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December 30 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Pasadena Refining Services in Texas $115,650 for multiple safety hazards
December 29 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New York employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
December 29 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds New England employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup, urges proper worker safeguards
December 29 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $238,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Shrewsbury, Mass., mail processing facility
December 29 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites US Postal Service in Duluth, Ga.,with repeat and serious safety violations, $80,000 in penalties
December 28 -Â Region 7Â - St. Louis employers ordered incarcerated for failing to comply with US Department of Labor's OSHA citations and court sanctions
December 28 -Â Region 8Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines LM Wind Power Blades in Grand Forks, ND, following worker fatality investigation
December 28 -Â Federal Register 75:81663-81664Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Concrete and Masonry Construction Standard
December 28 -Â Federal Register 75:81661-81662Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Overhead and Gantry Cranes Standard
December 28 -Â Federal Register 75:81660-81661Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Logging Operations Standard
December 27 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites construction company more than $81,000 for excavation hazards at Galena Park, Texas, worksite
December 23 -Â Region 8Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA forms alliance with Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, ND
December 22 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA acts to protect residential roofing workers
December 22 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Peoria Siding & Window Co. for failing to provide roofers with fall protection
December 22 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Illinois-based Di Paolo Co. $113,000 for failure to provide cave-in protection for trench workers
December 22 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Houston, Texas, contractor for not protecting workers against falls at Wal-Mart jobsite in Hamburg, Pa.
December 22 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Corpus Christi, Texas-based construction company $87,000 for exposing workers to potential cave-ins
December 22 -Â DirectiveÂ - Compliance Guidance for Residential Construction
December 22 -Â Federal Register 75:80315Â - Compliance Directive for Fall Protection in Residential Construction
December 21 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Weskan, Kan., grain facility following fatality
December 21 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - US Department of Labor agencies to host live Web chats, conference call on regulatory agendas between Jan. 4 and 7
December 21 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Chicago-area contractor $360,000 for failing to provide trench cave-in protection for workers
December 20 -Â Unified AgendaÂ - Fall 2010 Unified Agenda
December 20 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - The Federal Register published the U.S. Department of Labor's Fall 2010 Regulatory Agenda on Dec. 20
December 20 -Â Region 3Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA renews alliance with Steel Erectors Association and Iron Workers Union to protect workers
December 20 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites North Reading, Mass., roofing contractor for fall and scaffolding hazards at Melrose, Mass., worksite
December 20 -Â Federal Register 75:79804-79805Â - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
December 17 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites masonry company in Hurst, Texas, for serious and repeat fall hazards
December 17 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor determines it will not adopt an SDoC system
December 17 -Â Region 7Â - US Labor Department's OSHA recognizes Raytheon Co. in Omaha, Neb., for effective injury and illness prevention program
December 17 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA appoints new head of the Construction Directorate
December 17 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA certifies Philadelphia construction company as 'star' site for workplace safety and health
December 17 -Â Federal Register 75:79035-79048Â - Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories; Supplier's Declaration of Conformity
December 16 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Showalter Roofing Services more than $87,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards
December 16 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis appoints 5 new members to National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
December 16 -Â Federal Register 75:78755Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Standard on Mechanical Power Presses
December 16 -Â Federal Register 75:78775-78776Â - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
December 15 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA issues notices of unsafe working conditions to Mansfield-Lahm Regional Airport for safety hazards
December 15 -Â Region 8Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Lucas Oil Production Studios following cameraman's death at Lakewood, Colo., race course
December 15 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA orders Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway to compensate employee disciplined for reporting work-related injury
December 15 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - December 15, 2010
December 14 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines WRR Environmental Services Co. $787,000 following June explosion
December 14 -Â Region 1Â - Salisbury, Mass., contractor faces $44,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA after explosion injures worker
December 14 -Â Federal Register 75:77798Â - Interpretation of OSHA's Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise
December 13 -Â Federal Register 75:77671-77673Â - Expansion of the Scope of NRTL Recognition of MET Laboratories, Inc.; Correction of the Scope of NRTL Recognition of FM Approvals, LLC
December 13 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $76,000 fine against New Jersey freight carrier following worker injury at Pawtucket, RI, terminal
December 13 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Industrial Ceramic Products $91,500 after worker suffers permanent arm injury in industrial accident
December 10 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Texas Linen in Austin, Texas, more than $126,000 for fall hazards and repeat violations
December 10 -Â Federal Register 75:77002-77005Â - Expansion of the Scope of NRTL Recognition of Underwriters Laboratories Inc.; Modification to the Scopes of NRTL Recognition of FM Approvals LLC, Intertek Testing Services NA Inc., and Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
December 9 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 3 Massachusetts contractors for cave-in hazards at Salem, NH, jobsite
December 9 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Philadelphia paper manufacturer for workplace safety and health hazards following worker fatality
December 8 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $71,000 in fines against Rochester, NY, stainless steel fabricator for recurring and other hazards
December 8 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Illinois-based GSI Group LLC after worker killed in industrial accident
December 8 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines US Minerals in Galveston, Texas, $273,000 for alleged workplace safety violations
December 8 -Â Federal Register 75:76492-76494Â - Bloodborne Pathogens Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
December 7 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines US Minerals facility in Illinois $396,000 for 28 violations, including exposure to hazardous dust
December 7 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Alabama-based Jamison Construction for cave-in hazards at Florida worksite
December 7 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA bulletin and alert recommends safety measures to protect workers from exposure to diacetyl and diacetyl substitutes
December 6 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA extends comment period to March 21, 2011, announces stakeholder meeting on noise control interpretation
December 6 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio-based Republic Engineered Products $156,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards, faulty equipment
December 6 -Â Region 5Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Ohio-based Ameriwood Industries $60,000 for lack of protective gear and training
December 3 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA certifies Pennsylvania-based Simmons Manufacturing Co. as 'star' site for workplace safety and health
December 3 -Â Federal Register 75:75500-75501Â - Material Hoists, Personnel Hoists, and Elevators Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
December 3 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA directive continues targeting inspection program for protecting federal workers
December 2 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $51,000 in fines against David H. Koch Theater in New York for asbestos, fall and crushing hazards
December 1 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Home Depot in San Antonio for lack of worker protective equipment, improper recordkeeping
December 1 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Hondo, Texas, beverage distributor more than $52,000 for failing to provide forklift training to workers
December 1 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Huntsman Petrochemical of Houston, Texas, for endangering workers
December 1 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Oil & Gas OSHA Safety Conference 2010
December 1 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Next Step Burwell LLC in Burwell, Neb., for exposing workers to serious electrical hazards
December 1 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - December 1, 2010
November 30 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio-based Mikesell Excavating more than $49,000 for failure to provide cave-in protection for workers
November 30 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Chambersburg, Pa., excavation company for trenching hazards
November 30 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Brooklyn, NY, contractor for steel erection, fall and scaffold hazards after fatal worker fall at Brooklyn jobsite
November 30 -Â Federal Register 75:74085Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training Grant
November 30 -Â Federal Register 75:74084-74085Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Portable Fire Extinguishers--Annual Maintenance Certification Record
November 30 -Â Federal Register 75:74083-74084Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Welding, Cutting and Brazing
November 29 -Â Region 7Â - US Labor Department's OSHA levies $46,200 in proposed penalties against US Postal Service in Des Moines, Iowa
November 29 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Michigan-based Cedar Creek Carpentry $56,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards
November 29 -Â Region 1Â - Chelmsford, Mass., roofing contractor faces $40,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA following worker fall at Milford, NH, jobsite
November 29 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. more than $206,000 for willful, serious and repeat safety and health violations
November 29 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA reissues Shipbreaking National Emphasis Program and updates Shipyard PPE directive to include PPE Payment
November 24 -Â Region 8Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites foam manufacturer Styro-Tech LLC
November 24 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Building Trades Employers' Association (BTEA) of New York
November 24 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Weatherford International in Longview, Texas, for allegedly exposing workers to hexavalent chromium and other hazards
