News Releases
March 2010
- - OSHA Statement - Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on passage of health care reform by US House of Representatives
- - OSHA Statement - Comentarios de la Secretaria de Trabajo de los EE. UU. Hilda L. Solis sobre el voto de la Camara de Representantes aprobando la reforma del sistema de seguro medico
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA requests comments on Direct Final Rule and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to protect workers from exposure to hexavalent chromium
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA announces informal public hearing on hazard communication in Pittsburgh on March 31
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department orders Tennessee Commerce Bank to reinstate whistleblower and pay more than $1 million in back wages and other relief
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $55,500 in penalties against American Warming and Ventilating Inc. for safety violations
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Allentown, Pa., company for failing to abate workplace safety and health hazards
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio Decorative Products $91,000 for safety violations
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Pecos, Texas, manufacturing facility for alleged safety and health hazards
- - OSHA National News Release - US assistant secretary of labor for OSHA testifies on Protecting America's Workers Act before House subcommittee
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA schedules combustible dust stakeholder meetings in Chicago to address workplace hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA eTool explains ways to protect the safety of electric power workers
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA forms alliance with Texas State Technical College in Sweetwater, Texas
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Harbeson, Del., poultry processing plant for workplace safety and health hazards
- - Region 9 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA assesses Guam contractor Hua Sheng $139,500 for hazardous conditions at barracks, worksite
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $178,800 in fines for Massachusetts and Rhode Island contractors for Newton, Mass., cave-in hazards
- - OSHA National News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA notifies 15,000 workplaces nationwide of high injury and illness rates
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Franklin County, Maine, pellet mill for combustible dust and other hazards after explosion
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA finds Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. railroad violated federal whistleblower law
- - Region 10 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Bowman's Inc. following trenching fatality at Pocatello, Idaho, worksite
- - OSHA National News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $3 million in fines to BP-Husky refinery near Toledo, Ohio
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA extends deadline for submitting comments on Recordkeeping proposed rule
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA extends deadline for membership nominations to Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Chipco LLC in Zanesville, Ohio, following fatality at natural gas well site in Londonderry, Ohio
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA partners with Manhattan Torcon JV to protect workers constructing new medical facility
- - Region 9 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA orders e-Smart Technologies Inc. to pay whistleblower back wages and $600,000 in compensatory damages
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $59,000 in fines against Cheshire, Conn., food distribution warehouse
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Danvers, Mass., construction contractor $136,000 for asbestos hazards at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston
February 2010
- - OSHA Trade Release - DOL/OSHA schedules conference on Latino worker safety and health
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup and urges proper worker safeguards
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup and urges proper worker safeguards
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites 2 contractors for violations of Occupational Safety and Health Act
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $62,000 in fines for Worldcolor Buffalo for hazards at Depew, NY, printing plant
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA urges recovery workers and public to safeguard themselves against hazards during flood and storm cleanup
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites North Carolina and Georgia contractors following fatal worker fall from Epping, NH, water tower
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA and Scaffold Industry Association form alliance to promote safety and health in construction industry
- - Region 10 OSHA News Release - Rathdrum Power LLC in Rathdrum, Idaho, receives OSHA's highest safety recognition award
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Cranesville Block Co. for safety and health hazards at Kingston, NY, plant
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Endres Processing LLC of Kansas City, Kan., for violations of Occupational Safety and Health Act
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Fred Weber Inc. earns US Labor Department praise for workplace safety and health achievements at 2 St. Louis-area asphalt plants
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA to hold stakeholder meetings in Atlanta on Feb. 17 to discuss combustible dust hazards
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites C.A. Franc $539,000 for willful fall hazard violations following worker's death at Washington, Pa., worksite
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Pittsburgh construction company for lack of fall protection following worker's death
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Illinois-based railroads ordered by US Department of Labor to compensate employee fired for reporting work-related injury
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - Contempt orders issued against St. Louis employer for ignoring OSHA citations
- - OSHA Statement - STATEMENT OF U.S. SECRETARY OF LABOR HILDA L. SOLIS ON THE EXPLOSION IN MIDDLETOWN, CONN.
