What's New

• April 30 - [Hexavalent Chromium] - Chromium hexavalent (CrVI) compounds, often referred to as hexavalent chromium, exist in several forms. New Technical Links page.
• April 30 - [Region 6 Release] - OSHA Joins Forces with Houston HISD, TEEX, and ASSE to Address Workplace Safety Rules for Teens
• April 25 - [Region 1 Release] - OSHA, Washington Group International, Form Alliance to Foster Worker Safety and Health at Eastern Massachusetts Jobsites
• April 25 - [OSHA Statement] - Statement of John L. Henshaw Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health On Worker Memorial Day 2003
• April 25 - [Region 6 Release] - Two OSHA Investigations of Houston's Wyman Gordon Forgings Bring Citations, Fines for Safety and Health Violations
• April 24 - [Region 8 Release] - OSHA Partners with Colorado Professional Safety and Health Associations to Present "Safety Fest of the West" May 7-8 in Denver
• April 24 - [Region 1 Release] - OSHA to Present Free Fall Protection Seminar for Southwestern Connecticut Employers in Bridgeport on Tues., May 20
• April 23 - [Trade Release] - OSHA'S NEW EVACUATION PLANNING MATRIX WILL HELP EMPLOYERS PLAN FOR EMERGENCIES
• April 23 - [Region 1 Release] - OSHA Cites Weymouth, Mass., Employer in Waltham Tipover Death, Stresses Need for Proper Worker Training to Prevent Similar Deaths
• April 23 - [Trade Release] - OSHA Schedules Public Hearing on Standards Improvement Project Proposal
• April 23 - Federal Register: 68:20031-20032 - National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics
• April 23 - [Evacuation Planning Matrix] - OSHA developed this Evacuation Planning Matrix to provide employers with planning considerations and on-line resources that may help employers reduce their vulnerability to a terrorist act or the impact of a terrorist release.
• April 22 - Federal Register: 68:19855-19856 - Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc. (DTL), Expiration of Recognition
• April 22 - Federal Register: 68:19856-19858 - TUV Product Services GmbH, Expansion of Recognition
• April 21 - [Region 5 Release] - OSHA Announces Worker Safety and Health Partnership in Construction of New School
• April 21 - [Trade Release] - NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ERGONOMICS TO MEET IN WASHINGTON MAY 6-7
• April 21 - Federal Register: 68:19472-19474 - Standards Improvement Project -- Phase II
• April 21 - [Region 1 Release] - OSHA Cites Seabrook, N.H. Employer, Proposes Over $55,000 in Fines, following Death of Worker Crushed by Falling Mold
• April 18 - [Region 5 Release] - OSHA Training Will Help Employers Identify Machine Guarding Hazards
• April 18 - [Region 2 Release] - OSHA Small Business Outreach Seminars On Personal Protective Equipment
• April 17 - [Region 4 Release] - OSHA Cites Coral Springs Contractor for Exposing Workers to Trenching Hazards
• April 17 - [Region 1 Release] - Numerous Repeat and Serious Safety and Health Hazards Lead to $112,000 in Fines for Southington, Conn., Cabinet Manufacturer
• April 17 - [Trade Release] - Fact Sheet Offers Information, Assistance on Emergency Escape Routes from the Workplace
• April 16 - [Region 4 Release] - OSHA Cites Florida Contractors for Exposing Workers To Fall Hazards That Led to Fatal Accident
• April 15 - [Emergency Exit Routes Factsheet PDF 76K ] - How would you escape from your workplace in an emergency? Do you know where all the exits are...
• April 15 - [QuickTakes Volume 2, Issue 8] - A bi-weekly e-news memo with information, updates and results from OSHA about safety and health in America's workplaces...
• April 14 - [Region 6 Release] - OSHA Fines Tyler Pipe Co. of Tyler, Texas, $196,000 For Safety and Health Hazards
• April 14 - [Region 4 Release] - Contractor Cited for Exposing Workers to Confined Space Hazards
• April 11 - [New Guidance - SARS - Guidance for Inquiries Regarding Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• April 10 - [New Expert System - eLOTO] - OSHA e-LOTO Software - Expert System Public Test Version, April 2003
• April 10 - [Trade Release] - Georgetown University Center for Business and Public Policy Aligns with OSHA to Promote Worker Safety and Health
• April 09 - [New HASP] - Model Health & Safety Plan (HASP) for Clean-up of Facilities Contaminated with Anthrax Spores
• April 08 - [Region 6 Release] - Scaffolding Hazards at Slidell, La., Work Site Bring OSHA Citations And Fines Totaling $76,800
• April 08 - [Region 4 Release] - OSHA Cites Augusta, Ga., Packing Company For Exposing Workers to Multiple Safety Hazards
• April 08 - [Region 2 Release] - OSHA Cites Buffalo Nursing Home For Alleged Violations Of Safety And Health Standards
• April 08 - [Region 4 Release] - OSHA Cites Gainesville, Fla., Contractor for Failing to Provide Workers with Adequate Fall Protection
• April 08 - [Region 1 Release] - OSHA, Lamar Bridgeport, Form Alliance to Protect Connecticut's Outdoor Advertising Workers, Promote Safe and Healthful Working Conditions
• April 07 - [Region 9 Release] - Company Cited For Alleged Willful Violation In Trench Collapse
• April 07 - [Region 1 Release] - Free Compliance Assistance Seminar in Bridgeport on May 20; Increase in Falls Spurs OSHA to Remind Southwestern Connecticut Employers to Review Fall Protection Safeguards
• April 04 - [Trade Release] - OSHA forms Alliance with National Association Directors of Nursing Administration in Long-Term Care
• April 04 - [Trade Release] - OSHA, U.S. Postal Service, Postal Unions Establish Strategic Partnership to Reduce Ergonomic Injuries
• April 03 - [Trade Release] - North American Officials Meet in Texas and Mexico to Discuss Workplace Safety and Health Programs
• April 03 - [Region 1 Release] - Potentially Fatal Westwood, Mass., Construction Accident Results in OSHA Citations and $224,000 in Proposed Penalties for Employers
• April 03 - Federal Register: 68:16397-16399 - Technical Amendments Due to Change of Agency Name; Final Rules
• April 03 - Federal Register: 68:16311-16312 - NSF International, Expansion of Recognition
• April 03 - Federal Register: 68:16310-16311 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
• April 02 - [Region 3 Release] - OSHA Recognizes Collegeville, Pa. Construction Site For Safety And Health Success
• April 01 - [Trade Release] - OSHA to Develop Industry-Specific Ergonomics Guidelines For Shipyard Industry
• April 01 - [QuickTakes Volume 2, Issue 7] - A bi-weekly e-news memo with information, updates and results from OSHA about safety and health in America's workplaces...

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