OSHA News Releases – November 2023
November 2023
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor urges employers to follow federal safety guidelines to protect workers from falls; delivery, warehouse hazards this holiday season
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Judge finds New Hampshire roofing contractor Barry Billcliff not credible, personally liable for $162K in OSHA penalties, plus $3K in attorneys’ fees
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor investigation into inmate’s violent attack on nurse finds South Bay facility failed to institute safety procedures
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Ohio meat processor lacked safety requirements after worker falls into machine, suffers chemical burns
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, MEJA Construction Inc. to promote safety during construction of Clayton County’s Forest Park Middle School
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators, NCCCO Foundation form alliance to protect crane operators
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor renews regional program on high-level workplace noise to protect mid-Atlantic workers from permanent hearing loss
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Wisconsin roofing contractor faces $180K in fines for repeatedly failing to protect employees, subcontractors from deadly fall hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor cites Massachusetts chemical manufacturer for combustible dust, chemical process violations after fatal explosion
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds global gas manufacturer’s safety failures led to 25-year-old worker’s life-altering injuries after High Springs explosion
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet Dec. 12
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds El Paso machine shop, manufacturer willfully exposed employees to dozens of workplace safety, health hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces preparation meeting for UN Sub-Committee on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, Nov. 15
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor finds Wisconsin worker’s fatal 2023 injuries occurred on machine 3M Company identified as hazardous in 2022
- - OSHA Trade Release - Company partners with OSHA, USF to protect workers
- - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor cites 3 Jacksonville contractors for exposing workers to potentially deadly cave-in hazards at Middleburg worksite
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor cites Long Island roofer for safety failures after worker suffers fatal fall at Glen Cove worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor places Louisiana contractor in severe violator enforcement program after 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall at Georgia worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigation of amputation injury finds Rana Meal Solutions again failed to protect employees from machines’ moving parts
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation cites Waupaca Foundry after 2 workers suffer amputation injuries in 11 days, fines company $234K