OSHA announces stakeholder meetings re: occupational exposure to infectious ...
CCH
OSHA invites interested parties to participate in informal stakeholder meetings concerning occupational exposure to infectious diseases. OSHA plans to use the information gathered at these meetings to explore the possible development of a proposed rule ...

$600K OSHA settlement in Mass. plant blast
Boston.com
BOSTON—The Labor Department says it has reached a $600000 settlement with adhesives manufacturer Bostik, Inc., over workplace safety citations related to a March 2011 explosion at its plant north of Boston. Four workers had nonlife-threatening ...

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Surprise OSHA inspections find Seymour violations
Ct Post
SEYMOUR -- A number of violations were found during a recent surprise inspection here by Connecticut OSHA, a division of the state Department of Labor that oversees the safety of municipal workers. "They found some violations, most of them minor, ...

OSHA probing former Florida postal worker's illness claims
Reuters
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration last month opened a probe into the incident in early 2011 involving former Orlando sorting facility supervisor Jeffrey Lill, Michael D'Aquino, a spokesman for OSHA's southeast regional office, ...

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Wyo. oil refinery where 3 hurt was cited recently
BusinessWeek
The state OSHA is investigating a flash fire that occurred Tuesday at Sinclair's refinery about five miles east of Rawlins. Three workers were injured and remained hospitalized at North Colorado Medical Center's Western States Burn Center in Greeley, ...
Wyo. oil refinery where 3 hurt cited recentlyKKCO-TV
3 critically injured in Sinclair refinery fireFuelFix (blog)
Wyoming refinery fire victims in critical conditionCasper Star-Tribune Online

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Vt. firm banned from explosive biz after NH blast
Boston Globe
Black Mag's principle owner, Craig Sanborn, of Maidstone, Vt., agreed to never employ workers in any explosives-related business enterprise, OSHA said. "What we seek in all cases is for the employer to eliminate hazardous conditions and take effective ...
OSHA: 2011 and beyondLexology (registration)

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Construction worker crushed to death in Boulder
Fox 31 KDVR.com
OSHA is investigating what caused a tragic construction accident at Boulder Community Foothills Hospital Tuesday which left one construction worker dead and two others injured. The man who was killed was standing on a steel beamed canopy about two ...
Worker killed by falling steel canopy at Boulder Community Foothills HospitalColorado Daily

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OSHA requiring investigators to find more workplace violations in crack down
Las Vegas Review - Journal
The nationwide OSHA average for inspections resulting in that level of violation is 79 percent. "The feds told us, 'You guys need to improve your game,'" said Steve Coffield, chief administrative officer of Nevada OSHA. "They're not saying we have to ...

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Joseph assumes more authority at Osha
Trinidad Guardian
Looking on is Osha chairman Carol Bhagan-Khan. Photo: Andre Alexander Whether it was a slip of the tongue or a mix-up—both Labour Minister Errol Mc Leod and Occupational Safety and Health Agency (Osha) chairman Carol Bhagan-Khan failed to get the job ...

OSHA conducting emphasis program inspections focused on powered industrial ...
CCH
OSHA has announced a new emphasis program focused on reducing fatalities and serious injuries related to powered industrial trucks in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Employers are encouraged to bring their facilities into compliance with ...
OSHA Ramps Up Inspections Of Forklift HazardsMondaq News Alerts (registration)

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