What's New - April, 2012

  • April 30 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA, The Samuels Group establish partnership to protect workers on Sacred Heart Hospital project in Eau Claire, Wis.
  • April 30 - Speech - National Workers' Memorial Day Ceremony, National Labor College
  • April 30 - Federal Register 77: 25500-25501 - Standard on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • April 27 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites New England Wood Pellet, proposes $147,000 in fines for workplace hazards following October 2011 fire
  • April 27 - National Release - Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Workers' Memorial Day
  • April 27 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites MVP Piping Co. in Georgia for exposing workers to trenching hazards; proposes penalties of $45,000
  • April 27 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Nance Carpet and Rug in Calhoun, Ga., for exposing employees to amputation and electrical shock hazards
  • April 26 - National Release - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis observes Workers' Memorial Day at Action Summit for Worker Safety and Health, announces fall prevention campaign
  • April 26 - National Release - La Secretaria de Trabajo, Hilda L. Solís, observa el Día de Conmemoración de los Trabajadores con una Cumbre de Acción para la seguridad y salud laboral, anunciando la campaña de prevención contra caídas
  • April 26 - Trade Release - OSHA Issues Alert on CSE Corporation's SR-100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuer
  • April 26 - Media Release - Radio actuality in honor of Workers' Memorial Day available from Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health David Michaels
  • April 26 - Federal Register 77: 24990-24992 - Marine Terminals and Longshoring Standards; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • April 26 - Federal Register 77: 24992-24993 - OSHA Strategic Partnership Program for Worker Safety and Health (OSPP); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • April 25 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Ohio-based Garland Welding for failing to protect workers from safety and health hazards
  • April 25 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Wrayco Industries in Stow, Ohio, for 14 health and safety violations
  • April 25 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites San Antonio-based AA Foundries for willful, multiple serious safety and health violations
  • April 25 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Alabama metal fabricator for 17 safety and health hazards; proposed fines exceed $50,000
  • April 25 - Region 4 - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo cita a un contratista por exponer a los trabajadores a peligro de caída y otros riesgos en una obra en Cumming, Georgia
  • April 25 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites contractor for exposing workers to fall, other hazards at Cumming, Ga., work site
  • April 25 - Media Release - US Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis to honor Workers' Memorial Day at April 26 Action Summit on Worker Safety and Health in Monterey Park, Calif.
  • April 24 - Region 7 - US Department of Labor's OSHA launches outreach campaign in Midwest to protect employees from workplace 'struck by' vehicle accidents
  • April 24 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Pearsall, Texas, oil and gas services company for serious violations following explosion that injured 3 workers
  • April 24 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA issues 15 safety violations for workplace hazards to Midwest Biofuel in Clinton, Wis., following complaint inspection
  • April 24 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Forever 21 for workplace safety hazards at Bridgewater, NJ, store
  • April 23 - Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Fort Worth, Texas, transmission service company for 17 serious safety violations
  • April 23 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Spurgeon Vineyards and Winery in Highland, Wis., with 12 violations including lack of guarding and training
  • April 23 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA settles whistleblower case against New Orleans-based riverboat company
  • April 23 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites American Foods Group with 7 safety violations at Sharonville, Ohio, plant
  • April 23 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Duraframe Dipnet for 20 safety violations at Viola, Wis., plant; proposed penalties total more than $71,000
  • April 20 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Connecticut contractor for willful and serious safety violations in connection with fatal fall at Stamford work site
  • April 20 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites metal fabricator in Atmore, Ala., for 11 safety and health violations; proposes nearly $68,000 in penalties
  • April 19 - Trade Release - OSHA, NIOSH, Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners renew Alliance to protect workers in roadway construction work zones
  • April 19 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces safety stand-down at Georgia construction sites April 23-27 to focus on struck-by hazards
  • April 18 - Federal Register 77: 23117-23118 - Rigging Equipment for Material Handling Construction Standard; Correction and Technical Amendment
  • April 17 - Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Dis–Tran Steel and Dis–Tran Wood Products of Pineville, La., for exposing workers to safety and health hazards
  • April 17 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Massachusetts-based American Biltrite for safety, health hazards following worker fatality at Moorestown, NJ, facility
  • April 17 - Trade Release - New OSHA directive explains communications with victims' families following a workplace fatality
