I'm disabled becuase of exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas during a welding job in May 2001. Don't let this happen to you.
"The sizable fines proposed here reflect the fact that this company knew several of these critical safeguards were necessary yet chose not to provide them," said Arthur Dube, OSHA's area director in Buffalo, N.Y.
"Anyone involved in the energization of electrical equipment should consider this document a must have," says Al Peterson, president of Utility Service Corporation.
In addition, one of the plant's maintenance providers has also been cited, in part for failing to adequately train employees to fight fires, which it contracted to do at the site.
Eight of its workers were treated for exposure to the organic chemical para-nitroaniline (PNA) in powder form. The penalty is based on 21 alleged willful citations, 20 of them cited on a per-employee basis.
The partners said they will work together to develop and distribute safety and health training materials for warehousing to enable employers and employees to implement and follow best practice standards and guidelines.
The company was issued one willful citation, with a proposed penalty of $35,000 alone, for not providing employees with confined space rescue training at least every 12 months.
Research conducted at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggests that operating buildings more energy efficiently could have benefits for the health of occupants and, surprisingly, also for their comfort.
A 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Monday rejected all but one claim against the 5 micrograms per cubic meter PEL set in the February 2006 final rule. The judges told OSHA to state its reasons for requiring employees to be notified when monitored exposures exceed the PEL, rather than being notified of all monitoring results as the agency originally proposed.
Making and keeping the workplace safe and healthful will be the focus of the 18th Annual Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety and Health (DIOSH) Day slated for March 4 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Ill. Workplace safety and health issues will be discussed and information made available to employers, employees and the general public.
A free, one-hour safe handling CE webinar on the subject is planned for April 20--the inaugural Safe Handling Awareness Day--and all health care professionals are invited to participate.
The two-day workshop begins tomorrow in Bethesda, Md. Researchers will discuss current science on Human and Environmental Exposure Assessment, which is one of the five EHS categories identified in the Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research.
Bids to research and prepare a Regulatory Impact Statement for the proposed standard are due tomorrow at the Lansing headquarters of MIOSHA's parent agency, with a contract award scheduled to be made Thursday.
After reviewing the request, EPA has tentatively decided that the additional use of the well will not cause significant environmental harm because the waste will remain separated from drinking water sources, but the agency is seeking comments from the public.
Dr. John S. Findley, president of the American Dental Association (ADA), applauded Capitol Hill legislators for introducing a federal bill aimed at understanding and treating "meth mouth"--a condition where teeth can become blackened, stained, rotting, and crumbling from methamphetamine use.
Brush Wellman Inc., the world's largest producer of beryllium and materials that contain it, posted the guide last week.
Violations include failure to maintain proper levels in waste collection systems, failure to maintain records indicating locations of fields where animal waste has been applied and failure to properly dispose of liquid and solid animal wastes.
The National Partnership for Environmental Priorities project involved system upgrades that resulted in 720,000 pounds of aniline reductions and 500,000 pounds of benzene reductions.
The training will focus on reducing and preventing workers' exposure to chemical hazards, falls, struck-by, caught-between, and electrical hazards that may be encountered.