Per OSHA News Release 04-24-2012
Inspection Triggered by a Formal Compliant
OSHA received a compliant on October 26, 2011 regarding alleged unsafe conditions at Midwest Biofuel, a chemical manufacturing facility located in Clinton, Wisconsin. OSHA responded to the complaint by conducting an on-site investigation, which resulted in 15 …
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OSHA recently cited Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation, a pasta manufacturing facility located in Steeleville, Illinois for six safety violations as a result of severe injuries sustained by two of its employees after a dust collector exploded on October 6, 2011.
OSHA’s proposed settlement is: $231,000.
At the time of the incident, the two maintenance workers …
Read MoreThere is a lot of confusion out there regarding what OSHA is requiring for labeling. So, let’s try to walk through the basics.
Types of Labels
First, there are “primary labels” and “secondary labels.” Most of the time workplaces use the primary containers they purchase to store and use chemicals. However, sometimes, they may use their own …
Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis will hold a teleconference with the media today to announce updates to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1103328861331-48/NAT-OSHA-12-481-HazCom+Press+Call+ADVISORY.pdf
These updates include the incorporation of certain principals of the international Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labeling of Hazardous Chemicals (GHS). It is widely anticipated that on March 26, 2012; …
Read MorePer OSHA news release 03/01/2012:
WASHINGTON – Promoting best practices to reduce worker exposure to hazardous chemicals is the goal of a renewed Alliance between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC). The renewed Alliance will continue to address hazard communication …
Read MoreThe Federal Office of Management and Budget has completed its review of the GHS revisions to the OSHA Hazard Communication standard.
The revisions include:
-Classification of hazards based on criteria based definitions
-Using the GHS model of “Safety Data Sheets” instead of “Material Safety Data Sheets”
-Using GHS compliant labels that include new elements such as: pictograms, hazard statements, …
Read MorePer OSHA News Release (02/21/2012):
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Summit Equipment & Supply with 24 safety violations for failing to provide adequate guards on machinery and train workers in proper safety procedures at its Akron facility, among other hazards. OSHA opened the investigation on Aug. …
Read MoreEveryone that is tasked with worker safety responsibility can use all the extra help they can get. OSHA has provided some new and revised help documents to assist with the myriad of requirements that employers must comply with. Here is a list of particularly helpful documents that OSHA has revised or released as new information:
OSHA recently …
Read MoreIf you have ever struggled with respirator issues at your workplace, OSHA has just released 9 training videos in both English and Spanish. The training videos are designed to assist employers with complying with OSHA’s respirator protection standard found in 29 CFR 1910.134 (general industry/ construction–part 1926).
These videos may be very beneficial, as failure to comply …
Read MoreAll employers dread getting the news an incident has occured out on the floor… however, what they dread even more is when OSHA decides that the incident is significant enough to warrant more stringent penalties and enforcement action. OSHA reserves three classes of violations for this type of worker safety incident: willful, repeat and serious.
Willful …
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