OSHA Extends Public Comment Period on Revisions to Process Safety Management Standard
Posted on Mar 5, 2014 in OSHA, Process Safety | Comments Off on OSHA Extends Public Comment Period on Revisions to Process Safety Management Standard
Following last year’s ammonium nitrate explosion that killed 15 in West, Texas, the President issued Executive Order 13650 targeted at improving chemical facility safety and security. In response to that Executive Order, OSHA is considering potential changes to its Process Safety Management enforcement policies, as well as potential updates to the agency’s standards on explosives and...
OSHA Issues Substantial Proposed Penalties to Rubber Products Manufacturer Following Workplace Incident for Absence of Machine Safeguards
Posted on Feb 27, 2014 in Construction, OSHA | Comments Off on OSHA Issues Substantial Proposed Penalties to Rubber Products Manufacturer Following Workplace Incident for Absence of Machine Safeguards
OSHA has cited a manufacturer of rubber products for the oil and gas industry with a proposed penalty of $560,000 in the wake of an incident where a worker’s arms were crushed by a machine. The citations, including eight willful violations, were issued for allegedly failing to provide machine guarding to protect the operator and other workers in the machine area from hazards created...
Cal/OSHA Announces Advisory Meeting to Discuss Revisions to Definition of “Repeat Violation”
Posted on Feb 26, 2014 in OSHA | Comments Off on Cal/OSHA Announces Advisory Meeting to Discuss Revisions to Definition of “Repeat Violation”
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health in California announced an advisory meeting for March 14 to discuss two proposed revisions to its definition of “repeat violation” in Section 334(d) of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, which governs violation of occupational health and safety standards. The proposed changes relate to the criteria for classifying a citation...
OSHA Proposes Significant Fine for Allegedly Disabling Preventative Guard in Manufacturing Process
OSHA has proposed a substantial $697,700 fine to a manufacturer of welded wire products including wire mesh following the death of a worker who allegedly was struck by a part that fed wire into a machine’s welding area when he entered the machine to retrieve a fallen part. According to the proposed OSHA violations, the part that would have automatically turned the machine off and...OSHA Increasing Scrutiny of Communication Tower Industry Following Uptick of Cell Tower Worker Fatalities
Posted on Feb 12, 2014 in OSHA | 0 comments
Following an uptick in worker injuries involved in the construction and maintenance of cell towers across the country, OSHA is taking steps to increase scrutiny of the communication tower industry. In 2013, OSHA reported that thirteen worker fatalities occurred in this industry. That trend has continued in 2014, as four additional worker fatalities have been caused by the collapse of...
OSHA Proposed Rule Would Extend Compliance Date for Crane Operator Certification Requirement by Three Years to November 2017
OSHA issued the long-awaited proposed rule that would extend the compliance date for crane operator certification and also extend the existing phase-in requirement for employers to ensure that their crane operators are appropriately qualified to November 10, 2017. Whether the actual certification is the only component of qualification that an employer would have to meet is being...FEATURED
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