OSHA Says Warehouse Workers Faced ‘Electrical Nightmare’ January 30, 2015 An inspection by OSHA found that employees at Xpedited Services LLC faced a number of hazards day to day, such as tangled extension cords, overloaded power outlets in wet locations, blocked exits, faulty forklifts, machines without safety… Read More »OSHA Says Warehouse Workers Faced ‘Electrical Nightmare’
OSHA Cites Idaho Steel Tank Manufacturer January 30, 2015 OSHA’s Region 10 office announced an enforcement action against Caldwell, Idaho-based Superior Steel Products Inc. after conducting a fatality investigation. A 30-year-old welder named Ernesto Paramo was in an unsecured basket raised improperly by a forklift,… Read More »OSHA Cites Idaho Steel Tank Manufacturer
August 28, 2014 Region 8 OSHA cites Douglass Colony Group Inc. for 11 violations; exposes workers to asbestos and fines total $81,000 DENVER – Commercial roofer Douglass Colony Group Inc. was cited for four repeat and seven serious violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational… Read More »OSHA cites Douglass Colony Group Inc. for 11 violations; exposes workers to asbestos and fines total $81,000
September 16, 2014 Region 10 US Labor Department seeks damages for wrongly terminated Sandpoint, Idaho, employee Sandpoint Gas ‘n’ Go & Lube Center fired employee who filed an OSHA safety complaint SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District… Read More »US Labor Department seeks damages for wrongly terminated Sandpoint, Idaho, employee
September 26, 2014 Region 9 Railroad machinist awarded $51,000 in damages and back pay following suspension for videotaping machinery testing OSHA orders Union Pacific Railroad to correct recording policy SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Union Pacific… Read More »Railroad machinist awarded $51,000 in damages and back pay following suspension for videotaping machinery testing
Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for Fiscal 2014 The following is a list of the top 10 most frequently cited standards* following inspections of worksites by federal OSHA. OSHA publishes this list to alert employers about these commonly cited standards so they can take… Read More »Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for Fiscal 2014
January 5, 2015 OSHA cites auto parts supplier for exposing workers to amputation, electrical and struck-by hazards Saehaesung Alabama, Hyundai and Kia provider, faces $102K in fines at 2 facilities MOBILE, Ala. – Auto parts supplier Saehaesung Alabama Inc. was cited for exposing workers to amputation, electrical and struck-by hazards… Read More »OSHA cites auto parts supplier for exposing workers to amputation, electrical and struck-by hazards
January 15, 2015 OSHA Region 8 News Release Northern Excavating Co. exposes workers to trench cave-ins for 8th time ROSS, N.D. – For the eighth time, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Northern Excavating Co. for allowing its employees to… Read More »Northern Excavating Co. exposes workers to trench cave-ins for 8th time
OSHA’s New Electric-Power Standards Will Energize Industry Safety Efforts, Expert Says Josh Cable Apr 30, 2014 On July 16, 2012, a utility worker installing replacement batteries in a substation suffered second- and third-degree burns when a battery cable fell onto the terminals of a battery… Read More »OSHA’s New Electric-Power Standards Will Energize Industry Safety Efforts, Expert Says
Properly Labeling Electrical Equipment Can Prevent Arc Flash Incidents in the Workplace This simplified method to label electrical equipment includes accurate arc-fault values and is a cost-effective way to reduce arc flash hazards. Oct 21, 2014 Robert E. Henry, PE Arc flashes in electric equipment… Read More »Properly Labeling Electrical Equipment Can Prevent Arc Flash Incidents in the Workplac