  • April 17 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor sues Aquatech Technologies to reinstate whistleblower fired for complaining about rodents at Stuart, Fla., plant
  • April 16 - OSHA QuickTakes - April 16, 2011
  • April 16 - Trade Release - OSHA will hold a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
  • April 16 - National Release - Delta Air Lines signs agreement with US Department of Labor's OSHA on seat belt compliance measures to protect airline industry workers
  • April 16 - Corporate Wide Settlement Agreement - Delta Corporate-Wide Settlement Agreement (4-4-12)
  • April 16 - Trade Release - OSHA will hold meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
  • April 13 - Federal Register 77: 22358-22359 - Preparations for the 23rd Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and Stakeholder Input for the Regulatory Coordination Council (RCC)
  • April 13 - Federal Register 77: 22356-22358 - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
  • April 13 - Federal Register 77: 22349-22355 - OSHA Training Institute Education Center; Notice of Competition and Request for Applications
  • April 13 - Federal Register 77: 22355-22356 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
  • April 12 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA reaches settlement agreement with Ohio-based Republic Steel to include additional safety measures, training at mills
  • April 12 - Region 7 - Bartlett Grain in Atchison, Kan., cited for willful and serious violations by US Labor Department after 6 die, 2 injured in grain elevator explosion
  • April 12 - Trade Release - OSHA to hold webinar on applying for 2012 Susan Harwood Grants
  • April 12 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA seeks applications from organizations interested in becoming OSHA Training Institute Education Centers
  • April 12 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Don Park USA in Conley, Ga., for safety and health violations; proposes more than $81,000 in fines
  • April 11 - Region 4 - Georgia facility of Chicago-based LKQ Corp. cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for willful and serious violations following worker injury
  • April 11 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Knowlton Manufacturing in Cincinnati after worker's arm is amputated by mechanical power press
  • April 10 - Region 5 - 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
  • April 10 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Alabama Farmers Cooperative for combustible dust and other hazards; proposes nearly $192,000 in fines
  • April 10 - Region 8 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Cyclone Drilling for safety violations in North Dakota oil field; proposed fines total $65,600
  • April 9 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Sign Source USA for exposing workers to safety and health hazards at Lima, Ohio, manufacturing plant
  • April 9 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. in Steeleville, Ill., after combustible dust explosion seriously burns 2 maintenance workers
  • April 6 - Federal Register 77: 20850-20851 - 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (DBCP) Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • April 5 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites truck wash in Jackson, Ga., with 14 safety and health violations; proposed penalties total more than $57,000
  • April 5 - National Release - US Labor Department's OSHA announces new National Emphasis Program for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
  • April 5 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $151,300 in fines to Ohio-based American Showa for lack of personal protective gear, electrical hazards training
  • April 5 - Region 7 - US Labor Department's OSHA to host Workers Memorial Day event on April 27 in North Kansas City, Mo.
  • April 4 - Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA provides on-site compliance assistance to protect recovery workers, public during tornado recovery efforts in Texas
  • April 4 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA seeks applications for $1.2 million in Susan Harwood safety and health training grants
  • April 4 - Federal Register 77: 20437 - Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2012
  • April 4 - Federal Register 77: 20434-20435 -Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Standard on Asbestos in Construction
  • April 4 - Federal Register 77: 20435-20436 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health State Plans
  • April 3 - Federal Register 77: 19933-19934 - Bloodborne Pathogens Standard; Corrections and Technical Amendment
  • April 2 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA orders Jersey Window Factory & Building Supply in Newark, NJ, to reinstate whistleblower following investigation
  • April 2 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $71,000 in fines to Atlanta-based BWAY Corp. for safety, health hazards at Dayton, NJ, plastics facility
  • April 2 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bath Iron Works for safety violations
  • April 2 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Pittsburgh chocolate company for 16 workplace safety violations, proposes more than $84,000 in fines
  • April 2 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Massachusetts contractor, proposes $50,000 fine for fall hazards at Montville, Conn., public safety building site
  • April 2 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites A.M. Castle & Co. in Franklin Park, Ill., for failing to take precautions during asbestos removal; penalties exceed $127,000
  • April 2 - Federal Register 77: 19737-19738 - The Asbestos in Shipyards Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • April 2 - OSHA QuickTakes - April 2, 2011

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