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2 Feb 2012, 6:40 am
Welch Group Environmental LLP of Belton was recently cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for failing to take the appropriate measures to help prevent work-related accidents in South Carolina and on its other work sites. [read post]
15 Feb 2011, 12:21 pm by Robert Elliott, J.D.
George, Ontario construction company, was fined $50,000 recently for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after two workers were endangered during an excavation. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 5:20 pm by Luke Bickel
On September 15, 2022, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Board”) met to consider whether to adopt the proposed COVID-19 Permanent Standard (“Permanent Standard”)[1] to replace the current Emergency Temporary Standard, which is due to expire on December 31, 2022. [read post]
20 Jan 2015, 3:17 pm by Andrew
Valdosta, GA — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently released a report saying that there was a fatal accident in the Valdosta area of Georgia late last year. [read post]
5 Nov 2021, 7:56 am by Government Investigations Group
(PT) REGISTER NOW On Nov. 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employees of large employers either to get vaccinated or to test negative on a weekly basis. [read post]
28 Sep 2021, 11:08 am by Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced new measures aimed at reducing heat dangers in workplaces. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 8:05 am by Jourdan Day, Porter Wright
After the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) on mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on November 4, 2021, a number of lawsuits were filed challenging the agency’s ability to enforce the rule. [read post]
10 Sep 2020, 10:56 am by Geoff Schweller
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must improve its handling of whistleblower complaints during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a newly published report by the U.S. [read post]
30 Jan 2011, 6:34 pm
Fortunately, there are laws, such as federal government’s False Claims Act (FCA), the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and several Massachusetts laws, which provide whistleblowers some protections, including protection retaliation from an employer. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 7:55 am
The Indiana Occupational Safety And Health Administration recently levied fines against Mid-America Sound Corp, the company charged with erecting the stage, the Indiana Fair Commission, the entity in charge of the venue, and the union that worked the site. [read post]
5 May 2020, 11:44 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
Under Maryland law, a person normally is not allowed to operate a motor vehicle unless the driver and every occupant under 16 years old are restrained by a seat belt or a child safety seat. [read post]
5 Nov 2021, 7:56 am by Government Investigations Group
(PT) REGISTER NOW On Nov. 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employees of large employers either to get vaccinated or to test negative on a weekly basis. [read post]
10 Dec 2010, 10:37 am
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), across the United States, Construction accounted for 1,178 fatal work injuries, the most of any industry sector in 2007. [read post]
28 Jan 2022, 8:48 am by Kristi Thomas
On January 25, 2022, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced its withdrawal of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring vaccination or weekly testing. [read post]
13 Apr 2009, 6:49 am
Other than occupational (employee) health and safety, the federal government has traditionally been the primary regulator of specifically toxic materials, through the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; the Hazardous Products Act, the National Pollutant Release Inventory, the Chemicals Management Program, etc. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 7:00 am
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating this incident. [read post]
11 Aug 2010, 10:00 pm
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed the new penalties after BP failed to make corrections to its safety procedures at the Texas City refinery after the blast. [read post]
28 Aug 2012, 9:23 am by Jonathan Brun
Bloodborne Pathogens – 1910.1030 Hazard Communication – 1910.1200 Respiratory Protection – 1910.134 Occupational Noise Exposure – 1910.95 Powered Industrial Trucks – 1910.178 Permit-required Confined Spaces – 1910.146 Lockout/Tagout – 1910.147 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – 1910.120 Guarding Floor and Wall Openings and Holes – 1910.23 Personal Protective Equipment – 1910.132 But other top priority audit… [read post]
16 Aug 2013, 12:33 am by Jon Gelman
(workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Fashion Safety -- Mandating Sweat-Free Garment Labels: Feasible Under the First Amendment (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) President Obama Tightens Bangladesh Trade Over Worker Safety Issues (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) The woman who nearly died making your iPad (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Jersey City, NJ, theatrical equipment company cited by OSHA for exposing workers to workplace safety and health hazards… [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 3:17 pm by Lawrence Eppley and Shawn D. Fabian
Earlier this year, the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standards Board and Office of Administrative Law approved a “Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program” that may result in sweeping changes to hospitality employers’ written policies and training practices concerning workplace injuries. [read post]