OSHA News Releases – September 2021

September 2021

  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds Tampa smelter willfully exposed workers to unsafe levels of airborne lead, despite experts’ warning
  • - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor cites Colorado dairy farm operator for violations after vacuum truck driver suffers fatal injuries in unguarded manure pit
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor awards more than $11.6M in grants to educate workers, employers on workplace safety, health
  • - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor cites JBS Foods Inc. for repeated safety failures after worker’s death at Swift Beef’s Colorado facility
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor proposes $1.67M in fines for Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer after worker dies when crushed by machine
  • - OSHA Trade Release - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. celebrará una reunión virtual para solicitar la opinión del público sobre el programa de protección de denunciantes de OSHA
  • - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor to hold virtual meeting to solicit public input on OSHA whistleblower program
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - OSHA finds Ohio contractor continues to defy federal safety requirements to ensure workers use fall protection, placing himself, employees at risk
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor again cites Fort Worth masonry company for exposing workers to falls, proposes $216K in penalties
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor announces enhanced, expanded measures to protect workers from hazards of extreme heat, indoors and out
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor cites Houston transmission line contractor for safety violations following worker’s death and severe injuries to another
  • - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor, the Builders’ Association renew 20-year partnership to train, protect Missouri, Kansas construction workers on job sites
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor urges workers, employers, public to recognize hazards, ensure safety after Hurricane Nicholas
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor cites Foundation Food Group Inc. for exposing workers to safety hazards, proposes $154K in penalties
  • - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor initiative seeks to reduce deaths, injuries, protect workers in New England’s tree, landscaping operations
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor cites Ohio stone manufacturer for repeatedly exposing workers to machine hazards
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor awards more than $6.7M in worker safety, health training grants to 37 recipients
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor awards more than $6.7M in worker safety, health training grants to 37 recipients
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor awards more than $6.7M in worker safety, health training grants to 37 recipients
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor awards more than $6.7M in worker safety, health training grants to 37 recipients
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor publishes final interpretive rule amending one of the rules interpreting the OSH Act’s anti-retaliation provision
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Ohio automotive steel manufacturer continues to expose workers to amputations, other hazards at Canton mill