What's New - August 2006
  • August 31 - Region 3 - Al D'Imperio Takes Helm of Philadelphia OSHA Office
  • August 30 - Region 1 - OSHA Alliance Promotes Job Safety for Highland Green Residential Construction Project in Topsham
  • August 30 - Federal Register 71:51639-51641 - Standard on 4,4'-Methylenedianiline (MDA) in General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • August 30 - Federal Register 71:51641 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting
  • August 29 - Region 6 - Ticona Polymers, Mundy Maintenance and Services LLC in Bishop, Texas, Achieve OSHA Recognition
  • August 29 - Region 5 - OSHA to Help Illinois Small-Business Operators Establish Effective Safety Programs
  • August 29 - Trade Release - OSHA Schedules MACOSH Meeting in September
  • August 28 - OSHA Speech - Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association
  • August 28 - Trade Release - OSHA Adds Flexography Module to Printing Industry Ergonomics eTool
  • August 25 - Federal Register 71:50506 - Maritime Advisory Committee on Safety and Health (MACOSH)
  • August 25 - Federal Register 71:50466-50467 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
  • August 25 - Trade Release - General Electric Company Accepted into OSHA's VPP Corporate Pilot
  • August 24 - Federal Register 71:50121-50192 - Assigned Protection Factors; Final Rule
  • August 24 - Region 5 - OSHA Praises Partners in Safe Construction of Fox Energy Center Power Plant
  • August 24 - Region 1 - Death at Weymouth, Mass., Workplace Leads to OSHA Citations and Fines
  • August 23 - Trade Release - OSHA Revises Respiratory Protection Standards
  • August 23 - Region 4 - OSHA Cites Rossville, Ga., Company for Exposing Workers to Safety and Health Hazards
  • August 22 - Region 4 - OSHA, JEA and the University of South Florida
  • August 22 - Region 4 - OSHA and Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama Form Alliance for Safer Construction Work
  • August 17 - Federal Register 71:47532-47534 - MET Laboratories, Inc., Application for Expansion of Recognition
  • August 17 - Federal Register 71:47534-47535 - National Technical Systems, Inc.; Application for Renewal of Recognition
  • August 17 - Federal Register 71:47535-47538 - Wyle Laboratories, Inc.; Application for Renewal of Recognition
  • August 16 - Region 4 - OSHA Cites Gold Kist for Exposing Workers to Serious and Repeated Safety Hazards at Russellville, Ala., Poultry Processing Plant
  • August 16 - Region 6 - Entergy Arkansas in Harrison Achieves OSHA "Star" for Workplace Safety and Health
  • August 16 - Region 4 - OSHA Cites Miami Plastering Contractor for Scaffolding Hazards
  • August 16 - Federal Register 71:47253-47255 - Standard on 4,4'-Methylenedianiline in Construction; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • August 16 - Federal Register 71:47081-47090 - New York State Plan for Public Employees Only; Approval of Plan Supplements and Certification of Completion of Developmental Steps
  • August 15 - Trade Release - OSHA Certifies the New York State Plan for Public Employees
  • August 15 - Region 7 - U.S. Postal Service Facility Achieves OSHA Recognition at Norfolk, Neb., Ceremony
  • August 15 - QuickTakes Volume 5, Issue 16 - A bi-weekly e-news memo with information, updates and results from OSHA about safety and health in America's workplaces...
  • August 14 - Region 4 - OSHA and Construction Association of South Florida Will Form Alliance to Prevent Workplace Accidents
  • August 14 - Quick Card - Safe Driving Practices for Employees [PDF 27K]
  • August 14 - Region 2 - OSHA Fines Newark, N.J., Contractor for Fall Hazards and Failing to Report Worker Death at Flushing, N.Y., Job Site
  • August 10 - OSHA Statement - Statement by Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, On New Workplace Fatality Data
  • August 10 - Region 5 - South Central Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council Joins OSHA in Alliance
  • August 9 - Region 6 - AmeriCold Logistics in Fort Worth, Texas, Achieves OSHA Recognition
  • August 9 - Trade Release - Washington Group International Newest Member of OSHA's VPP Corporate Pilot
  • August 8 - Federal Register 71:45075-45076 - Maritime Advisory Committee on Safety and Health (MACOSH)
  • August 7 - Trade Release - OSHA Announces Appointment of New MACOSH Members
  • August 7 - Trade Release - OSHA Offers New Publication on Fire Service
  • August 7 - Federal Register 71:44714-44715 - Peer Review, Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Form; Request for the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • August 4 - Region 2 - OSHA Renews Alliance with Small Business Development Centers to Promote Safe and Healthful Workplaces in Western New York
  • August 3 - Region 2 - OSHA, Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY Inc. Renew Alliance
  • August 3 - Region 2 - OSHA, Rochester Business Alliance, Renew Joint Effort to Promote Workplace Safety and Health
  • August 2 - Region 2 - OSHA Fines Brooklyn Foundry $144,750 for Safety and Health Hazards
  • August 2 - Region 4 - OSHA Cites Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Cargo Handling Company After Longshoreman Killed at Port Everglades, Fla.
  • August 1 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department Secures Payment and Reinstatement for Brooklyn, N.Y., Worker Fired for Filing OSHA Complaint
  • August 1 - QuickTakes Volume 5, Issue 15 - 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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