago for 26 safety violations, including failing to maintain cranes
  • Protecting women workers: Assistant Secretary reports on OSHA's progress at Women's Bureau roundtable
  • OSHA eTool helps employers prevent shock and electrocution hazards
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 8/01/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt08012012.html
  • U.S. Department of Labor finds 2 companies in violation of Federal Railroad Safety Act for retaliating against whistleblowers
  • Federal OSHA and the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations propose agreement to provide strengthened protections for Hawaii's workers
  • OSHA delivers message of "Water. Rest. Shade." in media old and new
  • Zaplanuj. Zaplanij. Przeszkól.: New educational resources available to prevent falls in construction
  • OSHA publishes Final Rule on whistleblower retaliation complaints made under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act
  • C.J.'s Seafood of Breaux Bridge, La., instructed to pay fines and back wages after U.S. Department of Labor investigations
  • OSHA cites Nebraska Prime Group in Hastings, Neb., for 11 violations after worker fatality at meat packing facility
  • OSHA cites Idaho group home and adult day care operator for inadequate workplace violence safeguards at Pocatello facility
  • Hasbro's Massachusetts-based manufacturing facility recognized as a leader in employee health and safety for second consecutive year
  • Protecting salon workers from on-the-job hazards: OSHA highlights salon safety at Asian American and Pacific Islander working group
  • OSHA reaches out to vulnerable workers in Little Rock and Tulsa with information on heat stress and other workplace hazards
  • OSHA and NIOSH join together to inform employers and workers on safe work practices when using cleaning chemicals
  • New searchable online course schedule makes it easy to find OSHA Training Institute Education Centers training opportunities
  • Protecting workers from mercury exposure in fluorescent bulbs: New educational resources available
  • Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health meets in Seattle
  • National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Request for Nominations
  • OSHA to participate in roundtable on confined space safety August 21
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 7/16/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt07162012.html
  • BP agrees to pay $13 million and abate violations at Texas City refinery
  • OSHA signs agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration to protect railroad workers from retaliation
  • Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act gives OSHA its 22nd whistleblower provision
  • OSHA's Free On-Site Consultation Program helps grain handling facility improve worker safety
  • Scorching heat across the country puts outdoor workers' lives at risk: know the warning signs
  • Plan. Provide. Train. OSHA's national campaign to prevent falls in construction
  • Reminder: Nominations for OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee due July 27
  • OSHA seeks nominations for members to serve on Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
  • OSHA cites Long Island, N.Y., machine shop for failing to correct previously cited hazards
  • OSHA cites two Florida companies for trenching hazards following worker injury at Bradenton job site
  • OSHA publishes Final Rule on whistleblower retaliation complaints made under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
  • Michaels speaks at international occupational health and safety conference
  • OSHA schedules training event to enhance federal worker safety and health
  • Free webinar on OSHA's revised Hazard Communication Standard
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 7/02/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt07022012.html
  • OSHA and NIOSH issue hazard alert on ensuring workers in hydraulic fracturing operations have appropriate protections from silica exposure
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary testifies on OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs
  • OSHA kicks off safety stand-down at Oklahoma oil and gas exploration sites
  • OSHA holds meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
  • During heat wave, OSHA calls for "Water. Rest. Shade."
  • Now Available: New outreach and training resources for OSHA Fall Prevention Campaign
  • Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ordered by OSHA to pay more than $800,000 after terminating injured workers
  • OSHA cites Tribe Mediterranean Foods for 18 safety violations following death of a worker in Taunton, Mass.
  • OSHA fines 4 contractors more than $460,000 for exposing workers to falls, other safety hazards at Jersey City, NJ, construction site
  • Direct Final Rule and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update National Consensus Standards for Head Protection
  • OSHA holds 10-hour marathon construction safety training in Houston
  • Researchers convene to develop new strategies for using workers’ compensation data to improve workplace safety and health
  • OSHA cautions employers in the fireworks industry to protect workers from hazards at July 4th celebrations
  • Two OSHA employees honored for outstanding efforts to protect workers
  • Vulnerable worker outreach in Delaware and New Jersey
  • OSHA offers free on-site assistance to small businesses
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 6/15/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt06152012.html
  • OSHA seeks nominations for membership on its Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee
  • OSHA will hold meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
  • New OSHA guide to staying safe while giving manicures and pedicures
  • Dr. Michaels tells ASSE attendees "Safety Pays, Falls Cost": New educational materials on preventing falls in construction
  • Water, Rest, Shade: OSHA reaches out with new bilingual PSAs
  • UC Davis researchers find that injuries and illnesses cost more than workers' compensation payments suggest
  • NIOSH issues new guidance on working with nanomaterials in research labs
  • OSHA orders reinstatement of whistleblower
  • Mississippi correctional facility cited by OSHA for workplace violence and other hazards; more than $104,000 in fines proposed
  • OSHA proposes more than $193,000 in fines for stability, steel erection, cave-in, fall hazards at Kimball Union Academy site
  • Secretary, Assistant Secretary sign joint declarations to protect vulnerable migrant workers
  • OSHA's Free On-Site Consultation Program helps Indiana RV manufacturer to protect workers from safety and health hazards
  • Honoring Tony Mazzocchi: Secretary Solis inducts labor leader into Hall of Honor
  • DOT to launch new distracted driving initiative to address "distraction epidemic"
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 6/1/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt06012012.html
  • Harvard, Berkeley researchers prove OSHA regulation works
  • OSHA announces Whistleblower Advisory Committee
  • OSHA schedules stakeholder meeting to solicit comments about assessing the effectiveness of State Plans
  • Area offices reach out to employers and workers about Preventing Falls in Construction
  • Blunt-tip needles are safer for healthcare workers: FDA, OSHA and NIOSH issue joint safety communication
  • OSHA to hold meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health: 3 new members appointed and 5 members re-appointed
  • Free smart phone app provides easy-to-access information on heat index, safety measures
  • Hosts of Discovery Channel's "Myth Busters" to judge new OSHA app competition
  • Judge upholds OSHA citations to SeaWorld following worker’s death
  • Middleton, Mass., manufacturer pays $600,000 in fines, takes corrective steps following legal action by OSHA after 2011 explosion
  • OSHA cites Raani Corp. with 14 violations, including failing to provide emergency care, after worker dies from chemical burns: Illinois company placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program
  • OSHA cites Western Extrusions Corp. for exposing workers to multiple safety and health hazards at Carrollton, Texas, facility
  • OSHA's Free On-Site Consultation Program helps Florida cable and wire manufacturer to change workplace safety and health culture
  • Assistant Secretary speaks at Omaha safety summit
  • Prestigious AIHA award goes to OSHA's Richard Fairfax
  • New England "Roll-Up Day" teaches thousands of workers and employers about electrical safety, removes hundreds of electrical hazards from workplaces
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 5/29/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt05292012sis.html
  • Special Issue: New study finds that OSHA inspections reduce worker injuries while saving employers money
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 5/15/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt05152012.html
  • OSHA kicks off summer campaign to prevent heat-related illnesses and fatalities among outdoor workers: Educational materials and mobile application available
  • OSHA's Fall Prevention Campaign: New OSHA and stakeholder educational materials on fatal falls
  • NIOSH researchers find respirable crystalline silica hazard for workers engaged in hydraulic fracturing operations
  • Assistant Secretary speaks on OSHA outreach at Kentucky Governor's Safety and Health Conference
  • OSHA posts new application materials to bring transparency to the variance approval process
  • DeMoulas Super Markets agrees to correct hazards, enhance employee safety at all Market Basket stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
  • OSHA orders Tennessee trucking company to reinstate whistleblower, pay more than $180,000 in back wages and damages
  • OSHA issues willful citations to Wisconsin pump service, Rhode Island contractor, and Ohio excavation company for exposing workers to trenching hazards
  • OSHA's Free On-Site Consultation Program helps NC wood pallet manufacturer to protect workers
  • OSHA poster on young workers' safety and health rights now available for high schools and colleges
  • OSHA and the Laser Institute of America renew Alliance to protect workers from laser hazards
  • Updated Workers' Memorial Day page covers events held to honor fallen workers around the country
  • OSHA welcomes Alliance members and families to kick off 2012 NAOSH Week
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 5/1/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt05012012
  • President Obama proclaims April 28, 2012 Workers' Memorial Day
  • Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis observes Workers' Memorial Day at Action Summit for Worker Safety and Health, announces Fall Prevention Campaign
  • OSHA memorializes fallen workers in events around the country
  • New OSHA directive focuses on communications with victims' families following a workplace fatality
  • OSHA issues alert on CSE Corporation's SR-100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuer: Defective respirators can result in life-threatening hazards
  • New OSHA web page on protecting nail salon workers from on-the-job hazards
  • OSHA finds Florida canvas manufacturer and Louisiana riverboat company retaliated against whistleblowers
  • OSHA fines Lakeview Specialty Hospital for inadequate workplace violence safeguards at Waterford, Wis., center
  • OSHA cites Connecticut contractor and Georgia framing company for exposing workers to fall hazards
