OSHA News Releases – November 2015
November 2015
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to hold facilitated discussion on updated Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Essex County gutter and roof cleaning company again fails to provide workers with fall protection at Bergen County worksites
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA finds Seaford, Delaware, ice plant failed again to guard machinery, resulting in employee suffering amputation of both legs
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Gravedigger engulfed in cave-in of unguarded grave at Long Island cemetery
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Two employers cited for exposing workers to cave-in hazards at an unprotected trench in Conroe, Texas; fines total $65,900
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health schedules meeting of the Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - United Hospital Supply Corp. exposes employees to repeat safety and health hazards at manufacturing facility in Burlington, New Jersey
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Speedway lacking adequate workplace violence safeguards, OSHA finds
- - Region 4 OSHA Regional News Brief - JA Siding Construction Services in Georgia exposed workers to dangerous falls and other safety hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Bloomer, Wisconsin, roofing contractor endangers workers, ignores safety regulations
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Power press operator loses 3 fingers at Akron metal stamping plant
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Two employers cited for exposing workers to fall hazards after a worker falls to his death at a Conroe, Texas, construction site
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - OSHA cites Baton Rouge, Louisiana, business in trench collapse that killed worker
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - Three commercial real estate renovators willfully expose workers to asbestos in San Antonio; fines total $112,000
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Worker 'would not have died' in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, trench if employer had followed proper procedures, says OSHA
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA issues notices to Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center for exposing workers to an unsafe workplace
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA seeks public comment as it updates Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA investigation finds 37 safety and health violations at Ridgway, Pennsylvania, metal company after worker suffers leg amputation
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Furniture manufacturer, staffing agency expose workers to hazards twice in 14 months
- - Region 2 OSHA Regional News Brief - Employee struck by forklift at Schenectady recycling facility
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Philadelphia stucco company continues to expose workers to fall hazards on construction site
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - Unguarded balcony, lack of fall protection cause death of Dallas construction worker, OSHA finds
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA and the American Red Cross renew alliance focused on protecting the safety and health of volunteers, employees
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA publishes final rule for handling retaliation complaints from workers in railroad and public transportation industries
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - OSHA signing ceremony renews alliance with Georgia Youth
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Schaumburg, Illinois, sewer and water contractor again exposes workers to trench cave-in hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - After amputation at Austin manufacturing plant, OSHA cites employer and temp agency for safety violations
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA requests comments on guidance document that addresses whistleblower retaliation
- - Region 1 OSHA Regional News Brief - Acton based granite countertop manufacturer exposes employees to new and recurring safety hazards after failing to correct violation
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Lancaster County construction company again exposes workers to dangerous fall hazards at Temple, Pennsylvania, work site
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - Worker injured when 1K-pound load falls from crane
- - Region 6 OSHA Regional News Brief - OSHA renews alliance with the David L. Carrasco Job Corps Center to promote worker safety and health for young adults
- - Region 3 OSHA Regional News Brief - Berks County excavation contractor exposed workers to trenching hazards; OSHA levies more than $57K in fines
- - Region 5 OSHA Regional News Brief - Workers at IPMF LLC exposed to dangerous machine parts
- - Region 8 OSHA Regional News Brief - Roofers made to work above 3 stories without guard rails, fall protection