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Wisconsin Cheese Company Worker Loses Fingers To Unguarded Machinery

Wisconsin Cheese Company Worker Loses Fingers To Unguarded Machinery

EHS Safety News America ― The U.S. Department of Labor‘s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Gilman Cheese Corp. for 10 safety violations totaling $126,700 in proposed fines. A worker had two fingers amputated by an unguarded cheese packing and...

Tags: News, OSHA FINES, OSHA Headlines, OSHA Inspection, OSHA News, OSHA Severe Violator

Jack B ― 5 days ago

OSHA QuickTakes – June 3, 2013 Edition

OSHA QuickTakes – June 3, 2013 Edition

EHS Safety News America ― In this issue OSHA provides on-site compliance assistance to protect recovery workers, public during tornado recovery efforts in Texas, Oklahoma Louisiana woman sentenced to 57 months in prison for providing fraudulent hazard waste training and...

Tags: OSHA Headlines, OSHA Interpretation, OSHA Investigation, OSHA News, OSHA Quick Takes, OSHA Revisions

Jack B ― 1 week 1 day ago

“Safety Photo of the Day” – Taking “Forklift Safety” To New Heights….The Wrong Way!

EHS Safety News America ― Powered industrial trucks, commonly called forklifts or lift trucks, are used in many industries, primarily to move materials. They can also be used to raise, lower, or remove large objects or a number of smaller objects on pallets or in boxes,...

Tags: Accident Prevention, Fall Protection, Forklift Safety, JHA / JSA / Cause Mapping, News, OSHA Headlines

Jack B ― 3 weeks 4 days ago

OSHA Seeks Applications for $1.5 Million in Susan Harwood Safety and Health Training Grants

OSHA Seeks Applications for $1.5 Million in Susan Harwood Safety and Health Training Grants

EHS Safety News America ― News Release OSHA News Release: [05/15/2013] Contact Name: Jesse Lawder or Adriano Llosa Phone Number: (202) 693-4659 or x.4686 Email: Lawder.Jesse@dol.gov or Llosa.Adriano.t@dol.gov Release Number: 13-0925-NAT US Department of Labor‘s OSHA...

Tags: Dept. Of Labor, News, OSHA Headlines, OSHA News, OSHA Training, Safety Education

Jack B ― 4 weeks 4 days ago

OSHA Strengthens Protection For Temporary Workers

OSHA Strengthens Protection For Temporary Workers

EHS Safety News America ― April 29, 2013 MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH: RICHARD E. FAIRFAX Deputy Assistant Secretary FROM: THOMAS GALASSI, Director Directorate of Enforcement Programs SUBJECT: Protecting the Safety and Health of Temporary Workers In ...

Tags: Dept. Of Labor, News, OSHA Headlines, OSHA Interpretation, OSHA Investigation, OSHA News

Jack B ― 6 weeks 5 days ago

Preventing Workplace Violence

EHS Safety News America ― Risk Factors The following references provide information on risk factors and scope of violence in the workplace and may help increase awareness of workplace violence: Federal Agency Guidance Workplace Violence, 1993-2009 [624 KB PDF, 18 pages]. ...

Tags: Law Enforcement, News, OSHA Headlines, OSHA News, OSHA Training, Personal Safety

Jack B ― 9 weeks 4 days ago

OSHA QuickTakes – April 10, 2013

OSHA QuickTakes – April 10, 2013

EHS Safety News America ― In this issue Campaign to prevent fatal falls featured by state municipalities OSHA and NIOSH to co-host free April 10 webinar on preventing deadly falls in construction: registration open Hazard Communication: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, ...

Tags: News, OSHA Headlines, OSHA Inspection, OSHA Interpretation, OSHA News, OSHA Quick Takes

Jack B ― 9 weeks 6 days ago

December 1st, 2013 Training Requirements for the Revised Hazard Communication Standard (GHS)

December 1st, 2013 Training Requirements for the Revised Hazard Communication Standard (GHS)

EHS Safety News America ― OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and published it in the Federal Register in March 2012 (77 FR 17574). Two...

Tags: GHS, GHS - MSDS, News, OSHA Headlines, OSHA News, Training

Jack B ― 10 weeks 1 day ago

Hot Off The Press: The 2013 DART Rate OSHA Letters Are Going Out. – Is Your Company On The List?

Hot Off The Press: The 2013 DART Rate OSHA Letters Are Going Out. – Is Your Company On The List?

EHS Safety News America ― OSHA DART Rate Inspection List 2013(1) <————-Download Excel Spreadsheet Here It’s that time of year again: March Madness bracket disasters, turkey hunting in the southeast, spring weather and letters from fed-OSHA ...

Tags: News, OSHA DART Rate Inspection, OSHA Headlines, OSHA Inspection, OSHA News, Workers Compensation

Jack B ― 11 weeks 5 days ago

OSHA QuickTakes – March 1, 2013

OSHA QuickTakes – March 1, 2013

EHS Safety News America ― In this issue Hazard Communication resources available to help employers comply with new training and labeling requirements Study finds a higher rate of roof fatalities among roofers in residential construction: younger, Hispanic, racial ...

Tags: News, OSHA DART Rate Inspection, OSHA Fall Protection, OSHA FINES, OSHA Headlines, OSHA News

Jack B ― 15 weeks ago

OSHA Law Update – February 1st – An Important OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Deadline

EHS Safety News America ― By Amanda R. Strainis-Walker and Eric J. Conn February 1st is an important annual OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping deadline for all U.S. employers, except for those with only ten or fewer employees or who operate in enumerated low ...

Tags: Laws, News, OSHA 300 Log, OSHA Headlines, OSHA News, OSHA Training

Jack B ― 20 weeks ago

OSHA Releases Site Specific Inspection Targeting Plan

EHS Safety News America ― On January 4, 2013, a new directive implementing OSHA‘s Site-Specific Targeting 2012 inspection plan became effective under Notice 13-01 (CPL 02). According to OSHA, this directive cancels and replaces the Site-Specific Targeting 2011, which...

Tags: Jack Benton, News, OSHA Headlines, OSHA Inspection, OSHA News, OSHA Revisions

Jack B ― 21 weeks ago

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