  • OSHA reaches out with extensive compliance assistance following Dallas tornadoes
  • Worker advocate Tony Mazzocchi to be inducted into Labor Hall of Honor
  • OSHA, NIOSH, Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners renew Alliance to help protect workers in roadway construction work zones
  • OSHA emphasizes protecting workers from struck-by hazards with new Midwest outreach campaign and safety stand-downs in Georgia
  • OSHA on the radio: Spanish radio show on workplace safety and health for the Latino community
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 4/16/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt04162012
  • Bartlett Grain in Atchison, Kan., cited for willful and serious violations after 6 die, 2 injured in grain elevator explosion
  • Delta Air Lines signs agreement with OSHA on seat belt compliance measures to protect airline industry workers, OSHA also issues hazard alert to other airlines urging compliance
  • OSHA seeks applications for $1.2 million in Susan Harwood grants, will host webinar on April 18 for potential applicants
  • OSHA announces new National Emphasis Program for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
  • OSHA seeks applications from organizations interested in becoming OSHA Training Institute Education Centers
  • OSHA will hold a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health: Six new members appointed
  • OSHA will hold meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
  • Researchers point to drop in grain entrapments in 2011, credit OSHA's increased enforcement and outreach
  • California study reveals nail salon workers may be at risk for exposure to hazardous chemicals in nail polish and nail care products
  • OSHA orders Jersey Window Factory & Building Supply in Newark, NJ, to reinstate whistleblower following investigation
  • Judge finds All-Feed Processing & Packaging in Alpha, Ill., in contempt for not allowing OSHA inspection; company ordered to pay nearly $42,000 in fines
  • OSHA cites Alabama and Illinois employers for combustible dust and other hazards
  • OSHA cites Bath Iron Works for safety violations, Maine shipbuilder faces more than $171,000 in fines for fall, other hazards
  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries
  • OSHA to host, participate in Workers' Memorial Day events around the country
  • Prestigious occupational health award goes to OSHA's Cindy Coe
  • DOL kickoff event marks start of NAOSH week
  • New OSHA publications now available for order in Spanish and other languages
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 4/02/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt04022012
  • OSHA revises Hazard Communication Standard
  • OSHA seeks comments on how to prevent worker injuries and deaths from reinforcing concrete activities and vehicle backovers
  • OSHA issues memo on safety incentive and disincentive policies and practices
  • Grain employer sentenced for asphyxiation death of worker
  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries
  • OSHA finds two railroads in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act for retaliating against workers for reporting an injury in New York, Connecticut and Idaho
  • Cal/OSHA issues citations to Community Recycling & Resource Recovery totaling $166,890 following two worker deaths
  • OSHA cites poultry processor KD Acquisition for 11 safety violations at Gainesville, Ga., plant; proposes more than $187,000 in fines
  • OSHA cites commercial construction employers in New Hampshire and Wisconsin for failing to protect workers from falls
  • OSHA cites Willkomm Excavating & Grading of Union Grove, Wis., for failing to protect workers from trench collapse
  • OSHA reaches out to employers with high injury and illness rates
  • OSHA reaccredited as an authorized continuing education provider
  • DOL commemorates 101st anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
  • OSHA, American Society of Safety Engineers renew Alliance to promote best practices to prevent worker exposures to health, physical hazards
  • New California PELs to better protect workers from hazardous chemicals
  • Video PSAs alert young workers to on-the-job hazards
  • All about OSHA now available for order
  • OSHA co-sponsors safety days across the United States
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 3/22/2012 (Special GHS Issue) http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qtGHS03212012.html
  • Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis Announces Updates to OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard
  • About OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
  • The Right to Understand
  • What is the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)?
  • Why Modify HCS?
  • Benefits of Harmonization
  • Changes to Anticipate
  • What Do the New Pictograms Look Like?
  • What Employers Need to Do and When (Effective Dates)
  • Educational Materials on HCS and GHS Now Available
  • For Additional Information
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 3/16/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt03162012.html
  • DOL sues U.S. Postal Service and Florida school for violating whistleblower protections
  • Occupational exposure to diesel exhaust multiplies risk of lung cancer for miners
  • Construction superintendent sentenced for willful disregard of OSHA safety standards following worker's death
  • OSHA's Free On-Site Consultation Program helps technology recycler protect workers by addressing and correcting root causes
  • Brazilian Blowout manufacturer agrees to compensate salon workers exposed to formaldehyde hazards
  • Target protects factory workers from silicosis by no longer carrying sandblasted denim
  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries
  • OSHA cites Westinghouse plant in Newington, N.H., for inadequate safeguards against hexavalent chromium
  • Site-Specific Targeting Program inspections result in OSHA citations for employers in Texas and Ohio
  • OSHA cites Falls Stamping and Welding in Cleveland for workplace violations including lockout/tagout; proposed penalties exceed $124,000
  • OSHA establishes local emphasis program to protect workers on Wisconsin dairy farms from common hazards
  • OSHA compliance assistance follows devastating storms in the Midwest
  • Assistant Secretary for OSHA addresses United Steelworkers convention on worker safety
  • OSHA and the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication renew Alliance to protect workers from exposure to chemical hazards
  • OSHA co-sponsors safety days across the United States
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 2/15/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt02152012.html
  • OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program helps fund innovative safety training center in Maine
  • OSHA extends temporary enforcement measures in residential construction
  • OSHA cites grain company after 2 teenage workers suffer leg amputations at Kremlin, Okla., facility
  • OSHA proposes $365,500 in fines to Wal-Mart for repeat and serious safety and health hazards at Rochester, N.Y., store
  • IOSHA cites 3 employers following investigations after fatal injuries at 2011 Indiana State Fair
  • OSHA proposes $169,000 in fines to Hartford, Conn., contractor for repeatedly exposing workers to cave-in hazards
  • OSHA cites Beasley Forest Products in Georgia for combustible dust and other hazards; $78,000 proposed in penalties
  • Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis promotes international worker rights through new collaborations
  • New Mexico OSHA and Oil & Gas Association announce collaborative effort to increase worker safety
  • New fact sheet provides information on protecting shipyard workers from eye injuries during welding and cutting operations
  • Nurses' miscarriages linked to chemicals at work
  • NIOSH webinar today on workers' compensation among health care workers
  • OSHA alerts workers to falls and other hazards when removing snow from rooftops
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 2/1/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt02012012.html
  • New RAND study on the effectiveness of California's Injury and Illness Prevention Program rule
  • OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries beginning Feb. 1
  • New OSHA training videos in English and Spanish help educate workers on respirator use
  • California Attorney General announces settlement requiring honest advertising over Brazilian Blowout products
  • OSHA orders AirTran Airways to reinstate pilot and pay more than $1 million in back wages and damages
  • DOL files complaint to require DeMoulas Super Markets to address hazards at Market Basket stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
  • Owner of N.H. gunpowder plant faces criminal charges after 2010 explosion that killed two workers
  • Cal/OSHA Issues $256,445 in citations to warehouse operators
  • OSHA cites Jennie-O Turkey Store for 11 safety violations after amputation of worker's arm at Barron, Wis., processing facility
  • OSHA cites Illinois-based Growmark with 5 safety violations for failing to protect grain bin workers at Ixonia, Wis., facility
  • Administrative law judge orders Newport, Del.-based Daisy Construction to pay $59,000 for willful trenching violations
  • OSHA schedules meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
  • OSHA and the American Pipeline Contractors Association renew Alliance to protect the safety and health of workers in the pipeline industry
  • New OSHA worker educational publication on protection from noise in construction
  • OSHA educational fact sheets provide information on preventing falls in residential construction
  • OSHA publishes new fact sheet on filing whistleblower complaints under Sarbanes Oxley Act
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 1/15/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt01152012.html
  • OSHA publishes Injury and Illness Prevention Programs White Paper
  • The high costs of falls in construction for employers
  • OSHA orders Union Pacific Railroad Co. to reinstate and pay more than $300,000 to terminated whistleblower
  • OSHA proposes more than $1 million in fines to Houston, Texas, employer for willful and serious violations
  • Grain company fined nearly $100,000 for exposing workers to unsafe conditions
  • OSHA posts Summary Report of Stakeholder Meeting on Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss
  • OSHA Web page offers information to protect workers during winter storm response and recovery operations
  • OSHA directive continues targeted inspection program for protecting federal workers
  • New evaluation of OSHA effectiveness: Enforcement inspections and safety consultation visits effective in reducing compensable workers' compensation claims rates
  • ACCSH and NACOSH make recommendations to OSHA
  • OSHA announces new online Outreach Training Program providers
  • Scrap metal processor reduces workplace injuries and illnesses with help of OSHA's free On-site Consultation Service
  • Indiana Safety & Health Expo and Conference to be held in March
  • Nebraska VPP Caucus shares best practices to promote continuous improvement in workplace safety and health
  • Duke University Web page provides information to prevent worker injuries from nail guns
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 1/1/2012 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt01012012.html
  • We want to remind you that we are taking a publishing hiatus this week and next.
