OSHA News Releases – November 2016
November 2016
- - OSHA Trade Release - Secretary of Labor renews charter of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA renews alliance with National STEPS Network and NIOSH to protect workers in oil and gas extraction industry
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - OSHA launches emphasis program to protect Wilkes Barre area retail store workers as holiday season beckons
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - J.C. Stucco and Stone ordered to pay nearly $345K in fines after OSHA finds company continued to expose workers to scaffolding hazards
- - OSHA Regional News Brief - Philadelphia Region - OSHA fines Philadelphia contractor $72K for fall, trenching safety violations
- - OSHA Regional News Brief - Philadelphia Region - OSHA fines window manufacturer nearly $75K for exposing workers to safety hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA, Safety Council of Northwest Ohio renew alliance to provide education, resources to area employers
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - OSHA issues more than $150K in fines to Louisiana contractor for confined space violations after fumes sicken two workers
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA investigates trench collapse after 28-year-old worker becomes 13th worker injured while working underground in 2016
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Ohio worker's death highlights grim 2016 national stat: trench collapse fatalities have more than doubled
- - OSHA Regional News Brief - Atlanta Region - OSHA cites South Florida painting company after worker injured
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA again finds Dollar General jeopardizing worker safety
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - OSHA finds Boulder sporting goods manufacturer retaliated against worker who reported concerns about free-fall equipment safety
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - OSHA: Training could have prevented tree service worker's death
- - OSHA Regional News Brief - Philadelphia Region - OSHA finds Ohio-based roofing company exposed employees to falls again, this time at a Pittsburgh work site
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to hold a meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health OSH Professionals Pipeline Work Group
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA cites wholesale baking company after worker suffers amputation
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Fuyao America Glass racks up $227K in OSHA penalties following six complaint inspections at Ohio auto glass plant in 2016
- - OSHA Regional News Brief - Chicago Region - OSHA finds multiple workers suffer ergonomic injuries at Excelsior Springs Seating System
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Roofing company cited after 47-year-old laborer dies after suffering heat stroke on third day on the job
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - OSHA cites Prinz Grain and Feed in worker's death after wall of corn debris collapses in grain bin
- - OSHA Regional News Brief - New York City Region - OSHA finds New Jersey cleaning products manufacturer exposed workers to chemical, other safety and health hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - Inventors selected in first-ever noise safety challenge
- - OSHA Regional News Brief - Dallas Region - OSHA finds Arkansas steel wire company failed repeatedly to protect workers from amputation hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - OSHA cites both South Dakota refinery, construction companies after worker suffers fatal burns when ethanol ignites during expansion project
- - OSHA Regional News Brief - Atlanta Region - Eight times since 2011, federal safety inspectors find Central Florida contractor exposing workers to dangerous, potentially deadly falls
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA finds Ohio rail track repair kit manufacturer exposes workers to machine, silica, falls, noise and other hazards; proposes $159K in fines
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - OSHA focuses on reducing amputations suffered by Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas workers