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  1. QuickTakes
  2. November 04, 2019

November 4, 2019 • Volume 18, Issue 20 • A twice-monthly newsletter with information about workplace safety and health.

OSHA QuickTakes - OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Addressing Worker Safety

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Loren Sweatt focused on OSHA’s balanced approach during her address at the Pennsylvania Governor’s Safety and Health Conference.

Loren Sweatt
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Maritime Safety

The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health will meet November 19-20 in Washington, D.C.

Working with OSHA to Reduce Injuries

A North Dakota long-term care facility worked with OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program to reduce injury rates.

Benedictine Living Community of Wahpeton Earns OSHA SHARP Designation
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Court Sentence

Two managers were sentenced to probation and ordered to pay fines for conspiracy to obstruct justice in an OSHA fatality investigation.

Machine Guarding Violations

A newspaper publisher was cited and fined $145,858 after a worker’s finger was amputated.

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Electrical Violations

A chemical manufacturer faces $1,591,176 in penalties after a plant explosion resulted in four fatalities.

Repeated Violations

A fencing company was fined $370,298 after repeatedly exposing workers to amputation hazards when using machinery.

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Read about more OSHA enforcement cases.
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Radiation Safety

OSHA’s revised webpage provides information on how to recognize and control ionizing radiation hazards.

Shipyard Safety

OSHA’s new Temporary Worker Bulletin focuses on hazards in shipyards.                   

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