November 24 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA orders Columbia, SC, real estate company to reinstate whistleblower and pay more than $50,000 in back wages
November 23 -Â Federal Register 75:71455Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Rigging Equipment for Material Handling
November 23 -Â Federal Register 75:71356-71357Â - Collection of Information Requirement Related to Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the National Transit Systems Security Act and the Federal Railroad Safety Act
November 23 -Â Federal Register 75:71356Â - Collection of Information Requirement Related to Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
November 23 -Â Federal Register 75:71355-71356Â - Collection of Information Requirement Related to Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 219 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
November 18 -Â DirectiveÂ - Federal Agency Targeting Inspection Program (FEDTARG11)
November 18 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA announces meeting of construction advisory committee
November 18 -Â Federal Register 75:70702-70703Â - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
November 18 -Â Federal Register 75:70696-70699Â - QPS Evaluation Services Inc.; Application for Recognition
November 18 -Â Federal Register 75:70687-70688Â - Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
November 18 -Â Federal Register 75:70692-70696Â - TUV Rheinland PTL, LLC; Application for Recognition
November 18 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Wayne, NJ, stucco contractor with $61,600 in fines for repeated worker exposure to fall hazards at Staten Island, NY, worksite
November 17 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Macon, Ga., plating company more than $300,000 for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals
November 17 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Washington State Plan Employees
November 17 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $287,000 in fines against US Postal Service in Bluefield, W.Va., for exposing workers to electrical hazards
November 17 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA certifies Chevron Energy Solutions utility plant in Fort Detrick, Md., as 'star' site for workplace safety and health
November 16 -Â Region 1Â - Two New Hampshire contractors cited by US Labor Department's OSHA after worker suffers fall injury at Nashua worksite
November 16 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Precision Production Inc. more than $149,000 for lack of hazardous energy procedures, not training workers
November 15 -Â Media ReleaseÂ - OSHA and NIOSH to host New York City Latino/immigrant worker safety and health summit on Tuesday, Nov. 16
November 15 -Â Media ReleaseÂ - OSHA y NIOSH ofrecen la Cumbre de AcciÃ³n en la Ciudad de Nueva York para la Seguridad y Salud Laboral de los Trabajadores Latinos e Inmigrantes el martes 16 de noviembre
November 15 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - November 15, 2010
November 12 -Â Region 2Â - OSHA y NIOSH ofrecen el 16 de noviembre la Cumbre de AcciÃ³n en la Ciudad de Nueva York para la Seguridad y Salud Laboral de los Trabajadores Latinos e Inmigrantes
November 12 -Â Region 2Â - OSHA and NIOSH to host Nov. 16 New York City Latino/immigrant worker safety and health summit
November 12 -Â Federal Register 75:69472-69473Â - Preparations for December UN Meetings on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
November 12 -Â Federal Register 75:69369-69371Â - Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems)
November 12 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA will hold informal public hearing on proposed rule to prevent worker injuries on walking-working surface
November 10 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Interstate Brands Corp. $274,500 for failing to train workers and protect them from safety hazards
November 10 -Â Region 7Â - Judge upholds citations issued to Missouri company by US Labor Department's OSHA following investigation of fatal falls
November 10 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites US Minerals facility in Harvey, La., with 30 safety violations, more than $110,000 in penalties
November 10 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Fortune Plastic and Metal Texas in Dallas for allegedly exposing workers to lead poisoning
November 10 -Â Region 1Â - Salem, Mass., contractor faces $46,500 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for fall and other hazards at Holliston, Mass., jobsite
November 9 -Â StatementÂ - Statement by US Department of Labor's OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels on injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in 2009
November 9 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites San Antonio printing company more than $53,000 for leaving workers vulnerable to amputations, other hazards
November 9 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA launches emphasis program to focus on grain handling industry in Kansas
November 9 -Â Region 1Â - Dracut, Mass., contractor faces more than $32,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for excavation hazards at Belmont, Mass., jobsite
November 9 -Â Region 1Â - Fall River, Mass., contractor faces $70,000 fine from US Labor Department's OSHA following worker fall at Rhode Island jobsite
November 8 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA renews partnership with electrical contractor groups to decrease workplace injuries and fatalities
November 8 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Republic Engineered Products $143,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards, lack of protective gear
November 8 -Â Region 1Â - Woburn, Mass., contractor faces nearly $87,000 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for fall hazards at Burlington, Mass., jobsite
November 8 -Â Federal Register 75:68429-68430Â - Cranes and Derricks in Construction; Approval of Information Collection Requirements
November 5 -Â Region 7Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. of Vandalia, Mo., for serious workplace hazards
November 5 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Alabama-based Amtec Corp. for safety violations after explosion kills 2 workers
November 5 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA announces safety stand-down at Georgia construction sites on Tuesday, Nov. 9, to focus on struck-by hazards
November 5 -Â Federal Register 75:68381-68383Â - Gear Certification Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
November 4 -Â DirectiveÂ - 29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart I, Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Shipyard Employment
November 4 -Â DirectiveÂ - OSHA's National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Shipbreaking
November 3 -Â Federal Register 75:67768-67769Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Baseline Safety and Health Practices Survey
November 3 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA encourages major retailers to provide crowd management measures to protect workers during Black Friday, other sales events
November 3 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Lowe's Rockford Distribution Center $182,000 for willful and repeat recordkeeping violations
November 2 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines ABC Professional Tree Services $146,000 for failing to protect workers near energized transmission lines
November 2 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites New York and Pennsylvania contractors following scaffold collapse at Binghamton University that injured 6 workers
November 1 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Newport, Del., construction company for exposing workers to trenching hazards
November 1 -Â Region 1Â - Kensington, Conn., roofing contractor faces $66,600 in fines from US Labor Department's OSHA for fall hazards at 2 Newington jobsites
November 1 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites National Grid for cave-in and struck-by hazards following injury at Boston worksite
November 1 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - November 15, 2010
October 29 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis renews charter of national safety and health advisory committee
October 29 -Â Federal Register 75:66797-66798Â - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH), Charter Renewal
October 29 -Â Federal Register 75:66793-66794Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Student Data Form
October 29 -Â Federal Register 75:66792-66793Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Record of Hydrostatic Testing Provision of the Standard on Portable Fire Extinguishers
October 28 -Â Federal Register 75:66391-66393Â - Regulations Containing Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
October 27 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Steel Manufacturers Association Safety Committee
October 27 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Pennsylvania Governor's OSH Conference
October 27 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center Symposium
October 27 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA aims to improve worker training program
October 27 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Lake Villa employer $140,700 for failing to lock out machine energy sources and endangering workers
October 26 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Power Resources Ltd. in Big Spring, Texas, for excellence in safety and health
October 26 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Aliquippa, Pa., landscaping company for safety violations following worker electrocution
October 25 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA fines New Hampshire gun powder manufacturer $1.2 million, issues 54 citations after deadly explosion
October 25 -Â Federal Register 75:65521-65523Â - FM Approvals; Expansion of Recognition
October 25 -Â Federal Register 75:65517-65518Â - Canadian Standards Association; Expansion of Recognition
October 22 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA targets high-hazard worksites for inspection
October 22 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Worker Safety and Health Technical Conference
October 22 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites AP Specialty Metals in Alpharetta, Ga., for multiple safety violations following employee death
October 22 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Houston manufacturing company for alleged safety violations
October 21 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Statement of Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on reported decline in workplace injuries and illnesses
October 21 -Â Federal Register 75:65033-65034Â - Manlifts; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
October 21 -Â Region 5Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines construction contractor for failing to protect workers from falls and other hazards at Rockwall, Texas, worksite
October 20 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines B.O.S.S. Construction $57,600 for failing to provide adequate fall protection for workers
October 20 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department files suit against New York City social service agency on behalf of employee terminated for exercising workplace safety rights
October 19 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Columbus, Ohio, US Postal Service processing center $210,000 for willful safety violations
October 19 -Â Region 7Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 2 Kansas City area employers after worker falls to his death through roof opening
October 19 -Â Federal Register 75:64216-64221Â - Interpretation of OSHA's Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise
October 19 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA seeks comments on its official interpretation of workplace noise exposure controls
October 15 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA issues notices of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions to US Army Garrison at Fort Riley, Kan.
October 15 -Â Region 8Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites two Superior, Mont., wood product companies for exposing workers to combustible dust and safety hazards
October 15 -Â Region 8Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Tactical Cleaning Co. following worker death at tank cleaning facility in Commerce City, Colo.