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 12/15/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt12152011.html
  • OSHA continues to cite beauty salons and manufacturers for formaldehyde exposure from some hair smoothing products
  • OSHA launches new hair salon Web page
  • MSHA cites corporate culture as root cause of Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
  • OSHA improves "It's the Law" poster Web page to make it more accessible
  • OSHA settles litigation against grain bin operator following preventable suffocation deaths of two teen workers
  • OSHA inspector prevents potentially fatal fall
  • D.C. Circuit court upholds OSHA's multi-employer citation policy
  • OSHA publishes Direct Final Rule on Acetylene Standard
  • OSHA fines Liberty, Texas, manufacturer Boomerang Tube more than $400,000 following severe injuries to three workers
  • OSHA cites Seminole, Okla., meat processing plant for exposing workers to falls and other workplace hazards
  • Waymar Construction Co. in Shelby, Ohio, cited for child labor and safety violations after 16-year-old injured on job site
  • OSHA's free On-site Consultation program helps small businesses improve workplace safety and health
  • Study finds investing in occupational health "best practices" improves outcomes for injured workers
  • Oregon construction safety summit to be held in January
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
  • Season's Greetings!
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 12/1/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt12012011.html
  • OSHA announces winners of "Picture It: Safe Workplaces for Everyone" photo contest
  • OSHA issues new National Emphasis Program for chemical facilities
  • Article highlights positive impact of OSHA's Susan Harwood Training Grant on worker safety in metalcasting facilities
  • New tire charts will help workers safely service single-piece and multi-piece rim wheels
  • OSHA orders trucking company to reinstate whistleblower and pay back wages and damages
  • OSHA files whistleblower lawsuit against medical clinic for firing employee who reported hazards
  • Cable manufacturer fined nearly $180,000 for exposing workers to electrical, chemical, mechanical, fire and exit hazards
  • OSHA fines firearms manufacturer $170,000 for exposing workers to toxic substances and other hazards
  • NACOSH and ACCSH to hold December meetings in Washington, DC
  • Employers get help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program: Worker safety and health improves
  • Oregon OSHA wins award for efforts to inform the public about formaldehyde hazards from hair products
  • Department of Transportation unveils 'OMG' PSA to warn teens about the dangers of distracted driving
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 11/15/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt11152011.html
  • Michaels issues statement on increase of nonfatal occupational injuries among health care workers
  • Retailers can prevent holiday sales events tragedies through safe crowd management
  • OSHA educational videos show how to protect workers from construction hazards
  • OSHA receives international award for public awareness campaign on heat illness prevention
  • OSHA seeks public comments on regulations protecting whistleblowers who report financial fraud
  • Michaels tells National Safety Council: OSHA standards save lives, spur business innovation
  • Top 10 workplace safety and health OSHA violations for 2011
  • OSHA holds conversation with stakeholders on preventing occupational hearing loss
  • FACOSH will meet in December to advise OSHA on federal worker safety and health issues
  • Pet food company fined more than $750,000 for exposing workers to combustible dust and other hazards
  • Food manufacturer fined more than $400,000 for exposing workers to noise and machinery hazards
  • FACOSH recommends safety and health training for federal workers
  • OSHA's free On-site Consultation program helps small businesses improve workplace safety and health
  • Wyoming OSHA proposes changes to rules on workplace safety in oil and gas industry
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 11/1/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt11012011.html
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics releases workplace injury and illness data for 2010
  • OSHA publishes new and updated materials on worker safety and health
  • Blog: Employers must neither require nor condone workers texting while driving
  • Chemical exposure related to bathtub refinishing results in 13 worker deaths
  • NIOSH predicts shortage of qualified occupational safety and health professionals
  • OSHA forms Alliance to help protect restaurant workers
  • Supermarket chain fined nearly $600,000 after failing to ensure injured worker received proper medical attention
  • Grain handling company fined nearly $260,000 after worker is engulfed in grain bin
  • OSHA citations and fines upheld against contractor for cave-in hazards
  • OSHA appoints new chairman to its construction advisory committee
  • New study shows increased cancer risk among nylon flock workers
  • OSHA issues new guidelines for inspecting pyrotechnics facilities
  • California OSHA offers new and revised safety and health resources
  • Oregon to host pulp and paper industry safety conference
  • Washington DOSH study shows inspections improve safety and save money
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 10/17/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt10172011.html
  • OSHA to host stakeholder conversation on occupational hearing loss
  • Michaels testifies before Congress about OSHA's success protecting America's workers and businesses
  • Farmer cooperative reaches $550,000 settlement with OSHA to improve grain bin safety training and abate hazards
  • Web page provides information on preventing the spread of seasonal flu in the workplace
  • OSHA publishes new educational materials to help protect workers from laboratory hazards
  • New small businesses document explains OSHA's respiratory protection standard
  • Ordering OSHA publications
  • New eTool provides information on the safe use of hanging scaffolding in shipyard employment
  • OSHA settles case against air-conditioning company for violating worker's whistleblower protection rights
  • Barge facility fined more than $220,000 after two workers are killed in fire
  • Recycling company fined more than $180,000 after worker is killed in refuse sorting machine
  • Man who extorted tens of thousands of dollars from New York City construction sites receives jail term
  • State Plans in Michigan and Hawaii turn over protection of certain workers to federal OSHA
  • Material handling company achieves safety excellence with help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 10/03/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt10012011.html
  • OSHA updates hazard alert on formaldehyde dangers to hair salon owners and workers
  • OSHA issues updated Whistleblower Investigations Manual
  • New guidance document aims to help employers prevent nail gun injuries
  • Preventing worker deaths from trench collapses is goal of new OSHA publications
  • OSHA extends comment period on proposed revisions to the occupational injury and illness tracking and reporting requirements
  • OSHA seeks stakeholder input on agency training program
  • New Web page provides safety and health training resources for employers and workers
  • Asbestos contractor sentenced to six years in prison for violating Clean Air Act and lying to OSHA
  • Fall Protection: New compliance assistance factsheets provide information for preventing fatal falls in residential construction
  • Trailer manufacturer fined nearly $1 million for failing to protect workers from serious safety and health hazards
  • Company ordered to pay $500,000 for violating worker's whistleblower protection rights
  • OSHA seeks member nominations for advisory groups on national and federal worker occupational safety and health
  • Maritime advisory committee provides OSHA with recommendations at recent meeting
  • Safety video contest opens to Oregon students
  • Fiberglass company achieves safety excellence with help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • OSHA convenes roundtable of Alliance partners in the construction industry
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 9/15/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt09152011.html
  • OSHA awards $10.7 million in safety and health training grants
  • OSHA issues compliance directive to address workplace violence
  • OSHA acts to protect salon workers from exposure to hair-smoothing products containing formaldehyde
  • Bank of America ordered to hire back employee and pay $930,000 after violating whistleblower protection provisions
  • Adhesive company fined $917,000 after explosion injures workers
  • Grain cooperative fined nearly $230,000 for exposing workers to combustible dust, fall and other hazards
  • OSHA issues annual inspection plan for protecting workers in high-hazard workplaces
  • OSHA settles with roofing company and 14 affiliates to enhance safety and health for workers nationwide
  • Michaels addresses World Congress for Safety and Health at Work
  • OSHA Web page provides information on protecting wildfire response and recovery workers
  • OSHA fines three contractors at U.S. Marine Corps base nearly $190,000 for crane and trenching violations
  • Manufacturer achieves safety excellence with help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • OSHA compliance assistance material and help available on protecting workers from falls in residential construction
