What's New - Last 30 Days

• September 12 - Federal Register 77: 56232 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Temporary Labor Camps Standard
• September 11 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA awards $10.7 million in safety and health training grants to 72 organizations University of Alabama receives grant totaling $110,000
• September 11 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA awards $10.7 million in safety and health training grants to 72 organizations Georgia Tech receives more than $181,000 in funding
• September 11 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA awards $10.7 million in safety and health training grants to 72 organizations Three North Carolina organizations receive grants totaling more than $800,000
• September 11 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA awards $10.7 million in safety and health training grants to 72 organizations Four Florida organizations receive grants totaling more than $564,000
• September 11 - National - US Labor Department's OSHA awards $10.7 million in safety and health training grants to 72 organizations
• September 11 - Region 8 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites SeaCast for violations at Butte, Mont., foundry; proposes $104,000 in fines
• September 10 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor orders Dana Holding Corp. to pay whistleblower nearly $275,000 in back wages, damages
• September 10 - Region 6 - OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. cita a 7 empresas de Miami y San Antonio con 46 infracciones por exponer a trabajadores al amianto
• September 10 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites 7 companies from Miami, and San Antonio with 46 violations for exposing workers to asbestos
• September 6 - Region 9 - US Labor Department's OSHA notifies Navy's Fleet Readiness Center Southwest about employees' exposure to toxic materials at Coronado, Calif., facility
• September 6 - Region 2 - US Labor Department sues Albany, NY, contractor for allegedly firing and harassing employee who reported asbestos hazards at Gloversville school
• September 6 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Citgo Refining and Chemicals for exposing workers to hazardous materials in Corpus Christi, Texas
• September 5 - Region 7 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Global Pyrotechnic Solutions in Dittmer, Mo., for 31 violations after 3 workers injured in fireworks plant explosion
• September 4 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Logan Machine Co. for 16 violations after investigating complaint of hazards at Akron, Ohio, machine shop
• August 31 - OSHA QuickTakes - August 31, 2012
• August 30 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA urges recovery workers and public to guard against hazards during Tropical Storm Isaac cleanup
• August 30 - Region 4 - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. insta al público y a los trabajadores de recuperación a protegerse contra los riesgos durante la limpieza del huracán Isaac
• August 30 - Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA urges recovery workers and public to guard against hazards during Hurricane Isaac cleanup
• August 30 - Region 6 - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. insta al público y a los trabajadores de recuperación a protegerse contra los riesgos durante la limpieza del huracán Isaac
• August 30 - Trade Release - OSHA extends temporary enforcement measures in residential construction through December 15
• August 30 - Federal Register 77: 52763 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reports of Injuries to Employees Operating Mechanical Power Presses
• August 29 - Trade Release - OSHA and the National Safety Council renew Alliance to address fall prevention, injury and illness prevention programs
• August 29 - Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Plains Gas Solutions following explosion at Eunice, La., facility that severely injured worker
• August 29 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Wenco Energy with repeat and serious violations based on follow-up inspection at Tulsa, Okla., plant
• August 28 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Brick, NJ-based contractor for continuing to expose workers to falls and other hazards at Secaucus work site
• August 28 - Region 5 - Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ordered by US Labor Department's OSHA to pay more than $932,000 after illegally terminating 2 injured workers
• August 28 - Region 9 - US Department of Labor's OSHA orders Arizona trucking company to reinstate whistleblower, pay $315,000 in back wages and damages
• August 27 - Region 8 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites St. Regis, Mont., sawmill for safety violations; more than $128,000 proposed in fines
• August 27 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites H. Nagel and Son Co. flour mill in Brookville, Ohio, with 23 violations for exposing workers to hazards
• August 27 - Statement - Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Labor Rights Week 2012
• August 27 - Speech - Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association
• August 27 - Region 7 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Tyson Foods in Dakota City, Neb., for willful and serious violations after worker fatality
• August 27 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Koswire in Flowery Branch, Ga., for willful and serious violations following worker fatality
• August 27 - Region 5 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Precision Steel Services with 11 safety violations at Toledo, Ohio, facility
• August 24 - Region 1 - Monro Muffler Brake reaches agreement with US Labor Department to protect workers against hydraulic lift hazards at multiple company locations
• August 23 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA and Workers Defense Project in Austin renew alliance to promote workplace safety
• August 23 - Region 6 - La Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos y el Proyecto Defensa Laboral en Austin renovaron su alianza para promover la seguridad en los lugares de trabajo
• August 23 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Gainesville, Ga., recycler for exposing workers to safety and health hazards
• August 23 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Phoenixville, Pa.,die manufacturer for serious workplace hazards
• August 23 - Trade Release - OSHA publishes removal criteria for employers from the Severe Violator Enforcement Program
• August 22 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Waste Management and Labor Ready Northeast after June heat fatality in New Jersey
• August 21 - Trade Release - OSHA along with other Federal agencies schedule meeting to discuss performance-based approaches to protect oil and gas industry workers
• August 20 - Federal Register 77: 50172-50174 - Expert Forum on the Use of Performance-Based Regulatory Models in the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry, Offshore and Onshore
• August 17 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $82,500 in fines to chemical manufacturer for workplace hazards at Newark, NJ, facility
• August 17 - Trade Release - OSHA issues Direct Final Rule to apply worker safety and health requirements for cranes and derricks to demolition and underground construction
• August 17 - Federal Register 77: 49722-49730 - Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Demolition and Underground Construction - Final Rule
• August 17 - Federal Register 77: 49741-49749 - Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Demolition and Underground Construction - Proposed Rule
• August 16 - Region 1 - Massachusetts heavy equipment operator cited by US Labor Department's OSHA after crane comes in contact with power line and injures worker
• August 16 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA announces increased enforcement efforts in Southeast to protect construction workers from fall hazards
• August 16 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Sodexho for serious safety and health violations at Philippi, W.Va., college
• August 16 - Region 5 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Johnson Controls with 5 health violations involving asbestos work at Kankakee, Ill., job site
• August 15 - Region 8 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites national janitorial services company with multiple safety violations for exposing Montana workers to hazards
• August 15 - Region 1 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites JC Silva Remodeling Services for fall hazards at 3 Conn. work sites, including 1 where a worker died from a fall
• August 15 - OSHA QuickTakes - August 15, 2012
• August 13 - Region 7 - US Labor Department's OSHA certifies Monsanto Gothenburg Water Utilization Learning Center and Breeding Facility as 'star' site
• August 13 - Region 3 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Birdsboro, Pa., company for exposing workers to safety and health hazards; proposed fines total $140,000

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