October 15 -Â Federal Register 75:63506-63508Â - Logging Operations; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
October 15 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - October 15, 2010
October 14 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis to establish charter on construction safety and health advisory committee
October 14 -Â Region 2Â - John Galt Corp. ordered to compensate worker fired after raising health and safety issue at former Deutsche Bank Building in New York City
October 14 -Â Region 3Â - Dal-Tile Corp. in Gettysburg, Pa., earns prestigious US Department of Labor's OSHA 'star' for workplace safety and health success
October 14 -Â Federal Register 75:75:63203-63204Â - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH); Notice of Reestablishment of Charter
October 13 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Barringer Brothers Roofing $106,400 for failing to provide fall protection, proper training
October 13 -Â Region 7Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Swain Construction in Omaha, Neb., more than $118,000 for failing to train workers on heavy equipment, other hazards
October 13 -Â Federal Register 75:62874-62879Â - Keystone Steel and Wire Company; Grant of a Permanent Variance
October 12 -Â Region 3Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes US Gypsum Co. in Weirton, W.Va., for workplace safety and health excellence
October 12 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Jersey City, NJ, metal recycler more than $188,000 for exposing workers to lead and other workplace hazards
October 8 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $137,000 in fines against Versailles, Conn., packaging manufacturer for fire, electrical and mechanical hazards
October 8 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $90,000 fine against wood furniture manufacturer in Buena Vista, Ga., for failing to correct previous hazard
October 8 -Â Region 4Â - Briggs & Stratton Corp. in McDonough, Ga., fined $78,000 by US Department of Labor's OSHA for violations following worker injury
October 7 -Â Federal Register 75:62147-62148Â - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
October 7 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Niagara Falls, NY,paper mill after worker death
October 6 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus renew workplace safety and health alliance
October 6 -Â Region 2Â - El Departamento del Trabajo de Estados Unidos y la Universidad de Puerto Rico-Recinto de RÃ­o Piedras reanudan su alianza para seguridad y salud en el trabajo
October 5 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department orders Fort Myers, Fla., trucking company to reinstate whistleblower and pay back wages, plus punitive damages of $125,000
October 5 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines AK Steel Corp. in Middletown, Ohio,$53,000 for failing to record worker injuries, hearing loss
October 5 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Equistar Chemicals in Tuscola, Ill., $81,900 for safety violations following fire
October 5 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $83,000 in fines to Oneida County, NY, manufacturer for 34 alleged safety violations
October 5 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Springdale, Pa., company for workplace safety violations following worker electrocution
October 4 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Ohio-based trenching company A. Bagnoli and Sons Inc. for safety violations after worker fatality
October 4 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA reaches out to prevent distracted driving
October 4 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Gleason Construction of Holland, Ohio, $135,800 for exposing workers to cave-in hazards
October 1 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - October 1, 2010
September 30 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Consolidated Blenders Inc. in Odessa, Neb., with $120,600 in penalties for safety hazards
September 30 -Â Region 8Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines J.R. Simplot Co. of Boise, Idaho, $59,000 for safety and health violations at Grand Forks, ND, site
September 30 -Â Region 7Â - Pfizer Global Manufacturing earns praise from US Labor Department's OSHA for workplace safety and health achievements
September 30 -Â Region 5Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Heartland Refinery in Columbus, Ohio, $68,000 for exposing workers to fire hazards
September 30 -Â Fact SheetÂ - Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Assembly and Dissembly , Subpart CC
September 30 -Â Fact SheetÂ - Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Qualification and Certification, Supart CC
September 30 -Â Federal Register 75:60480-60482Â - Concrete and Masonry Construction; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
September 28 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA reports on state-run occupational safety and health programs
September 28 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - EU-US Joint Conference on Health and Safety at Work
September 28 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Atlanta paper recycler with $48,000 in proposed fines for failing to correct previous workplace hazards
September 27 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Flexible Foam Products in Miami with serious and repeat safety violations, proposes $72,000 in penalties
September 27 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA establishes strategic partnership at Big Sky Wind Project with White Construction
September 27 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites New Jersey clothing manufacturer $43,150 for exposing workers to chemical and other workplace hazards
September 27 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. receives Voluntary Protection Programs safety recognition award
September 24 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA, Shipbuilding Group Alliance set goals to ensure workers' safety
September 23 -Â Region 4Â - Monroe, Ga., grading and pipeline company cited $62,800 by US Department of Labor's OSHA for exposing workers to excavation hazards
September 22 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines R. A. Cullinan and Son Inc.more than $71,000 for failure to provide cave-in protection for workers
September 22 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA awards $2.75 million in Susan Harwood Targeted Topic Training Grants for safety and health training
September 22 -Â Region 4Â - Thomson, Ga., paper manufacturer cited by US Labor Department's OSHA for willful, serious safety violations following amputation of worker's fingers
September 22 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Smackover, Ark., refinery with $165,600 in penalties for alleged safety and health violations
September 21 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Behr Dayton Thermal Products more than $77,000 for failing to protect workers against electrical shock hazards
September 21 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Columbia Forest Products with 15 safety violations after worker dies at Presque Isle, Maine, mill
September 21 -Â Federal Register 75:57503-57504Â - Application for Training Grant; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
September 21 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announces partnership with US Department of Transportation to combat distracted driving by workers
September 21 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Spartech Plastics of Evanston, Ill.,$54,500 for exposing workers to unsafe working conditions
September 21 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Chicago Heights, Ill., iron and metal recycler more than $135,000 for exposing workers to lead and other hazards
September 20 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Porta-King Building Systems $124,000 for serious and willful safety and health violations
September 20 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Austin, Texas-based Kinney's Commercial for excavation hazards
September 17 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Batesville, Miss., picture frame manufacturer more than $228,000 for safety and health violations
September 17 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Cathcart Contracting Co. in Florida for exposing workers to cave-in hazards
September 16 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - Statement by US Department of Labor's OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels on GAO whistleblower protection program report
September 16 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Porta-King Building Systems $124,000 for serious and willful safety and health violations
September 16 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Austin, Texas, construction company $51,000 for exposing workers to excavation and fall hazards
September 16 -Â DirectiveÂ - Management Accountability Program
September 16 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
September 15 -Â Region 10Â - Bristol Design Build LLC in Fort Lewis, Wash., receives US Department of Labor's OSHA safety recognition award
September 15 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - September 15, 2010
September 14 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA seeks members to serve on committee protecting construction workers' safety, health
September 14 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Lexington, Miss., manufacturer with 40 safety and health violations, $60,000 in proposed penalties
September 14 -Â Region 9Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces opening of area office in Honolulu
September 13 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $225,200 in fines against Long Island, NY, contractor for scaffold and fall hazards at 2 jobsites
September 13 -Â Federal Register 75:55610-55612Â - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
September 9 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Indiana-based employer $466,400 for exposing workers to dangerous levels of hazardous dust
September 9 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA awards $8 million in safety and health training grants
September 9 -Â Federal Register 75:54916Â - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 8 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Injury and Illness Prevention Programs among issues to be discussed at advisory committee meeting
September 7 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department fines Watchung, NJ, Dollar Tree Stores more than $50,000 for exposing workers to workplace safety hazards
September 7 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $89,000 in fines to CVS Pharmacy for exit, storage and other hazards at Orange, Conn., store
September 7 -Â Region 4Â - Russellville, Ala., Pilgrim Pride Corp. cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for 30 safety and health violations with $160, 500 in penalties
September 7 -Â Federal Register 75:54386-54387Â - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 7 -Â Federal Register 75:54387-54388Â - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 3 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Alabama lumber company for violations following worker death
September 3 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA proposes improvements to its On-site Consultation Program
September 2 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Labor Rights Week
September 2 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces opening of area office in Las Vegas
September 2 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces opening of area office in Phoenix
September 2 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces opening of area office in San Diego
September 2 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces opening of area office in Oakland, Calif.
September 2 -Â Region 10Â - Union Pacific Railroad Co. in Eugene, Ore., ordered to pay back wages and damages to foreman terminated in violation of whistleblower law
September 2 -Â StatementÂ - Statement by US Department of Labor's OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels on long work hours, fatigue and worker safety
September 2 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Blandon, Pa., brass foundry $550,400 for exposing workers to lead and other workplace hazards
September 2 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $111,600 in fines against US Salt for serious hazards at Watkins Glen, NY, plant
September 2 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA forms safety and health partnership with Suffolk Construction and RI Building and Construction Trades Council
September 2 -Â Region 4Â - Cave-in hazards at Ariton, Ala., worksite lead to $287,500 in US Department of Labor OSHA fines for Wiregrass Construction Co.
September 1 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA issues fine exceeding $3 million against Whitesell Corp. for safety and health violations at 2 Alabama factories
September 1 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites S & S Plumbing for exposing workers to potential trenching hazards at Hot Springs, Ark., worksite
September 1 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department announces interim final rules and invites public comment on whistleblower procedures
September 1 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Houston manufacturing company for hiding work-related injuries and illnesses; fines exceed $1.2 million
September 1 -Â Region 1Â - Cave-in hazard at Newport, RI, jobsite leads to nearly $70,000 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for Middletown, RI, contractor
September 1 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Alabama automotive parts manufacturer with $60,500 in penalties for 12 safety and health violations
September 1 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - September 1, 2010
August 31 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Houston-based Conrad Construction for potential trenching hazards
August 31 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA announces interim final rules and invites public comment on whistleblower procedures
August 31 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Wisconsin-based meat packing company VPP Group $369,500 in penalties for 38 safety and health violations
August 31 -Â Federal Register 75:53544-53558Â - Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
August 31 -Â Federal Register 75:53533-53544Â - Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 219 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
August 31 -Â Federal Register 75:53521-53533Â - Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the National Transit Systems Security Act, Federal Railroad Safety Act, Section 219 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, the Employee Protection Provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
August 30 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association
August 30 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Letart, W.Va., manufacturer for workplace safety and health hazards
August 30 -Â Federal Register 75:52988-52989Â - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
August 30 -Â Federal Register 75:52979-52980Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
August 27 -Â Region 8Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA orders Utah Transit Authority to pay more than $130,000 to former worker in whistleblower case
August 27 -Â Region 3Â - Pennsylvania's Washington Penn Plastic earns prestigious OSHA 'star' for workplace safety and health success at Arden Division
August 26 -Â Region 4Â - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Asphalt Paving Specialists for willful and serious safety violations after injuring a worker
August 25 -Â Region 7Â - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites US Postal Service in Kansas City, Kan., with $191,000 in penalties for serious and repeat safety violations
August 24 -Â Region 4Â - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Walter Coke Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., with repeat safety violations and $171,500 in penalties
August 24 -Â Region 4Â - Gun range in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for health violations with $62,000 in penalties
August 24 -Â Federal Register 75:52034-52035Â - Portable Fire Extinguishers (Annual Maintenance Certification Record); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
August 24 -Â Federal Register 75:52033-52034Â - Rigging Equipment for Material Handling; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
August 24 -Â Federal Register 75:52037-52038Â - Welding, Cutting and Brazing Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
August 24 -Â Federal Register 75:52035-52037Â - Grantee Quarterly Progress Report; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
August 23 -Â Region 3Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA fines Point Pleasant, W.Va., manufacturer nearly $70,000 for worker exposure to noise, other workplace hazards
August 23 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites E.N. Range Inc. in Miami, Fla.,more than $2 million for exposing workers to lead and other hazards
August 23 -Â Region 3Â - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines Exeter, Pa.,manufacturer $156,000 for workplace safety hazards
August 23 -Â Region 5Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA fines Karl's Event Rental $85,000
August 23 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA cites SeaWorld of Florida following animal trainer's death
August 20 -Â Region 1Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $350,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Portsmouth, NH, mail processing facility
August 20 -Â Region 6Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Shreveport, La., refinery with $173,000 in penalties for alleged safety and health violations
August 19 -Â Region 2Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $115,000 in fines against Rochester, NY, machine shop for uncorrected and recurring hazards
August 19 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis comments on decline in fatal occupational injuries during 2009
August 18 -Â Region 5Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA fines Dayton, Ohio, US Postal Service processing center $225,000 for willful and serious safety violations
August 18 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - Statement from US Department of Labor warns employers along Gulf Coast against withholding of HAZWOPER certificates
August 18 -Â Federal Register 75:51115-51116Â -	Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 18 -Â Federal Register 75:51115Â - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 18 -Â Region 2Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $49,000 in fines against Albany, NY, contractor Peter Luizzi & Brothers for cave-in hazard at Cohoes, NY, worksite
August 17 -Â Region 6Â - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA files whistleblower lawsuit against retail gas and convenience store chain in Shawnee, Okla.