  • 2011 Drive Safely Work Week October 3-7
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 9/1/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt09012011.html
  • OSHA provides information and assistance to protect workers from hazards during Hurricane Irene cleanup
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases 2010 preliminary workplace fatality data
  • Solis and ambassadors of three Central American countries sign declarations protecting migrant workers' rights
  • OSHA orders two railroads to pay more than $900,000 for violating whistleblower provisions
  • Illinois feed company ordered to allow OSHA inspection or pay fines of $500 a day
  • OSHA secures federal court order and injunction to protect workers from fall hazards at N.J. construction site: Contractor repeatedly placed workers in imminent danger
  • DOL improves enforcement databases to improve public access
  • OSHA posts new educational video on preventing fatal falls in residential construction
  • OSHA teams with Florida construction companies to promote heat illness prevention
  • NFL players tweet about heat app
  • Committee will meet Sept. 21 to advise OSHA on protecting the safety and health of shipyard workers
  • Hazard alert warns of dangers to workers from incorrectly rebuilt circuit breakers
  • NFPA issues new gas process safety standard after power plant explosion that killed six workers
  • Air Force Base contractor fined more than $50,000 for exposing workers to hazardous air contaminants
  • Precast concrete company achieves safety excellence with help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • New York DOL to cosponsor conference on Safe Patient Handling
  • Oregon OSHA to host safety and health conference Sept. 21-22
  • Washington state holds competition to promote safe forklift operation
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 8/15/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt08152011.html
  • Grain elevator company pleads guilty in teen worker's death
  • OSHA unveils heat safety smartphone app and heat index guidance
  • Secretary Solis brings message on protecting outdoor workers from heat illness to New Mexico and Utah; Georgia construction companies team with OSHA on safety in heat
  • New comprehensive OSHA Web page on preventing work-related hearing loss contains a wealth of information to help businesses and workers
  • OSHA issues alert on engulfment and suffocation hazards in grain storage bins
  • NIOSH STOP STICKS campaign aims to reduce exposures to bloodborne pathogens
  • OSHA works to ensure the safety and health of workers during flood cleanup in Minot
  • Potential grain bin tragedy prevented by OSHA inspector in Minot
  • OSHA orders two railroad operators and an electric company that violated whistleblower provisions to pay workers more than $400,000
  • California fines pharmaceutical company more than $370,000 after one worker is killed and two others seriously injured
  • Colorado food company and subcontractor fined $300,000 for chemical and other hazards
  • OSHA inspection following worker complaint leads to $170,000 in fines for New Jersey printer that exposed workers to machine guarding and other hazards
  • Texas truck washing company fined $160,000 after worker is killed in confined space
  • Local Emphasis Programs listed on OSHA Enforcement Web page
  • OSHA forms Alliance with the American Wind Energy Association
  • Construction company prevents injuries with help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • OSHA receives more than 300 entries for workplace safety and health photo contest
  • OSHA's Debbie Berkowitz named one of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
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  • OSHA announces measures to improve its Whistleblower Protection Program
  • OSHA holds stakeholder meetings to discuss occupational exposure to infectious diseases
  • Secretary of Labor issues alert on protecting workers during heat waves sweeping the country
  • Michaels advocates including worker protections in discussions on environmental sustainability
  • Construction advisory committee makes recommendations to OSHA on protecting construction worker safety and health
  • Maritime advisory committee makes recommendations to OSHA on protecting the safety and health of shipyard workers
  • Warning card on suffocation hazards in grain storage bins now available from OSHA
  • Bakery cited for exposing workers to safety and health hazards twice in four months is fined nearly $200,000
  • Company fined nearly $160,000 after worker is struck and killed by flying piece of machinery
  • Lumber mill fined more than $150,000 after worker is killed by mechanical saw
  • OSHA co-sponsoring first national conference on Eliminating Health and Safety Disparities at Work
  • Award-winning photojournalist encourages people to enter OSHA photo contest before Aug. 12 deadline
  • Green Jobs: OSHA Harwood grantee offers free spray foam industry safety training
  • State and non-profit organizations in Oregon and Kentucky provide scholarships to children of workers killed or injured on the job
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 7/15/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt071511.html
  • Secretary of Labor Solis travels to Florida to bring message on protecting workers from heat-related illnesses
  • OSHA schedules stakeholder meetings to discuss occupational exposure to infectious diseases
  • Safety summit in New York reaches out to Asian American/Pacific Islander workers
  • OSHA holds Web chat on Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
  • OSHA issues hazard alert on use of scissor lifts to film events and other functions
  • National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health makes recommendations to OSHA
  • Committee will meet July 27-28 to advise OSHA on protecting the safety and health of construction workers
  • Michaels seeks nominations for Federal Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
  • OSHA revises directive for reducing and eliminating hazards in commercial diving operations
  • Michaels participates in European Union talks on worker safety
  • DOL resolves OSHA citations against gunpowder manufacturer for explosion that killed two workers
  • Two employers fined more than $600,000 after four workers suffer amputations
  • Contractor fined more than $350,000 after repeatedly exposing workers to trenching cave-in hazards
  • OSHA staff help provide assistance to ensure the safety and health of workers during tornado cleanup in Joplin
  • Manufacturer reduces worker injuries and illnesses with help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • Wyoming OSHA and state oil and gas industry form alliance to protect worker safety
  • Water, rest and shade: Protecting workers from heat-related illness
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • OSHA photo contest to end in August
  • Job openings
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  • NOAA extreme heat weather alerts contain worker safety information
  • OSHA requests comments on proposed updates to occupational injury and illness recording and reporting requirements
  • Solis and ambassadors of Guatemala and Nicaragua sign declarations protecting migrant workers' rights
  • OSHA resources can help employers prevent fireworks-related injuries during July 4th celebrations
  • OSHA and FDA launch joint effort to improve communication and cooperation
  • New report on carcinogens may affect employer Hazard Communication Programs
  • OSHA sues real estate management company to protect whistleblower
  • OSHA issues new directive on Corporate-Wide Settlement Agreements
  • New Local Emphasis Programs in four states target injuries and deaths related to powered industrial trucks
  • DOL to hold Asian American/Pacific Islander summit in New York on July 9
  • Committee will meet July 19 to advise OSHA on protecting the safety and health of shipyard workers
  • Michaels discusses worker safety and health at national conference of safety engineers
  • Tire company and two contractors fined more than $250,000 for exposing workers to combustible dust and other hazards
  • Excavation company fined more than $150,000 after one worker is killed and another injured in trench cave-in
  • OSHA staff participates in Univision TV phone bank in Dallas to promote worker safety in hot weather
  • OSHA Alliance with sealant association promotes worker safety and health
  • Employer gets help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program: injuries and illnesses prevented
  • Michigan OSHA negotiates global settlement with Davenport Masonry after worker is killed
  • New publication explains OSHA-At-A-Glance
  • Water, rest and shade: Protecting workers from heat-related illness
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • OSHA photo contest: Picture it! Safe Workplaces for Everyone
  • Job openings
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  • OSHA announces three-month enforcement phase-in for residential construction fall protection
  • OSHA seeks applications for $4.7 million in new Susan Harwood Safety and Health Training Grants
  • Lumber company fined nearly $2 million for exposing workers to egregious safety violations including amputation and fall hazards
  • OSHA renews strategic joint labor-management partnership with Ford to reduce autoworker injuries
  • OSHA initiates national emphasis program to protect workers from chemical and physical hazards in the primary metals industries
  • National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet June 21-22 in Washington, D.C.
