OSHA cites Sorrento Lactalis on chemical safety
BusinessWeek
OSHA said inspectors found that Sorrento, which uses the ammonia in its refrigeration process, lacked procedures and tests to maintain the integrity of its equipment. OSHA says the company's been cited for the same issues in the past, at an Idaho plant ...
OSHA fines Perrysburg firmToledo Blade
OSHA compliance brings hefty bill for High PointWinston-Salem Journal
OSHA cites IHOP for W.Va. chlorine incidentAppleton Post Crescent
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Osha owes workers $3.7M in outstanding gratuity
Trinidad Guardian
Even as questions to who sanctioned the $65000 salary paid to Prof Anthony Joseph and in what capacity he was hired at the Occupational Safety and Health Agency (Osha) remain unanswered, more than $3 million in gratuities remain outstanding to workers.

Chevron Employee Swallowed by Western Taft Sinkhole; Cal-OSHA Investigating
NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)
Urban Search and Rescue teams were still trying to figure out the best way to recover the man's body by mid-afternoon. Cal-OSHA is investigating the fatal work-related accident. Legal News Reporter: Nicole Howley-Legal news for California work-related ...

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Work-related fatal accidents continue to fall
Middletown Journal
Gomia, and others in the safety business, credit the decline in work-related fatal accidents in the region to company compliance of OSHA regulations and employees' heighten safety awareness. Today, the IAM Local Lodge 1943 will host its annual Memorial ...

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Campaign To Protect Workers From The Heat 06/22/11
KOSA
The mission is to avoid serious heat-related illnesses that OSHA officials say can easily be prevented. Water, shade and rest is the formula OSHA is emphasizing to prevent heat illnesses that send thousands of workers to the hospital each year. ...

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EPA Issues PR Notice Concerning SDSs As Pesticide Labeling to Address Non ...
Environmental Expert (press release)
OSHA requires SDSs under its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), and as reported in our March 21, 2012, memorandum, which is available online, OSHA recently revised the HCS to align it with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of ...

Illinois Company fined for Improper Asbestos Removal by OSHA
Asbestos.Net News
The fines were levied by OSHA against AMD Industries of Cicero, IL on May 25 after an investigation turned up 19 “willful” and eight “serious” health citations for the manner in which an asbestos abatement project in the company's facility in 2010 was ...
Illinois Company Fined $1.2 Million due to Asbestos ProblemsPRLog.Org (press release)

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OSHA Strengthens DOL's Whistleblower Protection Program
JD Supra (press release)
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently launched a series of initiatives to strengthen the Department of Labor's (DOL's) Whistleblower Protection Program. These initiatives impact virtually all employers, especially those in ...

Construction worker injured in fall at Palo Alto High School
San Jose Mercury News
The worker was spreading metal decking on the second floor of a building just before 8 am when he plummeted 13 feet and 8 inches to the concrete floor below, Cal-OSHA spokeswoman Patricia Ortiz said. He broke his hip and several facial bones, ...
Worker falls from steel structure at PalyPalo Alto Online

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Cooper Tire contests OSHA safety findings
Memphis Commercial Appeal
OSHA has recommended a $254900 fine against Cooper Tire in Tupelo, along with two of its maintenance contractors, for what it deems a "significant enforcement action." The inspection and subsequent fine levied against the Tupelo plant was precipitated ...
OSHA cites Jones Dairy Farm for health, safety violationsMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jones Dairy Farm cited by OSHAWisconsin State Journal

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