August 17 -Â Region 5Â - Cooperative Plus Inc. fined again after US Labor Department's OSHA finds 25 safety violations at 2 other grain facilities in Wisconsin
August 16 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - August 16, 2010
August 16 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA to host Web forum to identify hazardous chemicals most in need of agency action
August 16 -Â Region 4Â - Kirkhill Manufacturing of Athens, Ga., fined more than $125,000 by US Department of Labor's OSHA for safety and health hazards
August 12 -Â Region 6Â - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites M&G Equipment Group following worker's death in Alamo, Texas
August 12 -Â Region 6Â - La OSHA del Departamento del Trabajo de EE.UU. y el Centro de Justicia para los Trabajadores del Noroeste de Arkansas en Springdale, Ark., firman acuerdo para alianza en seguridad y salubridad
August 12 -Â Region 6Â - U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA and Northwest Arkansas Workers Justice Center in Springdale, Ark., sign safety and health alliance agreement
August 12 -Â Region 10Â - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites AmeriCold Logistics with $189,000 in fines for serious safety violations at Burley, Idaho, facility
August 12 -Â SpeechÂ - Remarks by Jordan Barab - OSHA Announces BP Agrees To Record Penalty And Major Safety Improvements At Texas City, Texas Refinery
August 12 -Â National ReleaseÂ - BP to pay $50.6 million to resolve US Labor Department litigation
August 12 -Â Federal Register 75:48992-48994Â - Baseline Safety and Health Practices; Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
August 11 -Â Region 5Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA fines Wisconsin Polishing and Plating more than $75,000 in penalties for 53 health violations
August 11 -Â Federal Register 75:48728-48729Â - The Hydrostatic Testing Provision of the Portable Fire Extinguishers Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
August 11 -Â Federal Register 75:48726-48728Â - Mechanical Power Presses Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
August 9 -Â Region 5Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA fines Johnson Controls $70,000 for allowing workers on roof without fall protection
August 9 -Â Region 3Â - U.S. Department of Labor cites Moscow, Pa., roofing contractor for endangering workers
August 9 -Â Region 1Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $357,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Boston mail processing facility
August 9 -Â Region 4Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites AAR Summa Technology in Huntsville,Ala., with proposed penalties of $191,500 for 22 safety and health violations
August 9 -Â Federal Register	75:47905-48177Â - Cranes and Derricks in Construction; Final Rule
August 6 -Â OSHA's Letter to the Grain Industry on Worker Safety
August 5 -Â Region 6Â - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Matula & Matula Construction following worker death in Lake Jackson, Texas
August 5 -Â Region 5Â - U.S. Labor Department fines US Minerals LLC more than $158,000 for safety violations, endangering its workers
August 5 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $16.6 million in fines in connection with fatal Connecticut natural gas explosion
August 4 -Â Region 4Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA fines New York concrete contractor $210,000 for failing to comply with settlement agreement designed to abate worker exposure to fall hazards
August 4 -Â Region 4Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Jimmie Crowder Excavating and Land Clearing in Tallahassee, Fla., for endangering workers
August 4 -Â Region 5Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA fines Wisconsin grain cooperative $721,000 after worker is engulfed in frozen soybeans
August 4 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - Department of Labor's OSHA to hold telephone news conference today to announce actions for protection of grain industry workers nationwide
August 4 -Â Region 2Â - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $247,000 in fines against Sally Sherman Foods for uncorrected, recurring hazards at Mount Vernon, NY, plant
August 3 -Â Region 10Â - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Cannon Builders with nearly $128,000 in proposed penalties for endangering workers at Hansen, Idaho, worksite
August 3 -Â Federal Register	75:45670-45671Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
August 3 -Â Federal Register 75:45671-45672Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
August 3 -Â Federal Register	75:45670Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
August 3 -Â Federal Register	75:45672Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
August 2 -Â Federal Register	75:45157Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
August 2 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - August 1, 2010
July 30 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Matthews Manufacturing of St. Louis with nearly 100 workplace safety violations
July 29 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $420,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Vermont mail processing facility
July 29 -Â Region 3Â - US Department of Labor cites Marcum Transport of Verdunville, W.Va., for workplace safety and health hazards
July 29 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Fall River, Mass., contractor for fall, scaffolding and electrical hazards at East Providence, RI, jobsite
July 28 -Â Region 1Â - Widespread chemical, mechanical and electrical hazards at Eastford, Conn., aircraft parts maker leads to nearly $140,000 in US Labor Department's OSHA fines
July 28 -Â Federal Register 75:44289-44291Â - MET Laboratories, Inc.; Application for Expansion of Recognition
July 28 -Â Federal Register 75:44288-44289Â - Overhead and Gantry Cranes; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
July 28 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA publishes final rule on cranes and derricks in construction
July 27 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA to host July 28 telephone media briefing on new cranes and derricks rulemaking
July 27 -Â InterpretationÂ - "Applicability of the PSM standard's mechanical intergrity requirements to refinery structures."