  • Solis announces appointment of eight new members to OSHA's construction advisory committee
  • Roofing contractor fined nearly $250,000 for egregious fall hazards
  • Feed company fined more than $100,000 for exposing workers to suffocation, combustible dust and other hazards
  • Web page provides information to protect workers during and after tornados
  • Committee meets and advises OSHA on protecting the safety and health of federal workers
  • Bookmark explaining young workers' rights available for ordering
  • OSHA holds Southern New Jersey summit on worker safety
  • Print ads for OSHA's heat-related illness campaign available for downloading
  • North Carolina to launch heat stress awareness campaign
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • OSHA photo contest: Picture it! Safe Workplaces for Everyone
  • Job openings
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  • Company fined more than $1.2 million for exposing workers to asbestos hazards without protection
  • OSHA announces final rule to reduce employer burdens by removing outdated requirements, streamlining and simplifying standards
  • OSHA conducts national survey of employers to help guide future rules, compliance and outreach
  • Directive to protect residential construction workers from falls goes into effect June 16
  • DOL blog focuses on preventing injuries and illnesses among young workers
  • New Web tool helps employers understand OSHA recordkeeping rules
  • OSHA report details agency's role protecting worker safety and health during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
  • Steel manufacturer fined more than $500,000 for repeatedly exposing workers to fall and machine hazards
  • Oklahoma glass manufacturer improves workplace safety with help of OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • OSHA and the National Council of La Raza form Alliance to protect vulnerable workers
  • OSHA to hold summit in Southern New Jersey on Latino and immigrant worker safety and health
  • Committee will advise OSHA on safety and health issues affecting federal workers
  • Michaels shares OSHA's accomplishments at national industrial hygienists conference
  • Green Jobs: OSHA Harwood grantee offers free spray foam industry safety training
  • Water, rest and shade: Protecting workers from heat-related illness
  • OSHA participates in national "Don't Fry Day"
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • OSHA photo contest: Picture it! Safe Workplaces for Everyone
  • Job openings
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  • U.S. district court upholds OSHA subpoena in grain engulfment case
  • OSHA seeks additional public comments on proposed column for employer injury and illness logs
  • Machinery manufacturer fined more than $480,000 after endangering workers lives
  • Grain elevator company fined nearly $190,000 after worker is killed in grain engulfment
  • New Injury and Illness Prevention Programs Web page now online
  • New OSHA educational booklet discusses indoor air quality in commercial and institutional buildings
  • Michaels speaks at Chamber of Commerce meeting
  • Michaels stresses injury and illness prevention at Air National Guard safety summit
  • OSHA Alliance participant publicizes North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
  • OSHA summit in Northern California addresses Asian American and Pacific Islander worker safety and health
  • OSHA co-hosts Philadelphia's fourth-annual Youth Safety in Construction Day
  • Employers in Washington state must now fix serious hazards during an appeal
  • High-hazard industries in Michigan invited to request on-site consultations to improve workplace safety and health
  • Water, rest and shade: Protecting workers from heat-related illness
  • OSHA photo contest: Picture it!: Safe Workplaces for Everyone
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
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  • Solis launches national outreach campaign to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
  • White House, DOL commemorate Workers Memorial Day
  • OSHA issues final rule to protect shipyard workers
  • OSHA will hold expert forum on protecting workers from combustible dust hazards
  • Wind farm servicing company fined nearly $400,000 after worker is seriously burned
  • Construction company fined more than $140,000 after subjecting workers to fall hazards
  • OSHA intervenes in time to protect workers from trench collapse
  • Advisory committee meets to discuss safety and health of shipyard workers
  • Michaels speaks on panel commemorating 40th anniversary of OSHA
  • Video commemorates 40 years of OSHA helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • OSHA photo contest: Picture it!: Safe Workplaces for Everyone
  • University of Texas offers regional no-cost safety classes
  • Washington state gives healthcare workers more protection on the job
  • Fallen Oregon workers remembered
  • Job openings
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  • Appeals court upholds OSHA's fall protection directive
  • OSHA issues hazard alert on hair smoothing and straightening products that could release formaldehyde
  • Michaels tells Congress that worker safety and health benefits the economy
  • Guidance document provides methods to help prevent injuries and deaths among residential construction workers
  • Precautions for handling hazardous drugs highlighted by OSHA, NIOSH and the Joint Commission
  • Web page offers information about the effects of radiation dispersal from Japan on U.S. workers
  • OSHA hosts Northern California summit for Asian American and Pacific Islander worker safety and health
  • New Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheet provides information on rigging hazards
  • Grain handling facility fined nearly $400,000 after worker is engulfed by corn
  • OSHA seeks applications from organizations to offer online worker safety and health training courses
  • OSHA to kick off North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
  • OSHA revisions strengthen Outreach Training Program
  • Montana On-site Consultation Program coordinates efforts to improve statewide injury and illness rates
  • Public service announcement warning against texting while driving wins first prize in Oregon safety video contest
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
  • Errata
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 4/1/2011 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt04012011.html
  • OSHA seeks small businesses input on proposed column for employer injury and illness logs
  • Judge upholds OSHA citation against Wal-Mart in crowd management fatality case
  • Maritime advisory committee welcomes new members at meeting to address protecting workers from shipyard hazards
  • Michaels testifies before Congress on construction worker safety
  • Joint OSHA-NIOSH products describe value of spirometry tests in preventing lung disease
  • Michaels takes part in panels on legacy of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire
  • OSHA hosts regional summits to promote Latino worker safety and health
  • Grain handling company fined more than $460,000 after worker is killed in storage bin
  • Paper company fined more than $200,000 after worker is burned by high-pressure steam
  • Oil refinery fined more than $200,000 for exposing workers to potential fires and explosions
  • Colorado metal fabricator gets help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • Indiana OSHA fines Notre Dame nearly $78,000 after student employee is killed while filming football practice
  • Virginia Occupational Safety and Health inspector saves roofing worker from potentially fatal fall
  • Free annual event promotes the safety and health of Ohio workers
  • OSHA forms Alliance with oil and gas industry organization to promote worker safety and health
  • Susan Harwood Grant recipients share best practices in occupational safety and health training
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • OSHA co-sponsors conference on distracted driving
  • Job openings
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  • OSHA issues guide to help small businesses comply with new cranes and derricks rule
  • Dangers of distracted driving
  • State public health officials meet with OSHA to discuss cooperative efforts
  • Company fined more than $200,000 for exposing workers to lead hazards at outdoor gun range
  • Blasting materials manufacturer fined more than $80,000 for failing to protect workers from unsafe equipment and other hazards
  • OSHA cites hospital for failing to protect staff from workplace violence
  • New Jersey summit will promote Latino worker safety and health
  • Equipment manufacturer gets help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • Washington OSHA fines company nearly $440,000 for exposing workers to asbestos
  • New OSHA brochure explains workers' rights to a safe and healthful workplace
  • Abstracts sought for national conference on protecting vulnerable workers
  • OSHA celebrates 40 years of helping to ensure healthier workers, safer workplaces and a stronger America
  • Job openings
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  • OSHA's commonsense regulations support American jobs
  • Solis and Michaels discuss DOL's proposed 2012 budget in live Web chat
  • OSHA sends letter to 10,000 grain handling facilities on protecting workers from engulfment hazards in grain bins
  • OSHA issues enforcement guidance on providing and paying for personal protective equipment for general industry workers
  • OSHA commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire
  • Oilfield services company fined nearly $340,000 for failing to record worker injuries and illnesses
  • Company fined almost $240,000 after worker loses his arm
  • Ore crushing facility fined more than $200,000 for risking workers' health and hearing
  • Quick action by OSHA inspector helps avert worker injuries in trench collapse
  • Alliance Program Roundtable meets to promote construction worker safety and health
  • OSHA signs safety and health Alliance with Mexican Consulate in Little Rock
  • Metal casting facility gets help from OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • North Carolina issues forklift hazard alert to prevent workplace injuries and deaths
  • Oregon OSHA begins emphasis program on amputations
  • Job openings
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  • OSHA at 40: Web-based timeline commemorates the nation's workplace safety and health milestones
  • OSHA produces new training video on respiratory protection for healthcare workers
  • Michaels talks about green job safety at international conference
  • OSHA outreach efforts educate stakeholders about cranes and derricks rule
  • Power company fined nearly $200,000 after worker is electrocuted
  • Manufacturer fined $220,000 after repeatedly failing to protect workers from silica dust
  • Former OSHA Regional Administrator Dean McDaniel dies
  • California OSHA conference reaches out to Latino workers
  • Propane equipment manufacturer reduces worker injuries with help from On-site Consultation Program
  • Oregon OSHA adopts changes to the federal cranes and derricks standard
  • Job openings
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  • Two Illinois grain handling facilities fined more than $1.3 million after three workers are fatally engulfed in storage bins
  • OSHA withdraws proposed interpretation on occupational noise and examines other approaches to prevent work-related hearing loss
  • Revised National Emphasis Program expands worker protection against exposure to harmful food flavorings
  • OSHA temporarily withdraws proposed column for reporting work-related musculoskeletal disorders
  • Lead processor fined more than $300,000 for deliberately failing to protect workers from lead exposure
  • Michaels shares OSHA's 40-year history of worker protection with citizen advocacy group
  • OSHA finalizes procedures for investigating whistleblower complaints made under seven federal statutes
  • National advisory committee offers recommendations to improve worker safety
  • OSHA holds hearing on proposed rule to prevent worker fatalities and serious injuries from falls in general industry
  • OSHA renews strategic partnership with power transmission and distribution trade associations to reduce worker injuries and deaths
  • Equipment manufacturer improves worker safety with help of On-site Consultation Program
  • OSHA hosts regional Latino outreach and education conference on safety, health and workers' rights
  • Michigan OSHA sponsors 60th Annual Industrial Ventilation Conference
  • Job openings
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  • OSHA acts to protect workers in residential construction
  • Green Jobs: New online resource provides information on green job safety and health
  • Solis will re-establish advisory committee to protect maritime industry workers
  • OSHA hosts Web chat on new Regulatory Agenda
  • Illinois contractors fined more than $470,000 for exposing trench workers to cave-in hazards
  • Hazardous waste company fined more than $780,000 after processing plant explosion
  • Two Missouri employers arrested for failing to correct life-threatening worker hazards
  • OSHA orders railroad to pay whistleblower more than $80,000 in punitive damages
  • OSHA will continue requiring independent safety testing for electrical devices
  • OSHA appoints new head of Construction Directorate
  • Advisory committee offers recommendations to improve construction worker safety
  • Pennsylvania woodworking company improves worker safety with help of On-site Consultation Program
  • North Carolina's OSH Division enters roadway construction safety partnership
  • Job openings
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  • We want to remind you that we are taking a publishing hiatus this week and next.
