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23 Nov 2016, 5:30 am by Kori Shafer-Stack
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened a follow-up inspection on Jan. 13, 2016, after RWS Manufacturing Inc. failed to verify it corrected violations cited during a previous OSHA inspection. [read post]
22 Nov 2016, 7:26 am by Altman & Altman
Subsequent investigations by WGBH showed that the construction contractor, Atlantic Drain Services (based out of Roslindale, MA), had been cited 13 times by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the past five years, including a citation for placing its workers underground without the proper safety and rescue precautions in place. [read post]
22 Nov 2016, 7:26 am by Altman & Altman
Subsequent investigations by WGBH showed that the construction contractor, Atlantic Drain Services (based out of Roslindale, MA), had been cited 13 times by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the past five years, including a citation for placing its workers underground without the proper safety and rescue precautions in place. [read post]
22 Nov 2016, 5:30 am by Kori Shafer-Stack
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to call on the region’s construction companies to ensure that their employees have and use proper equipment when required to protect them from work-related falls. [read post]
21 Nov 2016, 10:21 am by Altman & Altman
The incident is currently under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Duxbury Police Department. [read post]
21 Nov 2016, 10:21 am by Altman & Altman
The incident is currently under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Duxbury Police Department. [read post]
21 Nov 2016, 10:08 am by Altman & Altman
 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines a trench as “a narrow underground excavation that is deeper than it is wide, and is no wider than 15 feet. [read post]
21 Nov 2016, 10:08 am by Altman & Altman
 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines a trench as “a narrow underground excavation that is deeper than it is wide, and is no wider than 15 feet. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 4:41 am by James Hoffmann
However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has put in place two standards when it comes to walk-in freezers: Make provision for an accessible exit from the walk-in  freezer besides the main exit Provide a pain bar or some other way to exit in event that a worker is inadvertently trapped inside Unfortunately, in spite of all the safety measures, malfunctions and accidents happen. [read post]
17 Nov 2016, 4:18 am by James Hoffmann
Winter Construction Safety Tips The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) website offers the following winterizing safety tips for all types of construction jobs: Protect pipes: Workers should never try to thaw frozen pipes with an open flame as it can cause fires and also result in a steam explosion. [read post]
17 Nov 2016, 3:08 am by Philip Stancil
Documents from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the government agency tasked with protecting workers from dangerous conditions, revealed that the company doing the work at that site had numerous previous safety violations over the past several years, including one situation that seems a disturbing echo of this collapse. [read post]
16 Nov 2016, 6:42 am by James Hoffmann
Overall Cost of Work Related Injuries to Business According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the total annual cost of workplace injuries to U.S. businesses is around $170 billion. [read post]
16 Nov 2016, 5:30 am by Kori Shafer-Stack
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has determined. [read post]
15 Nov 2016, 5:19 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
While Congress has considered several CRA joint resolutions of disapproval since 1996, the CRA mechanism has successfully overturned only one agency final rule: a 2000 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule related to workplace ergonomics standards. [read post]
15 Nov 2016, 8:45 am by James Hoffmann
Roofing Falls: Some statistics According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in the U.S., 100 workers are killed in roofing falls each year, and most of these are construction workers. [read post]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Enforcement Activity: Similarly, with the new administration, OSHA is likely to move away from its current tack of aggressive enforcement activity, and toward a more collaborative enforcement style. [read post]
14 Nov 2016, 11:02 am by Rachel Howard and Jason Kearnaghan
Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. [read post]
14 Nov 2016, 10:09 am by Altman & Altman
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) maintains a robust whistleblowing program which encourages and protects individuals who wish to report a safety concern from retaliatory penalties placed on them by their employers. [read post]
14 Nov 2016, 10:09 am by Altman & Altman
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) maintains a robust whistleblowing program which encourages and protects individuals who wish to report a safety concern from retaliatory penalties placed on them by their employers. [read post]
11 Nov 2016, 11:24 am by James Hoffmann
Some of the most common ones include: Unsafe handling of chemicals Improper storage of chemicals Improper disposal of chemicals Ruptures of chemical storage tanks Failure to comply with standards and safety regulations set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Workers Compensation for Chemical Spill Injuries If you work in a chemical or manufacturing plant, and you notice any of the above mentioned hazards in the… [read post]