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $59,000 in penalties against C&W Industries for willful and serious safety and health violations
- - Region 9 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Guam painters BME & Sons Inc. $51,200 in proposed penalties for fall protection violations
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA forming safety partnership with Skanska USA to focus on Westin Peachtree Plaza Window Replacement Project
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites O.S. Interior Systems following fatality at Houston worksite
- - OSHA National News Release - Secretary Hilda L. Solis presents US Department of Labor budget request for fiscal year 2011
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA QuickCards™ focus on safety in marine cargo handling operations
January 2010
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $55,000 in fines against Legacy Builders in Quincy, Mass., after Boston scaffold collapse injures workers
- - OSHA Media Advisory - Secretary Hilda L. Solis and agency heads to discuss US Labor Department's fiscal year 2011 budget through live Web chat on Monday, Feb. 1
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes recordkeeping change to improve illness data
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $57,000 in penalties against Triangle Grading and Paving for trench safety violations at Fort Bragg, NC
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA releases workplace injury and illness information
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA schedules informal stakeholder meetings on combustible dust
- - OSHA Trade Release - Updated OSHA guidance helps protect late-night retail workers from workplace violence
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - Methuen, Mass., contractor faces nearly $167,000 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for cave-in hazards at Quincy and Lynnfield, Mass., worksites
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposing more than $135,000 in penalties against Atlanta stone countertop manufacturer for health hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $90,500 in fines against Fibrelite for fire and explosion hazards at Pawcatuck, Conn., plant
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $71,000 in fines against Schweizer Aircraft Corp. for hazards at Horseheads, NY, plant
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $217,500 in penalties against fire log manufacturer following employee being injured
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $54,000 in fines against Star Service Corp. for East Boston, Mass., scaffolding and fall hazards
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bridgeport, Conn., contractor for cave-in hazard at Stamford, Conn., worksite
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Mueller Industries subsidiaries in Fulton, Miss., for safety and health violations, proposing $683,000 in penalties
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor releases 6 high-value datasets surpassing 1st open government target
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $97,500 in fines against C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. for recurring electrical and crushing hazards
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA recognizes ConocoPhillips, Bossier Operations for excellence in safety and health
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces 'OSHA Listens' public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites CITGO Refining and Chemicals in Corpus Christi, Texas, for alleged workplace safety violations
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - Delta Air Lines, DAL Global Services in Colorado Springs, Colo., again recognized by US Labor Department's OSHA for safety and health excellence
- - Region 8 OSHA News Release - MillerCoors Grain Elevator in Golden, Colo., recognized by US Labor Department's OSHA for excellence in occupational safety and health
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $233,500 in fines against Home Goods for exit access hazards at Long Island, NY, store
- - OSHA Trade Release - Fechas de la conferencia de DOL/OSHA sobre la Seguridad y Salud de los trabajadores Latinos
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA booklet outlines hexavalent chromium standards
- - OSHA Trade Release - DOL/OSHA schedules conference on Latino worker safety and health
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 3 companies for failing to protect workers' safety while constructing gas pipeline meter stations in Mississippi
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Gordon, Ga., maintenance and repair railcar company with serious safety and health violations following fatality
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites two employers following confined-space deaths at Queens, NY, recycling facility
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Camden chocolate processing plant following worker fatality
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor secures back wages for fired whistleblower in Corpus Christi, Texas
- - OSHA Trade Release - New OSHA videos provide respirator and facemask safety guidance
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Fort Lauderdale, Fla., shipping container company with repeat and serious safety violations
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces informal public hearings on hazard communication rule
- - Region 1 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $55,200 in fines to Pembroke, Mass., contractor for Randolph, Mass., cave-in hazard
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA joins employers and workers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee for 'Electrical Safety Stand-Down' Jan. 11
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes 41 safety and health violations against Georgia peanut processor in Sylvester and Blakely, Ga.
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $1.4 million in penalties in connection with fatal explosion in Houston
December 2009
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Broan Nu-Tone Storage Solutions in Cleburne, Texas, following amputation accident
- - Region 2 OSHA News Release - Freehold, NJ, company fails to comply with federal court order in US Labor Department's OSHA whistleblower case; US marshals seize vehicle
- - Region 5 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites International Masonry Inc. for safety violations that contributed to fatality
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Murphy Oil U.S.A. Inc. in Meraux, La., for alleged safety and health violations
- - Region 4 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Walt Disney World following monorail collision and issues recommendation letter following actor's death
- - Region 6 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces expansion of its San Antonio office
- - Region 3 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Huntington, W.Va., printing company nearly $160,000 for workplace safety and health hazards
- - OSHA Trade Release - Welding, scaffolding among topics addressed at Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health meeting
- - Region 7 OSHA News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Farmers Union Coop Supply Co. of Stanton, Neb., following worker's death
- - OSHA Trade Release - US Labor Department forms alliance with Mexican Consulate in New York and Diocese of Brooklyn