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  • National emphasis program and directive are aimed at providing safer conditions for shipyard workers
  • Committee will meet to advise OSHA on construction worker safety and health
  • OSHA directive continues program for protecting federal workers
  • OSHA hosts New York City Latino/immigrant worker safety and health summit
  • OSHA fines two companies more than $560,000 for exposing workers to hexavalent chromium and other hazards
  • Bakery products manufacturer fined more than $270,000 for exposing workers to unsafe machinery and other hazards
  • Michaels informs national conference of public health professionals about OSHA's efforts to update chemical exposure limits
  • Michaels promotes partnership of state and federal agencies at Washington occupational safety and health symposium
  • Barab shares OSHA efforts to protect construction workers at New York City builders conference
  • Drilling consultant company greatly improves workplace safety through OSHA's free On-site Consultation Program
  • Illinois educates public about workplace safety at hosted lunches
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 11/15/2010 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt11152010.html
  • Fatal occupational injuries decline during 2009
  • OSHA issues interim final rules and invites comments on whistleblower procedures
  • Shooting range cleanup company fined more than $2 million for overexposing workers to lead
  • Two more Cooperative Plus grain facilities fined more than $374,000 for multiple safety violations
  • SeaWorld fined $75,000 after killer whale fatally injures trainer
  • Review Commission upholds OSHA's multi-employer citation policy
  • Answers to frequently asked questions about new cranes and derricks rule available online
  • Michaels promises to ensure the integrity of OSHA's voluntary worker safety program
  • Michaels warns employers to provide proper training certification to oil spill cleanup workers
  • Maryland cites youth facility after teacher is murdered
  • Texas seminar will provide updates on OSHA activities
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 8/16/2010 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt08152010.html
  • BP agrees to pay more than $50 million in fines for safety hazards uncorrected after 2005 explosion killed 15 workers
  • Kleen Energy fined more than $16 million after power plant explosion kills six workers OSHA warns other plants not to engage in same potentially deadly practices
  • Grain handling facility fined $721,000 after worker is engulfed in storage bin Michaels reminds employers of their duty to protect workers' lives
  • OSHA addresses record number of egregious cases
  • OSHA continues monitoring working conditions during oil spill cleanup
  • New cranes and derricks rule published in Federal Register
  • OSHA hosting Web Forum to identify hazardous chemicals most in need of agency action
  • More than 200 stakeholders participate in series of meetings on injury and illness prevention
  • Oregon OSHA announces 2010 Workers' Memorial Scholarships
  • Job openings
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  • Historic new cranes and derricks rule will help save construction workers' lives
  • OSHA remains in the Gulf protecting cleanup workers after oil stops flowing
  • Solis urges passage of miner safety bill
  • Barab tells contractors how OSHA is modernizing practices to improve worker safety
  • OSHA enhances On-site Consultation Web page with new features and easier navigation
  • OSHA continues focusing enforcement efforts on plants processing hazardous chemicals
  • New initiative focuses on preventing illnesses and injuries among federal workers
  • Seafood company fined $279,000 after exposing workers to risk of deadly ammonia leak
  • Ironworks fined more than $214,000 for exposing workers to burns, falls and other hazards
  • OSHA Alliance will improve workplace safety for Spanish-speaking construction workers in Austin, Texas
  • OSHA's New Jersey summit promotes Latino worker safety and health
  • Job openings
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  • DOL officials visit Gulf as OSHA continues monitoring conditions for cleanup workers
  • Michaels asks Congress to strengthen OSHA's ability to protect workers' lives
  • Imperial Sugar agrees to pay more than $6 million and overhaul worker protections after fatal 2008 explosion
  • DOL files first enterprise-wide complaint to eliminate electrical hazards throughout U.S. Postal Service
  • Whistleblowers.gov offers quick worker access to whistleblower protection information
  • Organizations can apply online for $2.75 million in new targeted topic safety and health training grants
  • OSHA review project eliminates outdated, duplicative standards
  • Third stakeholder meeting on injury and illness prevention program filled to capacity
  • OSHA promotes good science at occupational safety and health symposium
  • Spanish translations of respiratory protection documents now easier to find online
  • OSHA holds New Jersey summit for Latino Worker Safety and Health
  • Job openings
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  • Update on OSHA's activities in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
  • OSHA revises injury and illness prevention stakeholder meeting schedule, adds two events
  • OSHA announces Targeted Topic training grants--due Aug. 6
  • Enforcement program targeting employers who repeatedly endanger workers' lives takes effect
  • Hundreds participate in online combustible dust meeting--comments accepted through July 7
  • Maritime committee addresses worker protections from burns, falls and other shipyard hazards
  • Michaels details OSHA's worker protection policies at national safety conference
  • Drug manufacturer fined more than $350,000 for exposing workers to toxic chemical
  • Boat maintenance company fined more than $200,000 for risking divers' lives
  • OSHA and international window cleaners association form alliance to prevent worker injuries and deaths
  • Job openings
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  • Federal Gulf oil response: OSHA maintains strong presence ensuring safety of oil spill cleanup workers
  • Barab testifies before Senate on protection of oil refinery workers
  • OSHA improves its online database of chemical exposures by adding a search engine
  • NACOSH establishes oil spill response workgroup to advise OSHA
  • Mail processing plants fined nearly $800,000 for electrical and other hazards
  • Elevator manufacturer fined more than $346,000 for ignoring worker safety and health hazards
  • Seafood plant fined $214,500 for exposing workers to potential ammonia leak
  • Contractor fined more than $125,000 after partial building collapse
  • UPS must compensate driver fired for refusing to drive unsafe truck
  • OSHA schedules first virtual stakeholder meeting
  • New Introduction to OSHA instruction required in Outreach Training Program 10- and 30-hour courses
  • OSHA and the Philadelphia School District promote teen worker safety
  • Job openings
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  • OSHA in the Gulf Coast ensuring safety of oil spill cleanup workers
  • Company fined more than $1.6 million after worker suffocates in grain bin
  • Shipyard fined more than $1.3 million after explosion kills two workers
  • Factory fined more than $500,000 after explosion kills nearby motorist
  • New OSHA proposal to improve worker protection from injury and death on walking-working surfaces
  • OSHA seeking applicants for new Susan Harwood worker safety outreach grants
  • National worker safety committee prepares to meet June 8, new members sought
  • OSHA and Mexican, Central and South American Consulates promote safety for Latino workers
  • OTI Education Center partners to host Green Jobs forum
  • OSHA launches newly redesigned Small Business Web page
  • Wichita power plant reaches Star status with worker safety
  • Hexavalent chromium rule sets new employer requirements for worker protection
  • Job openings
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  • OSHA monitors worker safety and health along the Gulf Coast during oil spill cleanup
  • Federal OSHA's new Las Vegas office coordinates worker safety efforts with Nevada OSHA
  • Mail processing plants fined nearly $1 million for electrical hazards
  • OSHA schedules stakeholder meetings on modernizing injury and illness recordkeeping
  • OSHA requests information on infectious disease hazards in the workplace
  • Methylene chloride standard successful in saving workers' lives
  • OSHA seeks information on effectiveness of Bloodborne Pathogens standard in protecting workers
  • Federal worker safety training event scheduled for June in Chicago
  • Equipment approved by certified testing labs helps protect workers from injury, death
  • Wisconsin seminar offers expert advice on fall protection in construction
  • Job openings
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  • Michaels goes to Louisiana to monitor safety of oil spill cleanup workers
  • Solis honors fallen workers on Workers Memorial Day
  • Michaels and MSHA chief ask Senate to ensure workers get the protections they deserve
  • Barab testifies before House on whistleblower protection and victims' rights
  • Michaels advocates for revised OSH Act at National Workers Memorial dedication
  • Spring regulatory agenda includes plan to find and fix workplace hazards
  • OSHA makes data on toxic chemical exposure available online
  • OSHA will require safety training to be offered in a language workers understand
  • New enforcement procedures target employers who ignore OSHA standards
  • Company fined more than $130,000 after worker's hand is partially amputated by unsafe machine
  • Packaging company fined more than $127,000 for preventable explosion that killed worker
  • New members to national safety and health advisory committee announced
  • Mexican consulate signs construction worker safety alliance with OSHA at Latino Summit
  • Final 2008 BLS worker fatality data issued
  • Job openings
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  • DOL leaders conduct historic Latino workers summit
  • Solis announces new OSHA enforcement initiatives
  • Workplace safety fair will show Latino workers, families OSHA can help
  • Harwood Training Grants material available on new Web page
  • Web chat participants comment on planned OSHA goals
  • Bank ordered to pay worker $1 million in back wages
  • Construction companies fined $178,000 for risking workers' lives
  • OSHA seeks new members for maritime safety advisory committee
  • May 3 event marks return of NAOSH Week
  • New publication informs on preventing hazards facing flood workers
  • Job openings
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  • Michaels tells Business Week incomplete recordkeeping may be hiding worker injuries
  • Michaels recommends higher penalties and improved whistleblower protections
