What's New - February 2008
- February 29 - Safety and Health Topics: Combustible Dust
- February 29 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites DEC Management for jobsite fall hazards
- February 29 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA renews partnership with Associated General Contractors of America, San Antonio Chapter
- February 28 - Region 1 - International Paper's Maine manufacturing facility captures another U.S. Labor Department OSHA workplace safety and health 'star'
- February 28 - Region 4 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $155,000 in penalties against Naples, Fla., construction contractor
- February 28 - Interpretation - Applicable regulations when handling waste material classified as "sludge exempt" in regards to the Hazard Communication and HAZWOPER standards.
- February 27 - Region 1 - Dighton, Mass., power plant earns another five years as safety and heath 'star'
- February 27 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA and Rhode Island Department of Education team up to provide safety and health training for career and technical students
- February 27 - Trade Release - OSHA Announces a New Alliance with the Scaffold Industry Association
- February 26 - Trade Release - OSHA Forms New Alliance with Safety and Health Professional Certification Organizations
- February 26 - Region 5 - Downstate Illinois workplace safety and health day aims to protect employees
- February 26 - Directorate of Training and Education: OSHA Maritime Outreach Training Program
- February 25 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $60,000 in penalties against Citation Corp.'s Brewton, Ala., plant for safety and health violations
- February 25 - Region 5 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Chicago metal forger A. Finkl & Sons for safety violations found during follow-up inspection
- February 25 - Federal Register 73:10067 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
- February 25 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Oklahoma City-based M-D Building Products for multiple repeat safety violations
- February 25 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Oklahoma City-based M-D Building Products for multiple repeat safety violations
- February 22 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites N SKY Construction for multiple safety violations following fatality at Seabrook, Texas, worksite
- February 22 - Trade Release - New Alliance Formed between OSHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the National Hearing Conservation Association
- February 22 - Federal Register 73:9838-9839 - Applied Research Laboratories, Inc.; Revocation of Recognition
- February 21 - Region 5 - Murphy Oil USA Inc. takes corrective action after U.S. Labor Department's OSHA conducts safety inspection
- February 21 - Trade Release - OSHA issues portland cement guidance document
- February 21 - Region 2 - Auburn, N.Y., recycling plant cited by U.S. Labor Department's OSHA for 22 alleged safety violations following employee's death
- February 21 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department’s OSHA cites Bovis Lend Lease and John Galt Corp. for fire safety, exit access, other hazards at Deutsche Bank tower
- February 21 - Federal Register 73:9594-9597 - Voluntary Protection Program Application Information; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- February 20 - Trade Release - OSHA Seeking Nominations for Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
- February 20 - Region 2 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA launches safety and health alliance to protect employees in Somerset County, N.J.
- February 20 - Region 2 - La Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento del Trabajo de los EE.UU. forma una alianza innovadora con la Asociación de Navieros de Puerto Rico para mejorar la seguridad de los empleados de la industria marítima
- February 20 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA forms innovative alliance with Puerto Rico Shipping Association to improve safety for employees in maritime industry
- February 20 - Region 2 - Flushing, N.Y., apartment complex agrees to pay $66,000 to whistleblower terminated for requesting protective equipment in insecticide clean-up
- February 19 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Pelham, Ala., masonry contractor for 21 safety violations with more than $195,000 in proposed penalties
- February 19 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA proposes nearly $70,000 in penalties against Atlanta area construction contractor for five safety violations
- February 19 - Elements of an Effective Safety and Health Program
- February 15 - OSHA Quick Takes -- February 15, 2008 -- Volume 7, Issue 4
- February 15 - Region 4 - Tuscaloosa, Ala., contractor receives $328,500 in proposed penalties after being cited for 13 safety violations by U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA
- February 14 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Crossroads Cooperative Association in Sidney, Neb., following engulfment fatality
- February 14 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Frontier El Dorado Refining Co. for safety and health violations
- February 14 - Directive - CPL 02-00-147 - The Control of Hazardous Energy – Enforcement Policy and Inspection Procedures
- February 14 - Region 10 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines Guam Construction Co. more than $29,000 for safety violation
- February 14 - Region 10 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines Musung Corp. more than $59,000 for safety violations
- February 13 - Region 5 - Brandenburg Industrial Service Co. becomes first demolition company to receive U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA VPP 'star' safety status
- February 13 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Veolia Environmental Services for stellar workplace safety and health
- February 13 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA announces alliance with International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
- February 13 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1917.96 - Payment for protective equipment.
