What's New - February, 2010

  • February 26 - Trade Release - DOL/OSHA schedules conference on Latino worker safety and health
  • February 26 - Region 8 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites 2 contractors for violations of Occupational Safety and Health Act
  • February 25 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup and urges proper worker safeguards
  • February 25 - Speech - New Jersey Occupational Safety and Health Education Program (OSHEP) Conference
  • February 25 - Speech - North American Iron Workers Labor-Management Conference
  • February 25 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup and urges proper worker safeguards
  • February 25 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $62,000 in fines for Worldcolor Buffalo for hazards at Depew, NY, printing plant
  • February 24 - Federal Register 75:8406-8407 - Aerial Lifts; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of an Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirement.
  • February 23 - Region 10 - Rathdrum Power LLC in Rathdrum, Idaho, receives OSHA's highest safety recognition award
  • February 22 - Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA and Scaffold Industry Association form alliance to promote safety and health in construction industry
  • February 22 - Region 1 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites North Carolina and Georgia contractors following fatal worker fall from Epping, NH, water tower
  • February 19 - Federal Register 75:6220-6222 - Peer Review, Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Form; Request for the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • February 18 - OSHA Quick Takes -- February 15, 2010-- Volume 9, Issue 4
  • February 18 - Region 7 - Fred Weber Inc. earns US Labor Department praise for workplace safety and health achievements at 2 St. Louis-area asphalt plants
  • February 18 - Region 7 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Endres Processing LLC of Kansas City, Kan., for violations of Occupational Safety and Health Act
  • February 18 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Cranesville Block Co. for safety and health hazards at Kingston, NY, plant
  • February 17 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA to hold stakeholder meetings in Atlanta on Feb. 17 to discuss combustible dust hazards
  • February 12 - Region 9 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Guam painters BME & Sons Inc. $51,200 in proposed penalties for fall protection violations
  • February 12 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Pittsburgh construction company for lack of fall protection following worker's death
  • February 12 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites C.A. Franc $539,000 for willful fall hazard violations following worker's death at Washington, Pa., worksite
  • February 11 - Region 7 - Illinois-based railroads ordered by US Department of Labor to compensate employee fired for reporting work-related injury
  • February 11 - Region 7 - Contempt orders issued against St. Louis employer for ignoring OSHA citations
  • February 9 - OSHA Statement - Statement of U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on the Explosion in Middletown Conn.
  • February 8 - Federal Register 75:6220-6222 - Information Collection Requirements for the Variance Regulations; Submission for Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • February 4 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $59,000 in penalties against C&W Industries for willful and serious safety and health violations
  • February 4 - Federal Register 75:5707 - Revising Standards Referenced in the Acetylene Standard
  • February 3 - Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites O.S. Interior Systems following fatality at Houston worksite
  • February 3 - Federal Register 75:5545-5546 - Explosives
  • February 2 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA forming safety partnership with Skanska USA to focus on Westin Peachtree Plaza Window Replacement Project
  • February 2 - National Release - Secretary Hilda L. Solis presents US Department of Labor budget request for fiscal year 2011
  • February 1 - OSHA Quick Takes -- February 1, 2010-- Volume 9, Issue 3
  • February 1 - Trade Release - New marine cargo handling operations QuickCards
  • February 1 - Media Advisory - Secretary Hilda L. Solis and agency heads to discuss US Labor Department's fiscal year 2011 budget through live Web chat on Monday, Feb. 1
  • February 1 - Federal Register 75:5144-5145 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

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