July 27 -Â Live Webchat for Cranes & Derricks Rulemaking
July 26 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Thermal Polymer Systems following workplace fatality in Angleton, Texas
July 26 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $250,000 in fines against two employers following explosion at Nashua, NH, manufacturing plant
July 22 -Â StatementÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA explains requirements for protective clothing during oil spill beach cleanup operations
July 22 -Â StatementÂ - Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on passage of Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 by House Committee on Education and Labor
July 22 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites South Windsor, Conn., contractor,for cave-in, trenching and fall hazards
July 21 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA, Wisconsin On-site Safety and Health Consultation, the Building and Construction Trades of South Central Wisconsin, and Ryan Companies US establish safety partnership
July 20 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Legion Industries in Waynesboro, Ga., for 43 safety and health violations
July 20 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $112,000 in fines against Home Depot USA for uncorrected and recurring hazards at West Nyack, NY, store
July 20 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites DuPont for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals following a fatal accident at the Belle, W.Va., plant
July 19 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Jarden Home Brands in Greenville, Texas, for alleged safety violations
July 16 -Â Region 3Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Standard Forged Products of McKees Rocks, Pa., for workplace safety and health excellence
July 16 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Kenton Iron Products $214,500 in penalties for 29 safety and health violations
July 16 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Danbury, Conn.,hospital for inadequate workplace violence safeguards
July 15 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA, Workers Defense Project and Construction Safety and Health Inc. form alliance in Austin, Texas
July 15 -Â Region 6Â - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos, el Proyecto Defensa Laboral y Construction Safety and Health Inc. forman una alianza en Austin, Texas
July 15 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Rexnord Industries LLC $130,500 in penalties after worker's arm was amputated by machinery
July 15 -Â OSHA QuickTakesÂ - July 15, 2010
July 14 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA forms alliance with Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association, Indiana University program to protect oilfield workers
July 14 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $279,000 in fines against New Bedford, Mass., seafood company for process safety management hazards
July 14 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Sturgis Tuckpointing in St. Louis, Mo., for violations of OSH Act
July 13 -Â OSHA TestimonyÂ - Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010
July 13 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Krestmark Industries in Dallas for alleged safety and health violations
July 12 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - US Labor Department's solicitor, assistant secretaries for MSHA and OSHA to testify on Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010
July 12 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $272,000 in fines against US Postal Service for exposing workers to electrical hazards at Capitol Heights, Md., facility
July 12 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $69,000 in penalties against Roll-Kraft for exposing workers to hazards
July 8 -Â Region 1 News ReleaseÂ - Repeat and serious safety hazards at 4 Xpect Discount locations in Connecticut lead to $140,700 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for Ohio retailer
July 8 -Â Region 6 News ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Enbridge G&P in Douglasville, Texas, following worker fatality from release of hydrogen sulfide
July 8 -Â 75:39279-39281Â Student Data Form; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements [1949]
July 7 -Â Region 2 News ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $90,000 in fines for Brooklyn and Staten Island, NY, contractors after Brooklyn balcony collapse
July 7 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA assistant secretary concerned some oil spill workers not receiving proper training
July 7 -Â Trade News ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor announces Imperial Sugar will pay more than $6 million and implement extensive safety and health abatement measures
July 7 -Â Trade News ReleaseÂ - Whistleblowers.gov offers quick worker access to whistleblower protection information
July 6 -Â OSHA Media AdvisoryÂ - Top US Department of Labor officials to travel to Gulf Coast to meet with affected workers
July 6 -Â National News ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA seeks applications for $2.75 million in new targeted topic safety and health training grants
July 6 -Â Region 2 News ReleaseÂ - La AdministraciÃ³n de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. cita a Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico, Inc. por riesgos a la seguridad repetidos y serios en el Ã�rea Portuaria de Puerto Nuevo
July 6 -Â Region 2 News ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico Inc. for repeat and serious safety hazards at Puerto Nuevo Port Area
July 6 -Â Trade News ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor files worker safety complaint against USPS
July 6 -Â 75:38837Â Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2010
July 2 -Â Trade News ReleaseÂ - OSHA review project eliminates outdated requirements,brings standards up-to-date
July 2 -Â 75:38645-38671Â Standards Improvement Project--Phase III
July 1 -Â 75:38130-38135 Keystone Steel and Wire Company; Notice of Application for a Permanent Variance, Grant of an Interim Order, and Request for Comments
June 30 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department provides $27 million to help workers displaced by oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
June 28 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $430,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Scarborough, Maine, mail processing facility
June 25 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites manufacturing company for 9 serious safety violations following fatality at El Paso, Texas, worksite
June 23 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA and Association of Energy Service Cos. renew alliance to promote safety and health in the oil and gas well industry
June 23 -Â OSHA TestimonyÂ - Worker Health and Safety from the Oil Rig to the Shoreline
June 23 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Shipyard, longshoring worker hazards among topics to be discussed during maritime advisory committee meeting
June 22 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA to hold additional stakeholder meetings on worker injury and illness prevention rule
June 22 -Â Federal Register 75:35360-35362Â - Injury and Illness Prevention Program
June 22 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Sneed Shipbuilding in Channelview, Texas, for alleged safety and health hazards
June 22 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Ford Motor Co. for not repairing damaged overhead cranes at Buffalo Stamping Plant in western New York
June 22 -Â Region 10Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $77,500 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Portland, Ore., mail processing facility
June 21 -Â Federal Register 75:35090-35091Â - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) Announcement of meeting
June 18 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $357,000 in fines against UCB Manufacturing for health hazards at Rochester, NY, pharmaceutical plant
June 18 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Creekstone Farms Premium Beef of Arkansas City, Kan., for violations of OSH Act
June 18 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA's severe violator enforcement directive effective June 18
June 17 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - American Society of Safety Engineers Professional Development Conference & Expo
June 16 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Loup Valley Alfalfa of Burwell, Neb., for violations of OSH Act
June 16 -Â Region 7Â - Iowa-based railroad ordered by US Department of Labor to make amends to employee censured for reporting work-related injury
June 15 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- June 15, 2010 -- Volume 9, Issue 12
June 14 -Â Region 3Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Lancaster Safety Consulting Inc. for workplace safety and health success
June 11 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - New OSHA training emphasizes workers' rights
June 10 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA, federal on scene coordinator sign memorandum to protect worker health, safety during oil spill cleanup
June 10 -Â Region 4Â - St. Petersburg, Fla., Scuba Clean Inc. cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for willful and serious violations carrying nearly $201,000 in penalties
June 10 -Â MOUÂ - OSHA and Coast Guard sign Memorandum of Understanding to ensure oil spill workers are protected
June 10 -Â TestimonyÂ - Worker Safety in our Nation's Energy Production Industries
June 9 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis to visit oil spill site in Louisiana for 2-day up close look at US Department of Labor activities at work
June 8 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines US Postal Service nearly $500,000 for exposing workers to electrical hazards at 2 Philadelphia facilities
June 8 -Â Federal Register 75:32507-32508Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
June 7 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA virtual stakeholder meeting seeks input on combustible dust worker hazards
June 7 -Â Region 10Â - US Bank in Seattle ordered to pay back wages, reinstate former manager terminated in violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act whistleblower provisions
June 7 -Â Federal Register 75:32142-32143Â - Combustible Dust
June 6 -Â Oil Spill Environmental and Exposure Sampling Data
June 3 -Â DirectiveÂ - FY 2011 Instructions for 23(g) State Plan Grants
June 3 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department files suit against First Student Inc. on behalf of Syracuse, NY, school bus driver allegedly fired for raising safety issues
June 1 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Enhancing federal worker safety and health is focus of OSHA training event
June 1 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $214,500 in fines against Portsmouth, NH, fish and seafood plant for process safety hazards
June 1 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Linden, NJ, manufacturer for exposing employees to chemical hazards
June 1 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $125,000 in fines against Brooklyn, NY, contractor after partial building collapse
June 1 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- June 1, 2010 -- Volume 9, Issue 11
May 28 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA seeks members to serve on national advisory committee for improving worker safety and health
May 28 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Amended Steel Erection standard improves highway construction worker safety
May 28 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor orders United Parcel Service to compensate driver terminated for refusing to drive due to safety concerns
May 27 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor fines South Dakota Wheat Growers Association of Aberdeen, SD, more than $1.6 million for grain handling violationsWorker suffocated in December 2009 after being engulfed in grain
May 27 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA issues NDK Crystals egregious willful and serious citations following investigation into explosion that killed bystanderBelvedere, Ill., crystal manufacturer fined $510,000
May 27 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA seeks applications for $8 million in new Susan Harwood Safety and Health Capacity Building Training Grants
May 27 -Â Federal Register 75:29783-29784Â - Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2010
May 26 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $61,000 in fines against Weymouth, Mass., contractor after worker falls 30 feet at Brookline, Mass., site
May 25 -Â Region 6Â - CitaciÃ³n de la OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. a empresa constructora de College Station, Texas, por presuntas infracciones de seguridad y salubridad
May 25 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites College Station, Texas, construction company for alleged safety and health violations
May 25 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA and Lee Lewis Construction partner to promote construction safety in West Texas
May 24 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Miami, Fla., road construction company with willful safety violation, $63,000 in penalties
May 24 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA seeks members to serve on committee for improving construction workers' safety, health
May 24 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $60,000 in penalties against Waukesha, Wis.-based Baird Display for 19 safety violations
May 24 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA publishes proposed rulemaking to prevent injuries from slips, trips and falls on walking-working surfaces
May 24 -Â Federal Register 75:28861-26153Â - Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems); Proposed Rule
May 21 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Requirement for protecting workers from hexavalent chromium exposure now a final rule
May 21 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA bloodborne review looks at standard's value in protecting workers
May 21 -Â Federal Register 75:28661-28663Â - Request for nominations to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
May 21 -Â Federal Register 75:28659-28661Â - Announcement of meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
May 21 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $200,000 in penalties against Elyria Foundry Co. LLC for exposing workers to hazards
May 21 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Mueller Copper Tube Products in Wynne, Ark., for exposing workers to variety of hazards
May 21 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites former North Brunswick, NJ, manufacturer for exposing workers to risks involving hazardous chemicals
May 20 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA finds CSX Transportation Inc. retaliated against veteran New York dispatcher who reported safety concerns Rail carrier ordered to rescind discipline and pay worker $5,000 in punitive damages
May 19 -Â National ReleaseÂ - OSHA thuá»™c Bá»™ Lao Ä�á»™ng Hoa Ká»³ phÃ¢n phá»‘i hÆ°á»›ng dáº«n, vÃ báº£ng thÃ´ng sá»‘ vá»� an toÃ n khi thu gom dáº§u trÃ n [Vietnamese]
May 19 -Â National ReleaseÂ - OSHA, el Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. distribuye guÃ­as de seguridad, hojas de datos para la limpieza de petrÃ³leo [en EspaÃ±ol]
May 19 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites VT Halter Marine more than $1.3 million for willfully exposing workers to toxic vapors in a confined space 2 workers died and 2 received 3rd degree burns