- February 13 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1918.106 - Payment for protective equipment.
- February 13 - Federal Register 73:8374-8375 - Design of Cave-in Protection Systems; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- February 13 - Federal Register 73:8372-8374 - Requests Nominations for Employer, Employee and Public Representatives To Serve on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
- February 12 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Utility Contractors site in Wichita, Kan., for safety and health excellence
- February 12 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines CITGO Petroleum Corp. in Lake Charles, La., $169,000 for safety and health violations
- February 12 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites two Pennsylvania construction companies for workplace hazards
- February 11 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA settlement of citations with Greenville, Pa., company brings added workplace protections to employees
- February 11 - Mass Care Shelter Occupational Hazards
- February 11 - Federal Register 73:7764 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
- February 8 - Region 5 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA forms partnership to protect construction employees building Aurora, Ill., police station and branch court facility
- February 8 - Trade Release - OSHA Renews its Alliance with the Washington Division of URS Corporation
- February 8 - Region 5 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA announces workplace safety violations against Steris Isomedix Services in Waukegan, Ill.
- February 7 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA forms alliance with Long Island College Hospital and SEIU Local 1199 to enhance safeguards for first receivers
- February 7 - Federal Register 73:7325-7328 - TUV America, Inc.; Application for Expansion of Recognition
- February 7 - Federal Register 73:7324-7325 - SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc.; Expansion of Recognition
- February 7 - OSHA Media Advisory - U.S. assistant secretary of labor for OSHA to speak at Construction Safety Day in Cincinnati
- February 6 - Interpretation - Evaluation of proposed modifications to the Bureau of Prisons' Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
- February 6 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes USPS in Hastings, Neb., for safety and health excellence
- February 6 - Region 6 - Metroplex Masonry in Kaufman, Texas, pays $70,000 in back wages to 189 employees following U.S. Department of Labor investigation
- February 6 - Region 6 - Scaffolding hazards at North Richland Hills, Texas, worksite bring fines totaling $210,000 from U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA
- February 5 - Federal Register 73:6744-6746 - Standard on Commercial Diving Operations; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- February 5 - Federal Register 73:6742-6744 - Grain Handling Facilities; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- February 5 - Interpretation - Whether reclassification is available for permit-required confined spaces with potentially hazardous atmospheres.
- February 4 - National Release - President's fiscal year 2009 budget request for U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA increases federal enforcement and compliance assistance efforts
- February 4 - Trade Release - OSHA Issues Enforcement Procedures Directive for New Hexavalent Chromium Standards
- February 4 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's new OSHA train-the-trainer course focuses on safety and health issues for maritime industry
- February 4 - Region 5 - CITGO Petroleum Corp. takes corrective action after U.S. Labor Department's OSHA conducts safety inspection
- February 4 - Region 5 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA signs alliance with IBEW-NECA Technical Institute in Alsip, Ill.
- February 1 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Tampa, Fla.-based tank cleaning company for 20 safety violations following Savannah, Ga., area fatality
- February 1 - Trade Release - OSHA Reminds Employers to Post Injury-Illness Summaries Beginning Feb. 1, 2008
- February 1 - Trade Release - OSHA Establishes a New National Emphasis Program on Silica
- February 1 - OSHA Quick Takes -- February 1, 2008 -- Volume 7, Issue 3
- February 1 - Interpretation - Clarification of supervisor accessibility to individual field-lock keys in a group lock box under 1910.269.
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