What's New - February 2013

  • February 28 - Region 10 - Union Pacific Railroad ordered by US Labor Department to pay more than $309,000 for violating the Federal Railroad Safety Act
  • February 28 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Wright Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fairborn, Ohio, with 17 health and safety violations after complaint
  • February 28 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites two Missouri companies following worker's death at Boschertown sanitary sewer lift station in St. Charles, Mo.
  • February 28 - National Release - Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ordered by US Labor Department's OSHA to pay $1.1 million after terminating 3 workers for reporting injuries
  • February 28 - Trade Release - OSHA schedules special meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
  • February 28 - Federal Register 78: 13707-13709 -The Benzene Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • February 28 - Federal Register 78: 13709-13710 -Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH
  • February 27 - Media Advisory - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. y el Consulado de México firmarán una alianza el 1 de Marzo en Kansas City, Mo., para proteger a los trabajadores de Missouri y Kansas
  • February 27 - Media Advisory - US Department of Labor's OSHA, Consulate of Mexico will sign alliance March 1, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo., to protect Missouri and Kansas workers
  • February 27 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Highway Technologies for 10 safety violations after worker killed on I-94 guard rail project near Menomonie, Wis
  • February 27 - Region 6 - Wolff Construction cited by US Labor Department's OSHA for exposing workers to falls and other hazards at San Marcos, Texas, work site
  • February 27 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Export Fuel Co. in Export, Pa., following worker fatality in August 2012
  • February 27 - Federal Register 78: 13222-13236 -Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act
  • February 25 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Ellenboro, W. Va., drilling company following worker injuries in August 2012 gas well fire
  • February 22 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites C & H Die Casting Inc. in Troy, Texas, for exposing workers to electrical, machine guarding and fall hazards
  • February 22 - National Release - US Labor Department's OSHA announces interim final rule, invites public comment on whistleblower protections for reporting violations of Affordable Care Act's health insurance reforms
  • February 20 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Global Experience Specialists $91,000 after forklift injured worker at Chicago's McCormick Place
  • February 20 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites SER Construction Partners for exposing workers to excavation hazards at Conroe, Texas, work site
  • February 20 - Region 9 - US Labor Department's OSHA concludes fatality investigation at San Francisco VA Medical Center research laboratory, issues violation notices
  • February 20 - Media Advisory - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. y el Consulado de México firmarán una alianza el 22 de febrero en Kansas City, Mo., para proteger a los trabajadores de Missouri y Kansas
  • February 20- Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 3 companies following the deaths of 2 workers at a Hockley, Texas, work site
  • February 20 - Media Advisory - US Department of Labor's OSHA, Consulate of Mexico will sign alliance Feb. 22, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo., to protect Missouri and Kansas workers
  • February 15 - OSHAQuickTakes - February 15, 2013
  • February 15 - Federal Register 78: 11092 - CFR Correction
  • February 14 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Landes Foods in Dallas $129,500 after a follow-up inspection reveals workers continue to be exposed to hazards
  • February 14 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Dayville, Conn., cosmetics manufacturing plant for electrical, confined space, mechanical and chemical hazards
  • February 13- Federal Register 78: 10212-10213 - Walking and Working Surfaces Standard for General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • February 12 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Forever 21 for repeat safety hazards following inspection of Burlington, Mass., store
  • February 11 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Tenax Manufacturing Alabama LLC for serious safety violations; proposes more than $56,000 in penalties
  • February 11 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Jacksonville, Fla.-based Bacardi Bottling following death of temporary worker on 1st day
  • February 11 - Trade Release - OSHA reminds employers to post injury and illness summaries
  • February 8 - Region 8 - US Labor Department's OSHA, Montana-North Dakota STEPS plan worker safety stand-down for oil and gas industry in Bakken Basin Feb. 14
  • February 8 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Kingston, NY, manufacturer for 23 serious safety violations, proposes $123,000 in fines for Hunter Panels LLC
  • February 8 - Federal Register 78: 9311-9315 - Hazard Communication; Corrections and Technical Amendment
  • February 7 - Region 1 - US Labor Department obtains judgment ordering Maine dentist to pay $72,000 to two former employees who raised workplace health concerns
  • February 6 - Federal Register 78: 8985 - Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Revising the Exemption for Digger Derricks
  • February 6 - Federal Register 78: 8390-8407 - Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of the Seaman's Protection Act (SPA), as Amended
  • February 6 - Trade Release - OSHA announces interim final rules on Seaman's Protection Act whistleblower procedures
  • February 6 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Shindler Tire Recycling LLC after Milwaukee employer fails to abate safety violations
  • February 6 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor sues Duane Thomas Marine Construction in Florida for firing employee who reported workplace violence
  • February 5 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Grede Wisconsin $274,500 for exposing workers to dangerous respirable dust and other hazards at iron foundry
  • February 5 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Allentown, Pa., soft drink company nearly $130,000 for repeat workplace safety and health hazards
  • February 4 - Region 9 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Casa Grande, Ariz.-based Ellison-Mills Contracting for failing to protect workers during excavation work
  • February 4 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA co-sponsors worker safety and health conference with Sauk Valley Community College March 12 in Dixon, Ill.
  • February 4 - Trade Release - OSHA seeks public input on proposed policies to update its Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program
  • February 1 - OSHAQuickTakes - February 1, 2013
  • February 1 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor files whistle-blower lawsuit against Helena, Mont.-based Kbec Inc.
  • February 1 - Federal Register 78: 7460-7463 - Stakeholder Meeting on the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program

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