Steel Manufacturer Adopts Comprehensive Safety Program in $2.4 million OSHA Settlement
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a settlement yesterday with a steel manufacturer for approximately $2.4 million for alleged safety violations at the company’s facilities in Ohio and New York. The company agreed to abate the hazards identified by OSHA including failure to provide fall protection, failure to implement lockout/tag out procedures, and failure to provide machine guarding to protect workers from hazardous machinery. The company also agreed to hire additional health and safety staff, establish and implement a comprehensive safety program to identify and correct hazardous conditions, hire third-party auditors to monitor the safety program, and meet quarterly with OSHA going forward to monitor progress. The Department of Labor praised the company’s willingness to improve its safety culture and encouraged other companies to implement the same reforms.
