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
December 31, 2014 Fred Hosier New injury reporting requirements begin 1/1/15: What you need to know Heads up: Starting Jan. 1, 2015, companies under federal OSHA jurisdiction will have to follow some revised injury reporting regulations. View the rest of the article at http://www.safetynewsalert.com/new-injury-reporting-requirements-begin-1115-what-you-need-to-know/
Worker’s hand caught in machine on 25th birthday; $241K in OSHA fines December 12, 2o14 Fred Hosier We’d all like our birthdays to be memorable … but not for this reason. Following an employee’s injury, OSHA issued almost a quarter-million dollars in fines against this company. … Read More »Worker’s hand caught in machine on 25th birthday; $241K in OSHA fines
January 8, 2015 Fred Hosier Top 10 OSHA Trends for 2015 Two regulatory deadlines in the first half of the year are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what’s happening with OSHA in 2015. OSHA’s revised injury and illness reporting rules go into effect right… Read More »Top 10 OSHA Trends for 2015
Mar 28, 2013 A Queens, New York manufacturer violated OSHA health regulations, leading to citations for new and recurring hazards. Juniper Elbow received multiple repeat violations that came with $74,250 worth of fines. These violations included certifying that a hazard assessment had been conducted to… Read More »Juniper Elbow received multiple repeat violations that came with $74,250 worth of fines