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

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.


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.

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

Read about more OSHA enforcement cases.

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.
