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May 2023

  • - OSHA National News Release - 美国劳工部宣布为工人安全和健康培训拨款超过1200万美元
  • - OSHA National News Release - Bộ Lao động Hoa Kỳ công bố khoản tài trợ hơn 12 triệu đô la dành cho phát triển môi trường làm việc an toàn và khoẻ mạnh cho người lao động
  • - OSHA News Brief - Lubbock Mayor Payne recognizes ‘Digging Deep in Lubbock Workshop 2023’
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor offers webinar for grantee, applicants for federal grants to increase workplace safety training programs
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor again finds resin manufacturer exposing employees to respiratory hazards, risk of explosion at Kenton facility
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA encourages stakeholders to share feedback on effectiveness of leading indicators to improve, develop resource tool
  • - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor places New Jersey manufacturer in Severe Violator Enforcement Program after worker suffers serious, preventable amputation
  • - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor, Shipbuilders Council of America renew alliance to promote safe, healthful workplaces in Mid-Atlantic shipyard industry
  • - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor finds contractor exposed workers to trench hazards after investigation into 23-year-old worker’s fatality in Aurora
  • - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor finds Colorado contractor exposing workers to trench cave-ins, including one that caused teenager’s fatal injuries
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites 2 employers after workers show elevated levels of inorganic arsenic at Georgia chemical manufacturing facility
  • - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal court issues consent judgment requiring Luzerne County manufacturer to pay former employee $13K in whistleblower case
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to hold public meeting June 15 to discuss modernizing, improving, expanding its Voluntary Protection Programs
  • - OSHA News Brief - Department of Labor finds Texas Children’s Hospital failed to protect employees after security guard suffers serious assault by patient
  • - OSHA News Release - Birmingham Region - Federal court finds US Postal Service wrongfully fired employee who reported workplace injury, violated federal worker protections
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Holder Construction Group LLC partner to promote safety at data center project
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor partners with Georgia agencies, employers to promote safety stand-downs to address workplace mental health awareness
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor partners with Holder Construction Group LLC to promote workplace safety during Trilith community project in South Atlanta
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor announces national emphasis program to reduce, prevent workplace falls, a leading cause of workplace fatalities
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules meeting of Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on May 24

April 2023

  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor finds Amazon failed to provide injured employees proper medical treatment at Castleton, New York, fulfillment facility
  • - OSHA Trade Release - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health to meet May 31
  • - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Judge finds UHS of Delaware Inc., UHS of Fuller Inc. denied workplace violence protections to Fuller Hospital employees
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Department of Labor investigation of fatal trench collapse in Brazoria County finds contractor failed to follow federal excavation safety measures
  • - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - US Department of Labor finds Guam Shipyards failed to follow federal safety standards after investigation into rigger’s November 2022 death
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Moss & Associates LLC to promote workplace safety, health during construction of Central Florida hotel
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Brasfield & Gorrie Construction to promote safety at Alabama construction site
  • - OSHA National News Release - Dollar General again found exposing employees to fire, entrapment hazards, after federal workplace safety inspection at Orlando-area store
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor to honor workers whose jobs claimed their lives, recommit to protecting workers as nation marks Workers Memorial Day
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor partners with Moss & Associates LLC to promote workplace safety during Pasco County Jail project in Central Florida
  • - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor announces new members of Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor finds City of Delray Beach retaliated against inspector for reporting cross-contamination between tap water, reclaimed sewage
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Ringland-Johnson Construction partnership will promote workplace safety during Rockford’s Hard Rock Casino project
  • - OSHA News Brief - Consulting firm earns renewed ‘Star’ designation, US Department of Labor recognition of its lengthy commitment to safe, healthy workplaces
  • - OSHA Trade Release - Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos anuncia el lanzamiento del concurso "Vence el Calor"
  • - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor announces launch of ‘Beat the Heat’ contest
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds Mississippi farm willfully disregarded safety standards after South African guest worker suffocates in storage bin
  • - OSHA News Release - San Francisco Region - US Department of Labor finds Arizona veterans’ healthcare facility exposed employees to potentially deadly hazards on steam lines
  • - OSHA National News Release - ‘Danger Vu’: Federal inspection again finds Dollar General exits, walkways blocked, boxes stacked unsafely, workers at risk in Texas, Wisconsin
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, WeCount! align to educate vulnerable agricultural, construction, domestic workers in South Florida on workplace safety, health
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor, industry partners to promote road construction worker safety during 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Federal safety investigators find Alabama paper mill willfully bypassed safety regulations, leading to fatal electrocution of 36-year-old worker
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Tiverton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Dighton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
  • - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor seeking public input, ideas to improve OSHA whistleblower program outreach, training at May meeting
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor, state agencies, industry leaders launch campaign to educate, alert Midwest employers, workers of deadly excavation hazards
  • - OSHA National News Release - Dangers discounted: US Department of Labor finds Dollar General willfully exposing workers to fire hazards at central Pennsylvania store
  • - OSHA News Brief - Denver construction contractor’s commitment to workplace safety, health earns ‘Star’ designation from US Department of Labor
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor renews L.L. Bean ‘Star Level’ designation for workplace safety, health achievements
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of 29-year-old sanitation worker’s leg amputation finds Ohio food processor again ignored safety standards
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor investigation finds wind turbine parts manufacturer continues to ignore machine safety procedures
  • - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor urges caution to avoid fall, electrical, other hazards during tornado cleanup in Bollinger County, Missouri
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor renews Wheelabrator’s ‘Star Level’ designation for workplace safety, health achievements
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of Ohio hardwood flooring mill finds three injuries in five months as company consistently violates safety rules

