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May 18, 2016
A factory refrigeration technician who lost his lungs to an anhydrous ammonia leak has no case against his employer, a poultry plant in N.C. The incident in June 2009 killed one refrigeration technician and injured another refrigeration technician and their supervisor. The injured refrigeration technician was in a coma for four to five months and had to have a double-lung transplant....
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May 14, 2016
Respondent is the owner and/or operator of a public water treatment facility that uses chlorine in its water treatment process. The amount of chlorine on hand at the facility is up to 9,000 pounds. At all times relevant to this Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO), Respondent produced, processed, handled or stored chlorine at its above listed facility. On or about August 27-28, 2013, EPA conducted...
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May 14, 2016
$35 and 8 hours of your time will be the BEST money and time you could ever spend! Heck sometimes you just need to give your time, as many communities now offer the CPR training for FREE. To save a life is the most honorable thing any of us can do on this earth and learning the skills of Adult and Child CPR (as well as AED training) is so easy and quick. This video shows how quickly...
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May 13, 2016
OSHA has issued nine serious and two other-than-serious violations to a refrigeration warehouse after a January 2016 complaint investigation found the employer violated OSHA’s process safety management standard in regards to the anhydrous ammonia used in the facility’s refrigeration process where more than 10,000 pounds of ammonia are in use. An investigation by the agency’s area...
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May 13, 2016
OSHA began an inspection Nov. 12, 2015, at the coffee manufacturing facility after the release of carbon dioxide asphyxiated a 53-year-old shift supervisor. Following its inspection, OSHA issued citations for nine serious violations. The employer did not provide proper training to its workers for stopping the release of a hazardous chemical. Additionally, the company did not have the proper procedures...
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May 13, 2016
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
May 5, 2016
Mark J. Langer, Clerk
The United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Circuit
333 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Re. 28(j) Letter – Agricultural Retailers Association, et al. v. United States Department of Labor, et al., Nos. 15-1326 and 15-1340
Dear Mr. Langer:
Respondents write to advise the Court that earlier today OSHA initiated Small...
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May 13, 2016
Dear Member of Congress,
I am writing to respond to concerns expressed regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) July 2015 retail exemption interpretation and to update you on regulatory action OSHA is taking in this matter.
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May 13, 2016
Permit-required confined spaces can present conditions that are immediately dangerous to workers’ lives or health if not properly identified, evaluated, tested and controlled. OSHA has developed a standard for Confined Spaces in Construction (29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA) for any space that meets all of the following criteria:
Is large enough for a worker to enter;
Has limited means of entry or exit;...
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May 12, 2016
May 11, 2016
MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS
THROUGH: DOROTHY DOUGHERTY, Deputy Assistant Secretary
FROM: THOMAS M. GALASSI, Director Directorate of Enforcement Programs
SUBJECT: RAGAGEP in Process Safety Management Enforcement
NOTE: much of the emphasis has been added by me
This enforcement policy addresses the Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard’s...
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May 10, 2016
On May 6, OSHA issued 42 serious and four other-than serious safety and health violations following three separate inspections at the bio-refinery in November 2015. Inspectors found the ethanol production facility violated OSHA’s process safety management regulations including failing to:
Develop written procedures for safely conducting tasks in the process, and for maintaining the ongoing...
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