  • Chipco fined $165,000 for worker death
  • Join OSHA Web chat April 7 to weigh in on DOL's strategic plan
  • Announcement of staff changes in the national office
  • Michaels recognizes Illinois' commitment to protect public workers through its state plan program
  • Barab speaks at the International Asbestos Conference about asbestos disease
  • Agency addresses hexavalent chromium dangers through National Emphasis Program
  • Combustible dust meetings seek suggestions for protecting workers
  • NIOSH offers free service to find and eliminate workplace health hazards
  • New publication addresses shipbreaking hazards
  • Job openings
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  • "OSHA Listens" reflects Obama's Open Government initiative; attracts 5,000 viewers
  • OSHA fines BP-Husky $3 million for failing to protect workers
  • Enhancing Latino worker safety and health is focus of OSHA safety fair
  • Agency orders employer to pay worker back wages and $600,000 in damages
  • OSHA schedules public hearing in Pittsburgh on hazard communication rule
  • Fraudulent safety trainer added to OSHA's "Watch List"
  • Agency extends comment period on change to injury and illness data collection
  • OSHA forum focuses on green jobs safety
  • New safety bulletins on electrical hazards and amputations in the workplace
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 3/3/2010 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt03012010.html
  • "OSHA Listens" public meeting live streamed Thursday, March 4
  • OSHA fines Endres Processing $137,000 for combustible dust hazards
  • Information on preventing worker injury and death in combustible dust fires and explosions
  • Tree company owner guilty of negligent homicide in worker death
  • Workplaces with high injury and illness rates in OSHA sights
  • Green jobs safety is focus of OSHA forum
  • OSHA conference aims to help improve worker safety and health
  • Preventing worker injury and death is goal of OSHA seminar
  • OSHA publishes overview of medical screening and surveillance requirements
  • Job openings
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 2/15/2010 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt02012010.html
  • Power plant gas explosion kills five workers, injures 46
  • Agency reschedules "OSHA Listens" public meeting for March 4, Webcast available
  • C.A. Franc fined for willful fall hazard violations following a worker's death
  • Contempt orders issued against employer for ignoring OSHA citations
  • Agency orders railroads to pay worker fired for reporting work-related injury
  • OSHA proposes $683,000 in penalties against Mueller Industries subsidiaries
  • OSHA proposes change to injury/illness data collection
  • OSHA's 2011 budget will help agency protect more than 100 million workers
  • New respirator safety videos available on OSHA's Web site
  • Latest QuickCards™ focus on marine cargo handling safety
  • "QuickTips" on reporting unsafe working conditions
  • Job openings
  • Registration is still open for National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety
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  • February 1 budget rollout features Web chat with stakeholders
  • OSHA proposes $233,500 in fines against Home Goods for exit hazards
  • Secretary Solis to kick off National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety
  • Stakeholders invited to "OSHA Listens" public meeting; Webcast offered
  • Worksite and industry-specific data now available to public on Data.gov and agency Web sites
  • OSHA will hold informal stakeholder meetings on combustible dust hazards
  • Updated OSHA guidance aims to prevent workplace violence affecting late-night retail workers
  • OSHA provides additional earthquake and structural collapse information for workers
  • OSHA eTool clarifies electric power standard to help prevent worker deaths
  • "QuickTips" on workers' rights to a safe and healthful workplace
  • Job openings
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  • National summit addresses workplace safety issues for Latino workers
  • "OSHA Listens" meeting to solicit comments and suggestions on key issues facing agency
  • OSHA proposes more than $1.4 million in penalties in connection with fatal explosion
  • Company president forfeits car in whistleblower case
  • OSHA announces informal public hearings on hazard communication rule
  • OSHA expands its San Antonio Office to better serve workers in central Texas
  • New OSHA videos provide proper respirator fit and use guidance
  • New publication addresses protecting workers against exposure to hexavalent chromium
  • 'QuickTips' for workers on preventing cold-related injuries and illnesses
  • Department of Labor newsletter and job openings
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  • HAPPY NEW YEAR!
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 12/15/2009 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt12152009.html
  • Assistant Secretary Michaels promotes worker safety at green jobs conference
  • Workers die in grain bins from preventable hazards
  • Save the date: National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety slated for April 14-15, 2010
  • Alliance aims to promote labor rights of Mexican and other Hispanic workers
  • Construction advisory committee discusses workplace safety and health issues
  • OSHA compliance assistance helps employers enhance worker safety and health
  • 'QuickTips' for workers on safe work practices
  • Department of Labor newsletter and job openings
  • Season's Greetings!
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 12/01/2009 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt12012009.html
  • Dr. David Michaels confirmed to assume post as head of OSHA
  • OSHA cites companies for egregious violations of workplace safety and health standards
  • DOL Regulatory Agenda outlines OSHA regulatory priorities
  • OSHA publishes employer-specific occupational fatalities on Web site
  • OSHA guidance document focuses on training, PPE for emergency medical responders
  • Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health meets
  • OSHA to sign alliance promoting rights and safety of Mexican and other Hispanic workers
  • NIOSH hosts workshop on making green jobs safe
  • NIEHS clearinghouse helps to enhance worker safety and health
  • 'QuickTips' for ski resort workers to stay safe on the job
  • Department of Labor news and job openings
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  • OSHA issues crowd control guidelines for protecting workers during retail sales events
  • OSHA issues compliance directive to address flu prevention for health care workers
  • OSHA welcomes GAO report on under-reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses
  • Agency promotes H1N1 worker precaution and protection
  • Agency issues final rule revising its acetylene standard
  • Stakeholder meetings addressing combustible dust hazards are scheduled
  • OSHA Training Institute Education Centers Program helps promote safer and more healthful workplaces
  • OSHA employee authors article promoting firefighter safety
  • OSHA area office to enhance worker safety and health at upcoming 'Safety Fests'
  • Calumet City Area Office completes Voluntary Protection Programs on-site evaluation
  • OSHA reminds VPP participants about process safety management questionnaire
  • 'QuickTips' on preventing cold-related injuries and illnesses
  • Department of Labor news and job openings
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  • OSHA issues largest fine in its history to BP Products North America
  • Acting Assistant Secretary Barab testifies before Congress on state plan state OSH programs
  • OSHA addresses need for combustible dust standard
  • Agency releases Nevada OSHA state plan performance report
  • OSHA tracks worker fatalities and catastrophes
  • Grain handling operators reminded of mandatory safety measures to protect workers
  • Interpretation letter states high-visibility garments are required for road construction workers
  • OSHA addresses workplace violence and fatigue at international work, stress and health conference
  • OTI Education Center expands training in response to new Nevada law
  • Labor and management collaboration leads to improved workplace safety and health
  • OSHA to showcase national office exhibit in Philadelphia and New Orleans
  • Events page features training course on identifying combustible dust hazards
  • QuickTips on slips, trips and falls
  • Department of Labor news and job openings
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  • OSHA issues proposed rule to adopt Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System
  • Recordkeeping is focus of new National Emphasis Program
  • OSHA revises enforcement policies for fall protection during steel erection
  • OSHA awards more than $6.8 million in safety and health training grants
  • NIOSH offers guidance on controlling silica exposure
  • Free safety training video for temporary workers raises workplace safety awareness
  • Education centers host training to enhance workplace safety and health
  • Pennsylvania Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference slated for this month
  • OSHA, NIOSH and Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners renew alliance
  • QuickTips on fire safety
  • Department of Labor news and job openings
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  • OSHA issues final rule updating personal protective equipment standards
  • Nursing homes and manufacturing establishments are among sites on targeted inspection list
  • OSHA updates national consensus standards in its acetylene standar
  • New bi-lingual construction safety training resource aims to help improve worker safety
  • Grantee offers training on process safety management standard
  • More than 50 percent of OSHA's Region V area offices attain VPP recognition
  • Strategic partnership aids in reducing construction injuries, illnesses and fatalities
  • Events page features conference on work zone traffic control
  • QuickTips for National Preparedness Month
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  • Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis responds to decline in worker fatalities
  • Advisory council will discuss federal workforce H1N1 flu preparedness at special meeting
  • Pandemic influenza and small business preparedness is topic of OSHA forum
  • OSHA grantee offers free training on construction hazard prevention
  • Annual AIHA/ASSE North Texas OSHA regulatory update seminar slated for Sept. 15
  • Strategic partnership leads to lower injury and illness rates on construction project
  • National SGE of the Year award recipient honored at VPPPA conference
  • QuickTips for employers to plan now for upcoming flu season
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  • Agency establishes "watch list" to help strengthen integrity of Outreach Training Program