March 2023

  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration releases 2022 injury and illness data
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds fall protection would have saved roof worker who fatally plunged through skylight at Milton airport in October 2022
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor establishes a Georgia-wide alliance to improve ergonomic safety in state’s warehouses
  • - Readout - Readout: US Department of Labor hosts discussion on safety and health agency’s new authority to provide visa certifications to better protect workers
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - For the 6th time in 13 months, Department of Labor finds Fort Walton Beach framing contractor endangering workers at Florida worksites
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, HC Beck LTD School of Construction sign alliance to educate employers, keep workers safe
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Deadly defiance: Ocala framing contractor’s refusal to comply with safety standards continues despite fatal 2020 incident, 35 violations since 2019
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Appleton roofing general contractor, Kaukauna subcontractor cited for repeatedly failing to protect employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
  • - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - Deadly gamble: North Dakota contractor supervised workers in unprotected trenches, failed 3 inspections in 32 days, ignored warnings, faces $505K in fines
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor, industry leaders focus on small steps for big safety impact during 2023 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, March 27-31
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Grain and Feed Association of Illinois renew alliance to address common hazards in the grain-handling industry
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Court requires Austin auto dealership to pay $15K in damages to employee fired in 2020 after raising COVID-19 safety concerns
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Trumbull Corp. partners to protect workers on Berkeley County, West Virginia, highway construction project
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds lawn service contractor ignored safety standards, allowed workers to operate riding mowers dangerously at Fort Campbell
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Colorado Health Care Association collaborate to help keep long-term care workers safe, healthy
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor certifies Maine’s completion of developmental steps of occupational safety, health plan for state, local government workers
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Power Generation Workgroup alliance promotes importance of safety for workers
  • - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - Federal investigation of teen worker’s fall from New Castle store roof finds Georgia contractor violated child labor, overtime, worker safety laws
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to hold online meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Heat Work Group on April 27
  • - OSHA News Brief - Investigations by Department of Labor, Vernon Police lead to first-degree manslaughter charges in Connecticut trench fatality
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigators find operating, training deficiencies contributed to fatal BP Products refinery explosion that claimed two workers’ lives
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Federal investigation orders church to pay back wages, reinstate employee fired for raising concerns about rodents, insects in childcare center
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, National Safety Council Nebraska Chapter sign alliance to train employers, workers on common hazards
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds oil, gas waste company failed to protect workers from dangers of inhalation after employee suffers fatal injury
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Federal safety investigators find Mobile contractor ignored safety warnings that might have prevented 28-year-old employee’s death aboard Panama City vessel
  • - OSHA National News Release - Low-cost, higher risk: Dollar General inspections in Florida, Georgia find employees exposed to blocked emergency exits, other dangers
  • - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor issues final rule on handling retaliation complaints under Taxpayer First Act
  • - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - Without adequate safety gear, Nebraska grain handler fatally suffocated after being engulfed in corn silo; company faces $531K in penalties
  • - OSHA National News Release - Secretary Marty Walsh addresses President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget
  • - OSHA National News Release - Administrative law judge affirms citations; Alabama automotive parts supplier to pay $1.3M in penalties after 20-year-old worker’s 2016 death
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, Operating Engineers Local 150 renew alliance for workplace place safety, training in union’s apprenticeship program
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Fire department concerns lead federal inspectors to identify dangerously blocked exit routes, fire extinguishers at Cincinnati Dollar General store
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Next generation: US Department of Labor promotes safety to newest generation of construction workforce during Atlanta career expo in March
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Unaware of the danger, painter fatally falls 21 feet after stepping onto unsecured balcony at Cleveland residential construction project
  • - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Mercury poisoning: Long Island thermometer maker’s workers sickened by unsafe exposures to toxic metal, faces nearly $200K in penalties
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - Department of Labor finds LaFayette insulation manufacturer ignored safety standards after investigation of worker’s serious head injury
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation of Del Monte cannery worker’s amputation injury finds company violated federal safety standards
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, American Society of Safety Professionals in East Texas partner for better safety, health in the workplace
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA to provide in-person, online training event on workplace safety, health for federal agency employees, Aug. 8-10

February 2023

  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, McCarthy Building Companies partner to target workplace hazards at St. Louis’ BJC Campus renewal project
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds El Paso metal-plating company continues to willfully expose employees working with corrosive acids to eye injuries
  • - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - New Hampshire roofing contractor faces $234K in penalties for exposing workers to fall hazards again, this time at two Granite State worksites
  • - OSHA National News Release - Federal panel upholds $10K US Department of Labor citation litigated by Walmart for years over hazardous shelving
  • - OSHA National News Release - Business as usual: Mount Pleasant, Texas, Dollar Tree inspection finds storeroom exits blocked, boxes stacked dangerously
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor cites Amazon for again exposing workers to ergonomic hazards, this time at Colorado Springs delivery station
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Court requires North Texas dental practice, owners to pay $15K in back wages to workers fired for raising COVID-19 safety concerns