OSHA News Releases – October 2009 (Archive)
October 2009
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA issues record-breaking fines to BP
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Nazareth, Pa., company for continued workplace safety and health violations
- - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor assistant secretary testifies before Congress on OSHA state plan states' occupational safety and health programs
- - OSHA Statement - US Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis responds to worker occupational injury and illness decline in BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Little Falls, N.Y., paper mill for 33 safety and health violations after worker is caught in machine
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U. S. Labor Department's OSHA recognizes H-E-B Bakery in San Antonio for excellence in safety and health
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $42,000 in fines against New Balance Athletic Shoe for electrical hazards at Lawrence, Mass., distribution center
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Postal Service's El Paso Postal Distribution Center achieves US Labor Department's OSHA recognition
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA fines West Carrollton, Ohio, business $45,000 in 1st of 2 investigations into May 3 explosion at chemical plant
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Crane and Grain Service LLC of York, Neb., for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $254,000 in fines for lead hazards at Franklin, N.H., foundry
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $113,000 in fines for electrical and other hazards at New Britain, Conn., armored car facility
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $82,500 fine to Republic Engineered Products in Lorain, Ohio
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA partners with Clark/Hunt for the San Antonio Military Medical Complex project
- - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Kiewit Building Group-Bellevue Medical Center in Bellevue, Neb., for safety and health excellence
- - OSHA National News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA issues report on Nevada's state occupational safety and health program
- - OSHA National News Release - US Labor Department's OSHA addresses need for combustible dust standard
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA's new letter of interpretation requires that construction workers wear high-visibility warning garments
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Hoover, Ala., construction company with repeat and serious safety violations, $146,000 in penalties
- - OSHA Trade Release - Radiation exposure among hazards addressed in OSHA bulletin on particle accelerators
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Paulsboro, N.J., company for workplace safety and health hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA signs alliance with International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399
- - OSHA National News Release - OSHA reminds grain handling operators of required safety measures to protect workers
- - OSHA Statement - Statement by Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jordan Barab re: H1N1-related Inspections
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Pittsfield, N.H., roofing contractor faces $91,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for fall hazards at jobsites in Hanover and Manchester, N.H.
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Formaldehyde and other hazards lead to $138,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for Cambridge, Mass., embalming fluid manufacturer
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Labor Department's OSHA cites ConocoPhillips for repeat workplace safety and health hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Labor Department's OSHA levies more than $500,000 in fines against All-Feed Processing and Packaging in Galva, Ill.
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites chemical recycling company following a fatality at Port Arthur, Texas, worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Industrial Pipe Fittings in Corsicana, Texas, for alleged safety and health hazards
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Hingham, Mass., contractor for silica hazards on I-93 bridge restoration in Melrose, Mass.
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - La OSHA del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos propone multas por más de $230,000 para Los Amigos Tortilla Manufacturing Co. de Atlanta
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Pittsfield, N.H., contractor faces $55,000 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA following cave-in at Littleton, N.H., jobsite
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Steelplex Corp. for repeat workplace safety and health hazards following March fatality
- - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Cheektowaga, N.Y., employer for lack of asbestos safeguards at Amherst, N.Y., worksite
- - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Titanium Hearth Technologies for workplace safety and health success
- - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $360,000 in fines against railcar repair facility in Brewton, Ala., for safety and health violations
- - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies more than $111,000 in proposed penalties against Quinco Steel Inc.
- - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $136,000 in fines against S.D. Warren Co. for hazards at Skowhegan, Maine, paper mill
- - OSHA National News Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA begins National Emphasis Program on recordkeeping to determine accuracy of worker injury and illness data
- - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA revises enforcement policies for fall protection during steel erection
- - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Big Spring, Texas, refinery for alleged safety and health hazards