What's New - November, 2009

• November 30 - Trade Release - OSHA guidance document focuses on training, personal protective equipment for safeguarding emergency medical responders
• November 30 - Region 5 - Chippewa Valley Technical College renews alliance with US Labor Department's OSHA
• November 30 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $484,000 in penalties against Cambria Contracting Inc. for asbestos hazards at Buffalo, NY, jobsite
• November 25 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA, Harold O'Shea Builders and state of Illinois partner to safely complete hospital project
• November 25 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites West Lafayette, Ind., excavator for dangerous safety violations during trenching job in Danville, Ill.
• November 25 - Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
• November 25 - Federal Register 74:61708-61709 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
• November 25 - Federal Register 74:61709-61711 - Announcement of a Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) and ACCSH Work Group Meetings
• November 24 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $128,000 in penalties against Macon, Ga., fiber cement manufacturer for safety and health failures
• November 23 - OSHA Quick Takes -- November 15, 2009 -- Volume 8, Issue 21
• November 23 - Region 8 - US Department of Labor fines Tempel Grain Elevators LLP of Wiley, Colo., more than $1.6 million following teenage worker's death
• November 23 - Region 7 - OSHA's Omaha Area Office focuses local emphasis program on general industry establishments with noise, respiratory hazards
• November 23 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Decatur, Ga., wheel repair shop with failure-to-abate and repeat safety and health violations
• November 23 - Federal Register 74:61175-61176 - Personal Protective Equipment Standard for General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• November 20 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Washington, Ga., manufacturer for serious safety and health violations following worker's partial amputation
• November 20 - National Release - US Labor Department's OSHA issues compliance directive to address flu prevention for health care workers
• November 20 - Directive - CPL-02-02-075 - Enforcement Procedures for High to Very High Occupational Exposure Risk to 2009 H1N1 Influenza
• November 19 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Peekskill, NY, contractor for fall hazard at Peekskill Middle School construction site
• November 17 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA schedules stakeholder meetings on combustible dust hazards
• November 17 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA provides crowd control guidelines for protecting workers during retail sales events
• November 17 - Region 1 - Cave-in hazard in downtown Boston trench leads to $33,700 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for Hyde Park, Mass., contractor
• November 17 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA issues final rule, revises acetylene standard
• November 17 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $88,200 in fines against Victor, NY, contractor after worker burned in SUNY Buffalo arc flash
• November 13 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $509,000 in fines against Cranesville Aggregate for significant hazards at Scotia, NY, bagging plant
• November 10 - Region 7 - Greif Packaging LLC in Omaha, Neb., earns US Labor Department praise for workplace safety and health achievements
• November 10 - Region 7 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Loren Cook Co. of Springfield, Mo., for $511,000 following worker's death
• November 9 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Brooklyn, NY, contractor for electrocution and fall hazards at Westchester County worksite
• November 9 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA provides workplace H1N1 influenza precaution and protection information for workers and employers
• November 9 - Workplace Safety and H1N1
• November 5 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA adds another $64,000 for total of $109,000 in fines against Veolia ES Technical Solutions, West Carrollton, Ohio
• November 5 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites New Bedford, Mass., seafood processor following worker death in ice machine
• November 5 - Federal Register 74:57278-57280 - Hazard Communication; Correction
• November 4 - Federal Register 74:57198-57200 - Standard on Ethylene Oxide (EtO); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• November 3 - OSHA Quick Takes -- November 1, 2009 -- Volume 8, Issue 20
• November 3 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Miami companies with willful and serious safety violations after fatality at Bernuth Marine Terminal
• November 3 - Interpretation - OSHA's position on complying with an updated national consensus standard.
• November 3 - Interpretation - Amending OSHA's penalty adjustment factors.
• November 3 - Trade Release - OSHA addresses workplace violence and fatigue at upcoming international conference on work stress and health
• November 3 - Region 4 - OSHA supporting crane 'safety stand down' day organized by members of Florida Crane Safety Alliance
• November 2 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA levies more than $100,000 in penalties against Columbus Steel Castings Co. for 19 safety and health violations
• November 2 - Interpretation - Using the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) to Comply with OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard.
• November 2 - Interpretation - Guarding of Access Openings to Fixed Ladders.
• November 2 - Interpretation - Applicability of the PRCS standard to aircraft maintenance activities.
• November 2 - Interpretation - Use of physical versus mailing address of the responsible party listed on the MSDS.
• November 2 - Interpretation - Training requirements for fire investigators.

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