What's New - January 2011

• January 31 - Federal Register 76:5402 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Gear Certification
• January 31 - Federal Register 76:5403-5404 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Regulations Containing Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints
• January 31 - Federal Register 76:5402-5403 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Standard on Manlifts
• January 31 - Region 2 - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $220,000 in fines to Syracuse, NY, manufacturer for willful, serious and uncorrected violations
• January 31 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites McEntire's Roofing of Lincoln, Ill., $102,000 for failing to provide fall protection for workers
• January 28 - Federal Register 76:5211-5212 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Grantee Quarterly Progress Report
• January 28 - Region 1 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites The Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine, for inadequate workplace violence safeguards
• January 27 - Media Advisory - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. realizará conferencia enfocada en la seguridad, salud y los derechos del trabajador latino
• January 27 - Media Advisory - US Labor Department's OSHA to host Latino outreach and education conference on safety, health and workers' rights Feb. 1 in Oakland, Calif.
• January 27 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA settles whistleblower case against Baton Rouge, La.- and Greenville, S.C.-based construction contractors
• January 27 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Meridian, Miss., textile company more than $46,000 for safety and health hazards
• January 27 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Abilene, Texas, manufacturing facility for multiple safety and health hazards
• January 27 - Federal Register 76:4944-4946 - Ionizing Radiation Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• January 26 - Trade Release - OSHA renews strategic partnership with power transmission and distribution trade associations to reduce worker injuries, deaths
• January 26 - Region 7 - US Department of Labor's OSHA certifies Axcet HR Solutions Inc. in Lenexa, Kan., as VPP 'star' site for workplace safety and health
• January 26 - Region 2 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Cherry Hill, NJ, company for worker exposure to silica, other health and safety hazards
• January 26 - Federal Register 76:4735-4736 - Standard on Fire Brigades; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• January 25 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA forms partnership to protect workers involved with Porter Neuroscience Research Center expansion
• January 25 - National Release - US Labor Department's OSHA temporarily withdraws proposed column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders, reaches out to small businesses
• January 25 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $79,000 in penalties against Newnan, Ga., transmission repair shop for safety and health violations
• January 25 - Region 1 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites APC Paper Co. Inc. for willful, repeat and serious hazards following worker's death in Claremont, NH
• January 25 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites roofing company following fatality at El Paso, Texas, worksite
• January 24 - National Release - US Labor Department cites 2 Illinois grain elevator operators for willful safety, child labor violations following deaths of 3 workers, including 2 teens
• January 24 - Trade Release - OSHA revises National Emphasis Program to focus on protecting workers from exposure to diacetyl and diacetyl substitutes
• January 24 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Sherriff-Goslin Co. of Mansfield, Ohio, $86,500 for failing to protect roofing workers from fall hazards
• January 21 - Region 7 - US Labor Department's OSHA recognizes Avery Dennison-Riverside Distribution Center in Missouri as 'star' site for workplace safety and health
• January 21 - Region 8 - Tesoro Petroleum refinery in Mandan, ND, recognized by US Department of Labor's OSHA for excellence in job safety and health
• January 20 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Miami business for deliberately failing to protect employees from lead exposure
• January 20 - Region 1 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Amesbury, Mass., manufacturer for emergency response, respirator, chemical, electrical and other hazards
• January 19 - OSHA Speech - Public Citizen - 40th Anniversary Speakers Series
• January 19 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines recycler Greenstar for potentially exposing workers to bloodborne pathogens
• January 19 - Federal Register 76:3178-3180 - Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• January 19 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA withdraws proposed interpretation on occupational noise
• January 18 - Federal Register 76:2808-2826 - Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provisions of Six Environmental Statutes and Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as Amended
• January 18 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor seeks court order to require Gerardi Sewer & Water Co. to notify OSHA of jobsites to protect against cave-ins
• January 18 - Region 2 - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Binghamton, NY, demolition contractor $52,500 for fall and lead hazards
• January 13 - OSHA QuickTakes - January 13, 2011
• January 13 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites US Steel Corp. and Power Piping Co.with $175,000 in fines for energy control hazards following July 2010 explosion
• January 13 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA, contractor, others establish safety partnership for construction of Hanover Park, Ill., police headquarters
• January 13 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites El Paso, Texas, plastering company for exposing workers to fall hazard
• January 13 - Federal Register 76:2418-2420 - Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (1218-0176)
• January 13 - Federal Register 76:2417-2418 - OSHA-7 Form ("Notice of Alleged Safety and Health Hazards"); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• January 12 - Region 4 - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. recuerda a los empleadores de Georgia los peligros asociados con la limpieza de nieve y hielo, e insiste en las correctas medidas de seguridad para los trabajadores
• January 12 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds Georgia employers of hazards associated with ice and snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• January 11 - Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites chemical plant in Plaquemine, La., with 14 workplace safety and health violations
• January 11 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines western Pennsylvania companies for exposing workers to flammable materials following double fatality
• January 11 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Bridgford Foods Processing $212,000 for endangering workers
• January 10 - National Release - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis to establish charter of maritime advisory committee for safety and health
• January 10 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Rochelle Park, NJ, stucco contractor for fall hazards at Somerville, NJ, worksite
• January 10 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Worcester, Mass., contractor for failing to provide cave-in protection at Quincy, Mass., jobsite
• January 10 - Federal Register 76:1460-1461 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Committee Reestablishment
• January 7 - Federal Register 76:1192-1194 - Standard on Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• January 6 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA joins employers and workers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee for 'Electrical Safety Stand-Down' Jan. 11
• January 5 - Region 8 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Speedy Rooter Inc. of South Sioux City, Neb., following double fatality in sewer manhole
• January 5 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Newark, NJ, construction company $58,000 for not protecting workers against falls
• January 4 - Region 1 - Spanish - OSHA recuerda a los empleadores de Nueva Inglaterra sobre los riesgos asociados con la limpieza de la nieve, insta la seguridad de trabajadores
• January 4 - Region 1 - Brazilian Portuguese - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New England employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• January 4 - Region 2 - Spanish - OSHA le recuerda a los empleadores de Nueva York sobre los riesgos asociados con la limpieza de la nieve, insta la seguridad de trabajadores
• January 4 - Region 2 - Brazilian Portuguese - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New York employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• January 4 - Region 2 - Chinese - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New York employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• January 4 - Region 2 - Korean - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New York employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
• January 3 - Media Advisory - US Department of Labor agencies to host live Web chats, conference call on regulatory agendas between Jan. 4 and 7
• January 1 - OSHA QuickTakes - January 1, 2011

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