May 19 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - National Petrochemical and Refiners Association National Safety Conference
May 19 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA distributes oil spill cleanup safety guides, fact sheets Materials to be published in several languages
May 18 -Â DirectiveÂ - Cancellation of OSHA Instructions AOC 00-00-002 & IPC 01-00-001
May 18 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA forms 4 alliances to enhance safety and health for variety of workers in western New York
May 18 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes nearly $136,000 in penalties against Sewon America Inc. for willful and serious safety violations
May 17 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Jersey City, NJ, manufacturer for exposing employees to workplace safety and health hazards
May 17 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Parkersburg, Pa., construction company for exposing workers to fall hazards
May 17 -Â Federal Register	75:27428-27429Â - Safety Standards for Steel Erection
May 17 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $77,500 in fines against West Hartford, Conn., metal finishing plant for 45 safety and health hazards
May 15 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- May 15, 2010 -- Volume 9, Issue 10
May 14 -Â Region 6Â - CitaciÃ³n de la OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. a fÃ¡brica de tortillas en Dallas por presuntas infracciones de salud y seguridad
May 14 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites tortilla factory in Dallas for alleged safety and health violations
May 14 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites South Bay, Fla., sugar cane mill and refinery for exposing workers to amputation injuries
May 14 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Grapevine, Texas-based machine company for failing to protect workers from lead exposure
May 14 -Â Federal Register 75:27237-27239Â - Regulatory Flexibility Act Review of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
May 14 -Â Federal Register 75:27188-27189Â - Revising the Notification Requirements in the Exposure Determination Provisions of the Hexavalent Chromium Standards
May 14 -Â Federal Register 75:27239Â - Revising the Notification Requirements in the Exposure Determination Provisions of the Hexavalent Chromium Standards
May 13 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Corpus Christi, Texas-based mobile home park for exposing workers to trenching hazards
May 13 -Â DirectiveÂ - FY 2011 On-site Consultation Cooperative Agreement Application Instructions
May 13 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Review of OSHA's Methylene Chloride standard shows value to worker protection
May 13 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $45,500 in penalties against The Spieker Co. for safety violations
May 13 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Parsippany, NJ, clothing companies for workplace safety and health violations
May 12 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Speech of US Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA David Michaels on Whistleblowers and OSHA
May 12 -Â Region 7Â - Westar Energy-Murray Gill Energy Center earns US Labor Department praise for workplace safety and health achievements
May 12 -Â Region 8Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $217,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Denver mail processing facility
May 12 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA promotes free safety and health training expo for construction workers in South Florida
May 11 -Â InterpretationÂ - Use of gloves by masons
May 11 -Â InterpretationÂ - OSHA requirements for mercury response and clean-up personnel in a number of different site-specific scenarios
May 11 -Â InterpretationÂ - Guarding requirements for sweep augers in grain silos
May 11 -Â InterpretationÂ - Hazards associated with aluminum grinding
May 11 -Â InterpretationÂ - Clarification of specialty footwear and employer requirements to provide at no cost to its employees
May 11 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA forms alliance with Mexican Consulate in Chicago to promote worker safety in Illinois and Wisconsin
May 11 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA seeks to partner with local building inspectors
May 11 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Graham Tire Co. of Grand Island, Neb., for violations of OSH Act
May 11 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA notifies Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center of workplace safety and health hazards to its workers
May 10 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines US Postal Service processing center in Bedford Park, Ill., $210,000 for willful safety violations
May 10 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA finds Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. railroad violated whistleblower law
May 10 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $61,000 in fines against Brighton, Mass., contractor for excavation hazards
May 7 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $48,500 against Tonawanda Coke Corp. for 14 serious violations
May 7 -Â Federal Register	75:24835-24844Â - Infectious Diseases
May 6 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA requests information on exposure to infectious agents in health care settings
May 6 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Fairfield, NJ, contractor for continued employee exposure to fall hazards
May 6 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Varney, W.Va., lumber company for failing to abate workplace safety and health hazards
May 5 -Â National ReleaseÂ - OSHA holds series of stakeholder meetings on modernization of injury and illness data collection system
May 5 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - North American Occupational Safety and Health Week Campaign Kickoff
May 5 -Â Region 5Â - Milk Specialties Co. in Whitehall, Wis., agrees to pay $535,000 in penalties after US Labor Department's OSHA safety and health investigation
May 5 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $558,000 in fines to US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Providence, RI, mail processing facility
May 5 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Statement of US Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA David Michaels on opening OSHA office in Las Vegas
May 5 -Â Federal Register 75:24509-24510Â - Notice of Availability of the Regulatory Flexibility Act Review of the Methylene Chloride Standard
May 5 -Â Federal Register 75:24505-24509Â - Modernization of OSHA's Injury and Illness Data Collection Process
May 5 -Â Federal Register 75:24746-24747Â - Occupational Exposure to Noise Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
May 5 -Â National ReleaseÂ - El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. cuida la seguridad de los trabajadores ante mayores actividades de limpieza de petrÃ³leo cerca de la Costa del Golfo
May 5 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Bá»™ Lao Ä�á»™ng Hoa Ká»³ táº­p trung vÃ o sá»± an toÃ n cá»§a cÃ´ng nhÃ¢n khi cÃ¡c hoáº¡t Ä‘á»™ng thu gom dáº§u trÃ n gia tÄƒng táº¡i khu vá»±c Gulf Coast
May 4 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- May 4, 2010 -- Volume 9, Issue 9
May 4 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA holds series of stakeholder meetings on worker Injury and Illness Prevention Programs
May 4 -Â Federal Register 75:23637-23640Â - Injury and Illness Prevention Program
May 3 -Â DirectiveÂ - Clarification of OSHA's enforcement policies relating to floors/nets and shear connectors; Cancellation of CPL 02-01-046 (Sept. 30, 2009)
May 3 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor focuses on safety of workers as oil cleanup activities ramp up in Gulf Coast region
May 3 -Â Region 6Â - Safety hazards at Houston worksite bring citations and fines to plastics manufacturer following investigation by US Labor Department's OSHA
April 30 -Â SpeechÂ - Assistant Secretary David Michaels' speech, Workers Memorial Day, National Labor College
April 30 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $130,000 in penalties against Chicago-based ERA Valdivia Contractors Inc. for health violations
April 30 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - US assistant secretary of labor for OSHA to testify today on strengthening enforcement and ensuring safe workplaces for every American worker
April 29 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites oil refinery in Big Spring, Texas, for alleged safety and health hazards
April 29 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Protecting America's Workers Act
April 29 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Lowe's Home Center $110,000 for continual recordkeeping violations at Cincinnati and Dayton stores
April 28 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA releases data detailing worker exposure to toxic chemicals - Also issues directive on protecting non-English speaking workers from hazards
April 28 -Â Federal Register 75:22320-22323Â - Regulations Implementing the Freedom of Information Act
April 28 -Â Region 5Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites National Standard Co. in Stillwater, Okla., for safety and health violation
April 28 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $107,000 in fines against Buffalo, NY, sheet metal fabricator for uncorrected and recurring hazards
April 28 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Workers Memorial Day
April 28 -Â OSHA TestimonyÂ - The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections - The Committee on Education and Labor - U.S. House of Representatives
April 28 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio-based Tireman Auto Service Centers Ltd. $177,800 for willful and serious safety violations
April 27 -Â InterpretationÂ - Whether an employer can repair an extension cord under 29 CFR 1926, Subpart K
April 27 -Â InterpretationÂ - Minimum distance required between guardrails on an industrial truck work platform
April 27 -Â InterpretationÂ - Whether OSHA construction standards require a manhole cover to support at least twice a vehicle's applied axle load, regardless of the cover's size
April 27 -Â InterpretationÂ - Whether extension cords may be repaired and returned to use
April 27 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - US deputy assistant secretary of labor for OSHA to testify on whistleblower protections for America's workers
April 27 -Â OSHA TestimonyÂ - The Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - U.S. Senate
April 27 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $96,500 in penalties against Packaging Corporation of America for safety violations
April 27 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $60,000 in penalties against Chicago-based National Wrecking Co. for safety violations
April 27 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Birdair Inc. for alleged safety hazards at Arlington, Texas, worksite
April 26 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Long Island, NY, contractor for cave-in hazards after employee is caught in 16-foot deep hole at East Hills worksite
April 26 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites contractor for willful and serious safety violations following trench fatality in Atlanta
April 26 -Â Federal Register 75:21664-21666Â - Underwriters Laboratories Inc.; Application for Expansion of Recognition
April 26 -Â Federal Register 75:21662-21663Â - Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
April 26 -Â Federal Register 75:21824-21838Â - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
April 26 -Â Federal Register 75:21666-21668Â - Canadian Standards Association; Application for Expansion of Recognition
April 26 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issues statement on worker deaths
April 26 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Secretary of Labor announces new members to safety, health advisory committee
April 22 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - US Department of Labor agency heads to host live Web chats on regulatory agendas on April 26, 27 and 28
April 22 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA takes action to protect America's workers with severe violator program and increased penalties
April 21 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $133,000 in penalties against Clarksville, Ga., manufacturer for 60 safety and health violations
April 20 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines American Packaging Corp. in Columbus, Wis., following investigation into worker's death
April 19 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $130,800 in fines for Bronx, NY, woodwork manufacturer for fire, chemical and amputation hazards
April 19 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $63,000 in penalties against Hope Hull, Ala., manufacturer for willful and serious violations
April 19 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $64,000 in penalties against Elk Grove, Ill.-based Ceva Freight for serious and repeat safety violations
April 16 -Â Federal Register 75:20005-20007Â - Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
April 16 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA, Mexican consulate form alliance in Houston
April 16 -Â Region 6Â - El Departamento del Trabajo de los EE. UU. OSHA y el Consulado Mexicano forman alianza en Houston
April 16 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA joins Morristown, NJ, organization to continue vital effort to protect area Latino workers
April 15 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- April 15, 2010 -- Volume 9, Issue 8
April 15 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Buckhorn Inc. of Springfield, Mo., for violations of OSH Act
April 14 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - National Action Summit for Latino Worker Safety and Health
April 14 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - OSHA Latino Safety Conference
April 14 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis convenes 1st ever national action summit on health and safety of Latino workers
April 14 -Â National ReleaseÂ - La Secretaria del Trabajo de los EE. UU., Hilda SolÃ­s, convoca la primera Cumbre de AcciÃ³n Nacional en la historia sobre la salud y seguridad laboral de los trabajadores latinos
April 14 -Â Federal Register 75:19424-19426Â - Request for Nominations To Serve on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
April 14 -Â Federal Register 75:19423-19424Â - Derricks; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
April 14 -Â Region 10Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites AmeriCold Logistics LLC for alleged safety violations at Nampa, Idaho, facility
April 14 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $61,500 in penalties against Fleetpride Inc. for safety violations
April 13 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA providing guidance to employers and contractors during Rhode Island flood cleanup
April 7 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - New document addresses shipbreaking worker safety
April 7 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA orders New Jersey Transit to pay more than $500,000 to worker for violation of railroad whistleblower law
April 5 -Â Federal Register 75:17164-17166Â - Asbestos in General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
April 5 -Â Federal Register 75:17162-17163Â - Dipping and Coating Operations (Dip Tanks) Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirement
April 5 -Â Federal Register 75:17163-17164Â - Formaldehyde Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
April 5 -Â InterpretationÂ - Padded slings/wire rope during steel erection.
