What's New - June 2008

  • June 30 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites KMA Manufacturing for multiple workplace safety and health violations after fatal accident
  • June 30 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Jacobs Technology ROME Group for workplace safety and health
  • June 30 - Federal Register 73:36823-36825 - General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment
  • June 27 - National Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA chief encourages safe cleanup effort
  • June 26 - Directive - CPL 02-01-044 - Citation Guidance Related to Tree Trimming and Tree Removal Operations
  • June 26 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines battery manufacturer $71,000 for safety violations at Fort Smith, Ark., worksite
  • June 25 - Directive - PER 04-00-004 - Hearing Conservation Program
  • June 25 - Federal Register 73:36118-36119 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
  • June 25 - Region 5 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA forms safety and health alliance with Chicago area construction organizations
  • June 25 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Monsanto's Central Plains Crop Technology Center for safety and health excellence
  • June 24 - Interpretation - Determining whether an aircraft fuel tank is considered a confined space.
  • June 24 - Interpretation - Use of pole gaffs when working with thin-barked trees near telecommunication lines.
  • June 24 - Interpretation - Clarification of whether an employee can opt out of medical surveillance examinations under the HAZWOPER standard, 29 CFR 1910.120.
  • June 24 - Interpretation - Compliance with electric power generation transmission and distribution requirements for testing of fiberglass insulating tools.
  • June 24 - Interpretation - Whether employers may designate an outside consultant as the Chemical Hygiene Officer under 1910.1450.
  • June 24 - Interpretation - PSM coverage of utility systems; whether 1910.269 preempts the PSM standard for power generation facilities that serve covered processes.
  • June 24 - Interpretation - Storage requirements for discarded filters/pads and for water-filled metal containers in 1910.107.
  • June 24 - Interpretation - Clarification of NIOSH's obligation under OSHA to receive and maintain employee exposure and medical records.
  • June 24 - Interpretation - Whether shutting off the truck and disabling controls is a sufficient means of demonstrating that no employee would be endangered under 1910.269(p)(1)(iii).
  • June 24 - Interpretation - Use of paper towels instead of electric blow dryers in public restrooms.
  • June 24 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA and Safety Program Specialist Employer Risk Management partner to promote workplace safety
  • June 24 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA takes extra steps to combat New York City construction hazards
  • June 23 - Silicosis: OSHA's New National Emphasis Program: Crystalline Silica
  • June 23 - Silicosis: OSHA's New National Emphasis Program: Crystalline Silica
  • June 23 - National Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA unveils new flood and tornado cleanup and recovery Web page
  • June 23 - Federal Register 73:35415-35416 - Electrical Reliability Services, Inc. (Formerly Electro-Test, Inc.); Denial of Renewal of Recognition
  • June 23 - Federal Register 73:35414-35415 - Forging Machines; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • June 23 - Federal Register 73:35412-35414 - Slings; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • June 20 - Region 2 - Broadway Concrete cited for alleged fall and protruding rebar hazards
  • June 19 - Keeping Disaster Site Workers Safe During Cleanup and Recovery Operations Following Flood and Tornadoes
  • June 18 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA forms alliance with Café Con Leche Health and Safety Outreach Committee
  • June 17 - Trade Release - OSHA renews Alliance with American Society of Safety Engineers
  • June 17 - Trade Release - OSHA offers safety tips for working in summer heat
  • June 16 - Region 5 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA forms safety and health alliance with Greater Toledo Underground Damage Prevention Council
  • June 16 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
  • June 16 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines U.S. Oil Recovery in Pasadena, Texas, more than $50,000 for alleged safety violations
  • June 16 - OSHA Quick Takes -- June 15, 2008 -- Volume 7, Issue 12
  • June 13 - Trade Release - The OSHA and Safe Tank Alliance agreement is renewed to increase safety and health in the petroleum industry
  • June 12 - Region 10 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites U.S. Army for unsafe working conditions at Fort Richardson in Alaska
  • June 12 - Region 2 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA continues safety and health alliance with Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • June 11 - Region 5 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Family Video woodshop in Springfield, Ill., for workplace safety violations
  • June 11 - Region 1 - Monro Muffler Brake Inc. faces $107,000 in fines for exit access, fall, compressed gas storage and other hazards at Glastonbury, Conn., store
  • June 10 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Laurel, Miss., manufacturer with 54 safety violations and $193,000 in proposed penalties
  • June 10 - Region 1 - Fall and cave-in hazards at Concord, N.H., worksite lead to more than $120,000 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department's OSHA for two Bay State contractors
  • June 9 - News Release - OSHA renews its Alliance with the Construction Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
  • June 9 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, occupational health nurses and state unite to safeguard employees and occupational health professionals in Massachusetts
  • June 9 - Federal Register 73:32423-32426 - Delegation of Authorities and Assignment of Responsibilities to the Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards and Other Officials in the Employment Standards Administration
  • June 6 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites two employers in NYC scaffold collapse
  • June 6 - Region 1 - Wyeth Biotech is first New England biopharmaceutical plant to enter prestigious Voluntary Protection Programs of U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
  • June 6 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines construction contractor $72,000 for repeat safety violations at Covington, La., worksite
  • June 4 - Region 2 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites North East Linen for multiple workplace safety and health violations after double fatality
  • June 4 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA partners with Delaware Contractors Association Inc. to protect construction employees
  • June 4 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites parking garage construction contractors for nine safety violations after fatal crushing of employee
  • June 4 - Federal Register 73:31510-31511 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
  • June 4 - Federal Register 73:31885-31886 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
  • June 3 - Region 2 - Brownville, N.Y., paper manufacturer faces 35 workplace safety citations by U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA
  • June 2 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Mine Safety Appliances for excellence in employee safety and health
  • June 2 - Federal Register 73:31510-31511 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

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