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  • OSHA Interpretations

  • Acceptable equivalent to control lines for a Controlled Decking Zone (CDZ) in steel erection activities. 29 CFR 1926.760(c)(3).
  • Whether OSHA prohibits the use of a double D-bend elbow ("Rams Horn") shut-off valve at the end of a concrete pumping hose.
  • English language proficiency at construction sites.
  • Standards for decompression chambers for use with pressurized face-tunnel boring machines.
  • Hand-held gas-powered cut-off saws.
  • Health & Safety Happenings Health & Safety News
  • OSHA proposes $60K in fines for Hysco America - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $60,500 in penalties against Hysco America in Greenville. OSHA reported it began its inspection in June as part of its national emphasis program to prevent amputations in the workplace.
  • OSHA: Contractor had 19 violations - The general contractor on the University of Iowa construction project where a man died following a fall Monday has received 19 Occupational Safety & Health Administration violations and been fined $15,293 since September 2005.
  • OSHA proposes $60,500 fine for violations by Hyundai supplier - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed fines of $60,500 for 12 alleged violations at a Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama supplier.
  • OSHA Investigates Fatal Crane Accident - The state labor commissioner says new federal rules could prevent more crane accidents.
  • OSHA levies fines against U.S. Salt in Watkins Glen - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited U.S. Salt LLC for 37 alleged serious violations of workplace standards at its Watkins Glen manufacturing plant.
  • State probes oil spill cleanup - Michigan's Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an investigation this week into conditions of the workers cleaning up the more than 800,000 gallons of crude oil that recently spilled into western Michigan waterways.
  • Covanta Field Services North Named VPP Star By The U.S. Department Of Labor's Occupational Safety And Health ... - Covanta Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Covanta Holding Corporation and a world leader in the development and operation of large scale Energy-from-Waste and other renewable energy projects, recently announced that its Covanta Field Services (CFS) North team has earned STAR status in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program (OSHA VPP).
  • Statement by DOL’s OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels on long work hours, fatigue and worker safety [09/02 ... - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been petitioned by Public Citizen, a national advocacy organization, as well as other groups and individuals, to issue regulations that would limit the work hours of resident physicians. In response to the request, the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, Dr. David Michaels, today issued ...
  • SeaWorld fined $75,000 in trainer’s death - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited SeaWorld of Florida LLC for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, following the death of an animal trainer in February. The total penalty is $75,000.
  • OSHA hands Texas company six-digit fine - HOUSTON, Texas - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued Goodman Manufacturing Co., LP, 83 willful citations for failing to record and improperly recording work-related injuries and illnesses at the company’s Houston air conditioning cooling facility.