April 5 -Â InterpretationÂ - Single-point suspension scaffold safety.
April 2 -Â InterpretationÂ - Clarification of assigned working hours when recording work-related injuires/illnesses.
April 1 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA program protects federal workers
April 1 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- April 1, 2010 -- Volume 9, Issue 7
April 1 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA urges New England recovery workers and public to guard themselves against hazards during flood and storm cleanup
March 31 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Delaware City, Del., manufacturing company for workplace safety and health hazards
March 31 -Â InterpretationÂ - Use of toeboards across scaffold access points.
March 31 -Â InterpretationÂ - Whether OSHA standards require employees to be tied off while working over water on an aerial lift.
March 31 -Â InterpretationÂ - Whether an employer is permitted to double wrap #9 gage steel wire in order to guy, tie, or brace a scaffold.
March 30 -Â InterpretationÂ - Application of OSHA's de minimis policy to the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.452(o)(3) and 29 CFR 1926.552(c)(1) - 1926.552(c)(4), 1926.552(c)(8), 1926.552(c)(13), 1926.552(c)(14)(i), and 1926.552(c)(16) regarding certain chimney construction work.
March 30 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Elmwood, Wis., dairy farm following investigation into worker's death
March 29 -Â InterpretationÂ - Restrictions on drilling within 50 feet of a hole loaded with explosives.
March 29 -Â InterpretationÂ - Fully Planked and Decked Scaffold
March 29 -Â InterpretationÂ - Whether an employer can use a controlled access zone during curtain wall installation.
March 29 -Â InterpretationÂ - Interpretation of OSHA Fall Protection Exemption (29 CFR Â§ 1926.500(a)(1)) during inspection, investigation, and assessment activities.
March 29 -Â InterpretationÂ - Fall protection requirements for employees working on an elevator car frame.
March 29 -Â InterpretationÂ - Permissible methods of operating trucks in reverse on construction sites.
March 29 -Â InterpretationÂ - Protective system requirements for excavations that will not be entered by employees.
March 29 -Â InterpretationÂ - Whether compliance with an updated ANSI standard on gate strength for carabiners and snaphooks is required.
March 29 -Â InterpretationÂ - Testing requirements for "lifting blinds" or "lifting covers" on pressure vessels
March 29 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA offering employers free construction safety and health training on April 1 at Gulf State Fairgrounds in Mobile, Ala.
March 26 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA notifies Evansville, Ind., regional airport of workplace safety and health violations to workers
March 26 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Fort Worth, Texas-based FWT Inc. for alleged workplace safety and health violations
March 26 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Werner Construction Inc. in Norfolk, Neb., for violations of OSH Act
March 26 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corp. in Freeport, Texas, for alleged workplace safety violations
March 26 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites South Amboy, NJ, stucco contractor for fall hazards
March 26 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - American Society of Safety Engineers and American Industrial Hygiene Association Joint Meeting
March 26 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - Illinois Public Workers Ceremony
March 26 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health meeting scheduled for April 14 and 16
March 25 -Â Federal Register 75:14471-14472Â - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
March 25 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health meeting scheduled for April 27 and 29
March 24 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA urges recovery workers and public to safeguard themselves against hazards during flood and storm cleanup
March 23 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis remembers workers killed at BP Texas City, calls for re-dedication of safety efforts at refineries, chemical plants
March 23 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA requests membership nominations to the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
March 23 -Â Region 10Â - US Labor Department's OSHA forms alliance with Mechanical Contractors Association and United pipefitters association
March 23 -Â Federal Register 75:13785Â - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Request for Nominations
March 23 -Â Federal Register 75:13783-13784Â - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
March 23 -Â Federal Register 75:13783Â - Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
March 22 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on passage of health care reform by US House of Representatives
March 22 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - Comentarios de la Secretaria de Trabajo de los EE. UU. Hilda L. Solis sobre el voto de la Camara de Representantes aprobando la reforma del sistema de seguro medico
March 19 -Â InterpÂ - Enforcement Policy for Flame-Resistant Clothing in Oil and Gas Drilling, Well Servicing, and Production-Related Operations
March 18 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department orders Tennessee Commerce Bank to reinstate whistleblower and pay more than $1 million in back wages and other relief
March 18 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $55,500 in penalties against American Warming and Ventilating Inc. for safety violations
March 18 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA announces informal public hearing on hazard communication in Pittsburgh on March 31
March 18 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA requests comments on Direct Final Rule and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to protect workers from exposure to hexavalent chromium
March 17 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Ohio Decorative Products $91,000 for safety violations
March 17 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Pecos, Texas, manufacturing facility for alleged safety and health hazards
March 17 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Allentown, Pa., company for failing to abate workplace safety and health hazards
March 17 -Â Federal Register 75:12718Â - Hazard Communication; Meetings Notice
March 17 -Â Federal Register 75:12681-12686Â - Revising the Notification Requirements in the Exposure Determination Provisions of the Hexavalent Chromium Standards
March 16 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA schedules combustible dust stakeholder meetings in Chicago to address workplace hazards
March 16 -Â Federal Register 75:12570-12571Â - Presence Sensing Device Initiation (PSDI); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
March 16 -Â Federal Register 75:12485-12489Â - Revising the Notification Requirements in the Exposure Determination; Provisions of the Hexavalent Chromium Standards
March 16 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US assistant secretary of labor for OSHA testifies on Protecting America's Workers Act before House subcommittee
March 16 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA forms alliance with Texas State Technical College in Sweetwater, Texas
March 16 -Â TestimonyÂ - Protecting America's Workers Act (PAWA)
March 15 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA eTool explains ways to protect the safety of electric power workers
March 15 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- March 15, 2010-- Volume 9, Issue 6
March 12 -Â OSHA SpeechÂ - American Bar Association OSH Law Committee
March 12 -Â Region 9Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA assesses Guam contractor Hua Sheng $139,500 for hazardous conditions at barracks, worksite
March 11 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Harbeson, Del., poultry processing plant for workplace safety and health hazards
March 11 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA finds Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. railroad violated federal whistleblower law
March 10 -Â DirectiveÂ - Cancellation and Revision of OSHA Instructions Related to Standard Alleged Violation Elements (SAVEs)
March 10 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $178,800 in fines for Massachusetts and Rhode Island contractors for Newton, Mass., cave-in hazards
March 9 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA notifies 15,000 workplaces nationwide of high injury and illness rates
March 9 -Â Region 5Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Chipco LLC in Zanesville, Ohio, following fatality at natural gas well site in Londonderry, Ohio
March 9 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Franklin County, Maine, pellet mill for combustible dust and other hazards after explosion
March 9 -Â Region 10Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Bowman's Inc. following trenching fatality at Pocatello, Idaho, worksite
March 9 -Â Federal Register 75:10738-10739Â - Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements
March 9 -Â Federal Register 75:10739-10740Â - Combustible Dust
March 8 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA extends deadline for membership nominations to Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
March 8 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $3 million in fines to BP-Husky refinery near Toledo, Ohio
March 8 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA extends deadline for submitting comments on Recordkeeping proposed rule
March 8 -Â Federal Register 75:10629-10630Â - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health; Notice
March 4 -Â Federal Register 75:9953-9955Â - Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
March 3 -Â Region 3Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA partners with Manhattan Torcon JV to protect workers constructing new medical facility
March 3 -Â Region 9Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA orders e-Smart Technologies Inc. to pay whistleblower back wages and $600,000 in compensatory damages
March 3 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- March 15, 2010-- Volume 9, Issue 5
March 2 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $59,000 in fines against Cheshire, Conn., food distribution warehouse
March 2 -Â Federal Register 75:9439-9441Â - FM Approvals: Application for Expansion of Recognition; Wyle Laboratories: Voluntary Modification of the Scope of Recognition; and Temporary Reinstatement of NFPA 72
March 1 -Â SpeechÂ - ORC Worldwide OSH Group and Corporate Health Directors meeting
March 1 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Danvers, Mass., construction contractor $136,000 for asbestos hazards at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston
February 26 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - DOL/OSHA schedules conference on Latino worker safety and health
February 26 -Â Region 8Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites 2 contractors for violations of Occupational Safety and Health Act
February 25 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup and urges proper worker safeguards
February 25 -Â SpeechÂ - New Jersey Occupational Safety and Health Education Program (OSHEP) Conference
February 25 -Â SpeechÂ - North American Iron Workers Labor-Management Conference
February 25 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA reminds employers of hazards associated with snow cleanup and urges proper worker safeguards
February 25 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $62,000 in fines for Worldcolor Buffalo for hazards at Depew, NY, printing plant
February 24 -Â Federal Register 75:8406-8407Â - Aerial Lifts; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of an Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirement.
