What's New - March 2009

• March 31 - Region 1 - Fall hazards at Torrington, Conn., site lead to more than $118,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for Tennessee stucco contractor
• March 31 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA issues citations against contractor following trench collapse fatality in Horn Lake, Miss.
• March 31 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1917.5 - OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
• March 31 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1918.5 - Compliance duties owed to each employee.
• March 31 - Federal Register 74:13479-13481 - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) and ACCSH Work Group; Meetings
• March 31 - Federal Register 74:13266-13268 - Reports of Injuries to Employees Operating Mechanical Power Presses; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of an Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirement
• March 31 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites grain storage company for 35 safety and health violations following fatality in Placedo, Texas
• March 31 - Trade Release - OSHA's renewed Alliance with the Tree Care Industry Association continues focus on safety hazards from tree care and removal
• March 31 - Trade Release - Stimulus package tops agenda for OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health meeting
• March 31 - National Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA revises Field Operations Manual to enhance enforcement and compliance assistance
• March 27 - Region 6 - Telemundo KVDA-TV 60 in San Antonio achieves U.S. Labor Department's OSHA recognition for safety and health excellence
• March 26 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites contractor for safety violations following fatality at Mississippi Power's Plant Daniel
• March 26 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA and Covidien continue successful training alliance for New Haven, Conn., area manufacturers
• March 26 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA and Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES join to enhance workplace safety for students in 4 New York counties
• March 25 - Region 4 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA providing free safety and health training to employers during central Alabama construction conference
• March 25 - Region 1 - South Portland, Maine, Carrier Annex enters Voluntary Protection Programs of U.S. Labor Department's OSHA as workplace safety and health star
• March 24 - Region 9 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA orders Scottsdale, Ariz., flight charter company to pay employee who raised safety concerns nearly $95,000
• March 24 - Region 9 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA orders Wells Fargo of San Francisco to make whistleblower whole
• March 24 - Region 6 - New alliance will promote safety for oil and gas workers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas
• March 24 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA partners with contractors building the Hills Dry Pet Food facility in Emporia, Kan.
• March 23 - News Release - OSHA and American Biological Safety Association Alliance addresses biological safety hazards
• March 23 - News Release - OSHA and Shipbuilders Council of America Alliance set goal of reducing and preventing shipyard hazards
• March 23 - Region 6 - Two contractors cited by U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA for alleged safety and health violations following fatality at Kremlin, Okla., worksite
• March 20 - Region 5 - U. S. Department of Labor's OSHA forms safety and health alliance to tackle logging industry in Ohio
• March 20 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Vidalia, Ga., contractor with trenching safety violations and proposes more than $120,000 in penalties
• March 20 - Federal Register 74:11974-11975 - 1,3-Butadiene Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• March 20 - Federal Register 74:11970-11971 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
• March 20 - Federal Register 74:11975-11977 - The Temporary Labor Camps Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• March 19 - OSHA Quick Takes -- March 15, 2009 -- Volume 8, Issue 6
• March 18 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $110,000 in fines against Wyman Gordon Co. for hazards at Grafton, Mass., plant
• March 17 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Lockport, N.Y., contractor for cave-in hazard at Main Street worksite in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
• March 17 - Region 1 - Tewksbury, Mass., post office once again deemed workplace safety and health star by U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
• March 17 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites ICL Supresta Inc. for workplace safety and health hazards
• March 17 - Federal Register 74:11329-11330 - Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food Flavorings Containing Diacetyl
• March 17 - National Release - U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis takes action to prevent workers' exposure to food flavorings chemical
• March 13 - Trade Release - OSHA schedules Maritime Advisory Committee meeting in March
• March 12 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites South Bay's Florida Crystals Corp. with 15 safety violations and proposes $66,500 in penalties
• March 11 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Pompano Beach, Fla., roofing contractor with 9 safety citations following Broward County roofing fatality
• March 11 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Thomson, Ga., automotive parts supplier, H P Pelzer, with $135,000 in proposed penalties
• March 11 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines utility contractor $50,000 for alleged safety violations at Dripping Springs, Texas, worksite
• March 11 - Trade Release - Trenching and excavation among the hazards addressed in a renewed Alliance between OSHA and the American Pipeline Contractors Assoc.
• March 11 - Region 7 - U. S. Labor Department's OSHA recognizes Cargill Animal Protein, California, Mo., for excellence in occupational safety and health
• March 11 - Region 4 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA joining forces with Florida health care providers and professional associations to focus on workplace violence
• March 10 - Region 5 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA, state of Illinois and Sauk Valley Community College to present OSHA Safety Day in Dixon, Ill.
• March 10 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites John Prouty Construction Inc. of O'Neill, Neb., for violations of OSH Act
• March 10 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA forms alliance with Keene State College OSHA training institute to promote cooperative programs
• March 9 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $293,000 in penalties against Phenix Lumber Co. for safety and health violations
• March 9 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites contractor for willful and serious safety violations following Tallahassee, Fla., area trench fatality
• March 9 - OSHA Quick Takes -- March 1, 2009 -- Volume 8, Issue 5
• March 9 - Federal Register 74:10096 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
• March 6 - Region 8 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. in Commerce City, Colo., for workplace safety and health violations
• March 5 - Region 7 - G.E. Energy-Slater Membrane, Slater, Mo., earns U.S. Labor Department OSHA's highest recognition for achievements in workplace safety, health
• March 5 - Region 5 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Illinois Department of Commerce and Greater Peoria Contractors and Suppliers Association establish alliance
• March 4 - Region 1 - Fall hazard at Chelsea, Mass., worksite leads to $70,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for Plainville, Mass., contractor
• March 4 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA and J&J Contractors Inc. partner for safety during Armed Forces Reserve Center construction in Ayer, Mass.
• March 4 - Region 8 - U. S. Labor Department's OSHA recognizes Simmons Manufacturing in Aurora, Colo., for excellence in occupational safety and health
• March 3 - Interpretation - Clarification of CPL 02-02-073 as it pertains to emergency response training for firefighters.
• March 3 - Interpretation - Permissibility of using electronic signature to satisfy the Annual Summary certification for OSHA Form 300-A.
• March 3 - Interpretation - Determining work-relatedness for recordkeeping of injury resulting from horseplay.
• March 3 - Region 5 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enters partnership at Rush University Medical Center Transformation Project
• March 3 - Region 3 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA establishes alliance with the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce
• March 3 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA invites Connecticut employers to learn about program to reduce injuries and enhance workplace safety