  • "QuickTakes" tops 75,000 subscriber mark
  • DOL launches new electronic newsletter
  • Forum focuses on pandemic influenza and small business workplace preparedness
  • OSHA grantees offer free training on pandemic flu hazards and SHMS design
  • Standup forklift and special purpose particle accelerator hazards are focus of new SHIBs
  • Fourth annual Drug-Free Work Week slated for Oct. 19-25, 2009
  • Next SGE of the Year award to be presented at VPPPA conference
  • Strategic partnership helps to lower injury and illness rates in construction
  • QuickTips for working outdoors in high temperatures
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  • Latest guidance document focuses on combustible dust hazards
  • Pilot national emphasis program targets workplaces that release hazardous chemicals
  • Illinois seeks approval for a public employee-only occupational safety and health program
  • Consultation services is featured in latest OSHA brochure
  • Maritime advisory committee will discuss marine terminal safety issues at Sept. meeting
  • OSHA plays role in strengthening ties with Hispanic community to help improve job safety and health
  • Grantee offers free training on scaffold and ladder safety
  • VPP site representatives to gather at national conference
  • Strategic partnership helps foster safety and health in the construction industry
  • Events page features workshops on swine flu and asbestos removal
  • QuickTips for the cleaning industry
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  • OSHA launches Texas construction safety initiative
  • Federal worker safety is focus of nationwide inspection program
  • Inspection targeting program focuses on airport control tower worker safety
  • OSHA co-hosts free safety seminar for foundry industry
  • Kentucky OTI Education Center extends training to other cities
  • GCA Trades Academy partners with OTI Education Center to expand training opportunities
  • VPPPA hosts Special Government Employee training at annual conference
  • Strategic partnership aids in reducing injuries and illnesses at Air Force base
  • QuickTips on preventing hazards in construction
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  • OSHA begins evaluating Voluntary Protection Programs
  • Oil refineries urged to comply with process safety management standard
  • OSHA launches reduced lead exposure regional emphasis program
  • Asbestos-contaminated vermiculite insulation poses health hazard
  • Advisory committee will discuss recordkeeping and ethics at July meeting
  • OTI Education Center offers new certificate programs
  • Upcoming seminar focuses on combustible dust
  • Grantee offers free training on safety and health management systems
  • OSHA to share workplace safety and health information at SIA conference
  • National Guard site is first to earn VPP recognition
  • Strategic partnership helps improve workplace safety and health in construction
  • "QuickTips:" Eye Injury Prevention Month
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  • OSHA announces application request for training grants
  • Federal advisory council will discuss H1N1 influenza education at June meeting
  • National Response Team develops guidance for disaster site workers
  • Agency launches emphasis programs on stimulus-funded construction projects
  • OSHA accepting nominations for NACOSH
  • VPP site lowers injury and illness rate through worker involvement
  • Strategic partnership aids in reducing injury and illness rates in construction
  • Forum examines occupational safety and health issues of aging workforce
  • Events page features workshops on preventing amputations and combustible dust fires
  • "QuickTips:" Fireworks industry safety
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  • Alliance with Mexican Consulate aids New York and New Jersey workers
  • Quick action by OSHA inspector helps avert employee injuries in trench collapse
  • OSHA strengthens integrity of Outreach Training Program
  • OTI Education Center offers correctional safety officer certificate program
  • Three more OSHA standards added to revised shipyard industry document
  • OSHA is prepared for hurricane season
  • Small business forum examines occupational safety and health issues of aging workforce
  • OSHA to share safety information at SkillsUSA and ASSE conferences
  • Events page features information on upcoming emergency preparedness fair
  • "QuickTips:" Avoiding heat stress on the job
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 5/15/2009 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt05152009.html
  • OSHA releases H1N1 flu guidance for employers and workers
  • OSHA announces rulemaking on combustible dust hazards
  • Agency convenes rulemaking panel on worker exposure to food flavorings containing diacetyl
  • Silica, ethylene oxide and nail guns are subjects of new OSHA publications
  • Georgia school offers free training on process safety management
  • Disaster site training course available at reduced rate
  • OTI Education Center offers OSHA training classes in Reno, Nev.
  • Education Centers link with federal, Cal/OSHA to expand training opportunities
  • OSHA partnership helps foster safer and more healthful workplaces in the tower communication industry
  • Events page features information on upcoming safety seminars
  • "QuickTips:" Prevent tick bites while working outdoors
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  • OSHA responds to threat of H1N1 (swine) virus
  • Grantees offer free training on safety and health management systems and pandemic flu
  • Secretary Solis commemorates Workers Memorial Day April 28
  • Workplaces with high injury and illness rates notified by OSHA
  • Maritime committee will discuss marine terminal safety issues at May meeting
  • Sandbag preparation is focus of new information posted to floods and tornadoes Web page
  • OSHA hosts kickoff of North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
  • OSHA to share information during Public Service Recognition Week and DOI's Safety Day
  • "QuickTips:" May is Electrical Safety Month
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  • Secretary Solis appoints acting assistant secretary for OSHA
  • Field Operations Manual revised to enhance enforcement and compliance assistance
  • The impact of safety on the bottom line is the focus of the FMA Safety Conference
  • OSHA supports the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Expo
  • Events page features more conference information
  • "Quick Tips:" Safety in the cleaning industry
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  • Labor Secretary acts swiftly to avoid workers' exposure to diacetyl
  • Stimulus package tops agenda for construction advisory committee meeting
  • New publication discusses mandatory respirator selection provisions added to existing Respiratory Protection Standard
  • Latest regional emphasis program targets primary metal products industries
  • OTI education center offers maritime industry train-the-trainer course
  • Grantee offers training on Process Safety Management Standard
  • OSHA and education center alliance promotes programs and training on reducing workplace hazards
  • VPP Corporate participant shows effectiveness of program on improving job safety and health
  • Strategic partnership helps drive down injury and illness rates in construction industry
  • "QuickTips:" April is Alcohol Awareness Month
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 3/15/2009 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt03152009.html
  • OSHA employee authors fire safety article
  • Maritime committee will discuss goals and review accomplishments at March meeting
  • Quick action by OSHA inspector helps avert employee injuries in trench collapse
  • College offers bilingual forklift training
  • Conference plays role in strengthening ties with oil and gas industry to improve job safety and health
  • OTI education center offers four new certificate programs
  • Forum examines effect of national emphasis programs on small businesses
  • OSHA's presence helps raise awareness about safety and health on the job
  • More workplaces earn Voluntary Protection Programs recognition
  • Additional conference information is posted to OSHA's events page
  • "QuickTips:" Summer hiring season is fast approaching for teens
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  • New SHIBs target reducing skid-steer loader and cable tray hazards
  • OSHA publishes two new resources stressing importance of process safety management
  • Pandemic influenza is new subject of Safety and Health Topics page on Web site
  • Next OSHA small business forum examines national emphasis programs
  • Combustible dust national emphasis program is center of upcoming workshop
  • OSHA grantee offers free training nationwide to eligible individuals on electrical safety
  • Agency co-sponsored conference aims to help protect safety and health of employees
  • Process safety management course to be held March 16-18 in Illinois
  • Combustible dust explosion inspections seminar slated for March 26
  • Voluntary Protection Programs continue to help reduce workplace injuries
  • OSHA forms two new alliances in February
  • "QuickTips:" Most frequently cited standard in fiscal year 2008 by federal OSHA
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  • Employers are reminded to post injury and illness summaries
  • Public hearing scheduled on proposed cranes and derricks standard in construction
  • Maritime industry stands to benefit from two new online OSHA resources
  • OSHA to share safety information at Associated General Contractors show
  • Combustible dust explosion inspections focus of upcoming seminars in Illinois
  • OSHA Challenge helps improve workplace safety and health
  • Agency forms three new alliances
  • OSHA establishes partnership to promote construction safety
  • Events page features more conference information
  • "QuickTips:" Resources to help businesses provide a safe and healthful workplace
    • ]]>         QuickTakes 2/01/2009 http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/qt02012009.html
  • OSHA seeks comments on proposed rule on occupational exposure to diacetyl
  • OSHA publishes proposed rule to revise procedures for fit testing respirators
  • QuickTakes is now available through an RSS feed
  • Newest publication illustrates impact OSHA has made since its creation by Congress
  • Occupational safety and health needs of the aging workforce is focus of upcoming conference
  • OSHA's role in upcoming construction safety conference
  • OSHA shares safety information at National Association of Tower Erectors show
  • OTI education center partnership leads to new venue for OSHA training courses
  • Two OSHA area offices earn VPP star recognition
  • Events page features more conference information
  • "QuickTips:" The importance of AEDs in the workplace
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