February 23 -Â Region 10Â - Rathdrum Power LLC in Rathdrum, Idaho, receives OSHA's highest safety recognition award
February 22 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA and Scaffold Industry Association form alliance to promote safety and health in construction industry
February 22 -Â Region 1Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites North Carolina and Georgia contractors following fatal worker fall from Epping, NH, water tower
February 19 -Â Federal Register 75:6220-6222Â - Peer Review, Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Form; Request for the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
February 18 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- February 15, 2010-- Volume 9, Issue 4
February 18 -Â Region 7Â - Fred Weber Inc. earns US Labor Department praise for workplace safety and health achievements at 2 St. Louis-area asphalt plants
February 18 -Â Region 7Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Endres Processing LLC of Kansas City, Kan., for violations of Occupational Safety and Health Act
February 18 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Cranesville Block Co. for safety and health hazards at Kingston, NY, plant
February 17 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA to hold stakeholder meetings in Atlanta on Feb. 17 to discuss combustible dust hazards
February 12 -Â Region 9Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Guam painters BME & Sons Inc. $51,200 in proposed penalties for fall protection violations
February 12 -Â Region 3Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Pittsburgh construction company for lack of fall protection following worker's death
February 12 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites C.A. Franc $539,000 for willful fall hazard violations following worker's death at Washington, Pa., worksite
February 11 -Â Region 7Â - Illinois-based railroads ordered by US Department of Labor to compensate employee fired for reporting work-related injury
February 11 -Â Region 7Â - Contempt orders issued against St. Louis employer for ignoring OSHA citations
February 9 -Â OSHA StatementÂ - Statement of U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on the Explosion in Middletown Conn.
February 8 -Â Federal Register 75:6220-6222Â - Information Collection Requirements for the Variance Regulations; Submission for Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
February 4 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $59,000 in penalties against C&W Industries for willful and serious safety and health violations
February 4 -Â Federal Register 75:5707Â - Revising Standards Referenced in the Acetylene Standard
February 3 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites O.S. Interior Systems following fatality at Houston worksite
February 3 -Â Federal Register 75:5545-5546Â - Explosives
February 2 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA forming safety partnership with Skanska USA to focus on Westin Peachtree Plaza Window Replacement Project
February 2 -Â National ReleaseÂ - Secretary Hilda L. Solis presents US Department of Labor budget request for fiscal year 2011
February 1 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- February 1, 2010-- Volume 9, Issue 3
February 1 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - New marine cargo handling operations QuickCards
February 1 -Â Media AdvisoryÂ - Secretary Hilda L. Solis and agency heads to discuss US Labor Department's fiscal year 2011 budget through live Web chat on Monday, Feb. 1
February 1 -Â Federal Register 75:5144-5145Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
January 29 -Â Federal Register 75:5144-5145Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
January 29 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $55,000 in fines against Legacy Builders in Quincy, Mass., after Boston scaffold collapse injures workers
January 29 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $57,000 in penalties against Triangle Grading and Paving for trench safety violations at Fort Bragg, NC
January 29 -Â Federal Register 75:4728-4741Â - Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements
January 28 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes recordkeeping change to improve illness data
January 28 -Â SpeechÂ - SBA Office of Advocacy Small Business Regulatory Roundtable On Occupational Safety and Health Issues
January 28 -Â SpeechÂ - Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
January 27 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposing more than $135,000 in penalties against Atlanta stone countertop manufacturer for health hazards
January 27 -Â Region 1Â - Methuen, Mass., contractor faces nearly $167,000 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for cave-in hazards at Quincy and Lynnfield, Mass., worksites
January 25 -Â Federal Register 75:4323-4331Â - Additional Quantitative Fit-testing Protocols for the Respiratory Protection Standard
January 27 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA schedules informal stakeholder meetings on combustible dust
January 27 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Updated OSHA guidance helps protect late-night retail workers from workplace violence
January 27 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA releases workplace injury and illness information
January 26 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $90,500 in fines against Fibrelite for fire and explosion hazards at Pawcatuck, Conn., plant
January 26 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $217,500 in penalties against fire log manufacturer following employee being injured
January 26 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $71,000 in fines against Schweizer Aircraft Corp. for hazards at Horseheads, NY, plant
January 25 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Mueller Industries subsidiaries in Fulton, Miss., for safety and health violations, proposing $683,000 in penalties
January 25 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor releases 6 high-value datasets surpassing 1st open government target
January 25 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $97,500 in fines against C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. for recurring electrical and crushing hazards
January 25 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bridgeport, Conn., contractor for cave-in hazard at Stamford, Conn., worksite
January 25 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $54,000 in fines against Star Service Corp. for East Boston, Mass., scaffolding and fall hazards
January 25 -Â Federal Register 75:2890-2891Â - Combustible Dust
January 25 -Â Federal Register 75:3923-3924Â - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
January 20 -Â Region 6Â - US Labor Department's OSHA recognizes ConocoPhillips, Bossier Operations for excellence in safety and health
January 19 -Â Federal Register 75:2890-2891Â - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Stakeholder Meeting
January 19 -Â Region 8Â - Delta Air Lines, DAL Global Services in Colorado Springs, Colo., again recognized by US Labor Department's OSHA for safety and health excellence
January 19 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites CITGO Refining and Chemicals in Corpus Christi, Texas, for alleged workplace safety violations
January 15 -Â Region 8Â - MillerCoors Grain Elevator in Golden, Colo., recognized by US Labor Department's OSHA for excellence in occupational safety and health
January 15 -Â National ReleaseÂ - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces 'OSHA Listens' public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders
January 14 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $233,500 in fines against Home Goods for exit access hazards at Long Island, NY, store
January 14 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - Fechas de la conferencia de DOL/OSHA sobre la Seguridad y Salud de los trabajadores Latinos
January 14 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - DOL/OSHA schedules conference on Latino worker safety and health
January 13 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA booklet outlines hexavalent chromium standards
January 13 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 3 companies for failing to protect workers' safety while constructing gas pipeline meter stations in Mississippi
January 13 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Gordon, Ga., maintenance and repair railcar company with serious safety and health violations following fatality
January 12 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA cites two employers following confined-space deaths at Queens, NY, recycling facility
January 12 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor secures back wages for fired whistleblower in Corpus Christi, Texas
January 11 -Â Region 2Â - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Camden chocolate processing plant following worker fatality
January 11 -Â Region 4Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Fort Lauderdale, Fla., shipping container company with repeat and serious safety violations
January 8 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - New OSHA videos provide respirator and facemask safety guidance
January 8 -Â Federal Register 75:21299Â - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
January 7 -Â DirectiveÂ - CPL 02-00-051 - Enforcement Exemptions and Limitations under the Appropriations Act -Â Updated Memo and Appendix A
January 7 -Â Trade ReleaseÂ - OSHA announces informal public hearing on hazard communication rule
January 7 -Â Region 1Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $55,200 in fines to Pembroke, Mass., contractor for Randolph, Mass., cave-in hazard
January 5 -Â Region 4Â - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes 41 safety and health violations against Georgia peanut processor in Sylvester and Blakely, Ga.
January 4 -Â Region 6Â - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $1.4 million in penalties in connection with fatal explosion in Houston
January 1 -Â OSHA Quick Takes -- January 1, 2010-- Volume 9, Issue 1