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OSHA’s proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses requires quarterly reporting

OSHA has issued a proposed rule to improve workplace safety and health through improved tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. The announcement follows the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ release of its annual Occupational Injuries and Illnesses report, which estimates that three million workers were injured on the job in 2012. The public will have 90…...

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ANSI Launches Online Portal for Standards Incorporated by Reference

Website Provides Free, Read-Only Access to Private-Sector Documents That Have Been Incorporated into U.S. Government RegulationsThe American National Standards Institute(ANSI) is proud to announce the official launch of the ANSI IBR Portal, an online tool for free, read-only access to voluntary consensus standards that have been incorporated by reference (IBR) into federal laws and regulations…....

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OSHA’s 2013 Most Frequently Cited Standards

The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2013 (October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013): Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page] Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page] Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR…...

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HAZCOM Training Modules from MI-OSHA

We are now down to less than 30 days to have our training completed on Labels and SDS’s.  Here is yet another state OSHA Plan that has gone out of its way to produce some excellent GHS HAZCOM presentations.  This Hazard Communication Employee Training program has been divided into three modules for use as “toolbox”…...

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Lockout? We don’t need no stinking lockout… says management!

Just when you think we have seen/heard it all when it comes to management no brainers, but this one bares repeating.  IN-OSHA recently cited a food manufacturing facility with a Willful ( in Indiana they call them “Knowing” citations) for having their employees remove the stainless steel clean out port, and then put their finger on…...

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VPP STAR is not a “get out of jail free card”

At least once a year some company who got a VPP approval tries to use that approval as a vehicle to get out of a citation.  In this OSHRC case, a contractor at a chemical facility had a tankcar cleaning accident that claimed the life of a worker.  The worker entered a railcar to retrieve…...

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NEW Flammable Liquids Fact Sheet (OR-OSHA)

The general industry standard, 1910.106, Flammable Liquids, is complex and covers many work environments and situations. This fact sheet covers only the basic storage, transfer, and transport requirements. Rules for heavier industrial applications; underground storage facilities; and for building tanks, containers, and other specialized items are in the standard. All references in this fact sheet are…...

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GHS HAZCOM and Workplace Labels

OSHA has not changed the general requirements for workplace labeling. Employers have the option to create their own workplace labels. They can either provide all of the required information that is on the label from the chemical manufacturer or, the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols or a combination thereof, which in combination with other…...

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Cal/OSHA Cites employer(s) (Plant, Staffing Agency, and Training Company) over $200,000 Following Death of Temporary Worker

Cal/OSHA cited a company $200,825 for multiple serious and willful violations and two professional employer organizations (PEO) following the April death of a 26-year-old temporary worker who became entangled with the exposed rotating shaft of a mixer while mixing industrial adhesive. Cal/OSHA sanctioned the company for failing to identify and safeguard against the hazards of working…...

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Company to pay $1.33 million to resolve OSHA citations, criminal penalties in 2011 death of worker; Agreement includes safety improvements and $450,000 for worker’s spouse

A company has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and OSHA to pay more than $1.33 million to resolve criminal penalties and OSHA fines levied as a result of the death of a worker on Nov. 7, 2011. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed the Deferred Prosecution Agreement on Sept. 5,…...

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Reduction Procedure and OSHA 300 Log

Is an employer required to record a work-related injury sustained by an employee which was treated by a reduction procedure performed on her dislocated ring finger. The employee had no broken bones, no medication, no splints, and no restrictions and returned to work immediately after the reduction of her ring finger. You want to know…...

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