OSHA News Releases – January 2022

January 2022

  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA alliance provides important workplace safety updates for technical guide assessing robot systems
  • - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor seeks nominations for employee representative on Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor proposes $145K in fines after worker suffers fatal injury at Chicago-area pizza manufacturer
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor cites Pomp’s Tire Service after Abbotsford worker suffers fatal trauma while attempting to mount tire on rim
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites Florida company after worker clearing brush dies as temperatures neared 100 degrees in national forest
  • - OSHA National News Release - Departments of Labor and Education, Federal Communications Commission, National Telecommunications and Information Administration announce members of Telecommunications Workforce Working Group
  • - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor cites Watertown, Connecticut, manufacturer for 48 safety, health violations following employee’s death
  • - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor cites Montefiore Medical Center for inadequate workplace violence safeguards for employees
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor cites Ohio auto-parts supplier after employee dies, several hospitalized following coronavirus exposure at Sanoh America
  • - OSHA National News Release - Statement from Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on Supreme Court ruling on OSHA emergency temporary standard on vaccination, testing
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, ‘Elevator Industry Safety Partners’ renew alliance to address safety hazards with elevators, similar industry devices
  • - OSHA Trade Release - U.S. Department of Labor announces annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds federal helium enrichment unit failed to follow safe chemical handling procedures in Amarillo, Texas
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor, Choate Construction to promote workplace safety, health at Savannah historic district project
  • - OSHA News Release - Denver Region - US Department of Labor finds Idaho utility contractor put workers at risk by failing to provide lifesaving training on excavation hazards
  • - OSHA News Release - Kansas City Region - US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate renew alliance to protect, educate Mexican, Hispanic workers, employers in Kansas, Missouri on safety
  • - OSHA Trade Release - US Department of Labor reminds specific employers to submit required 2021 injury, illness data by March 2, 2022
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites chemical company after two workers die, one sickened following exposure to respiratory hazards
  • - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor secures $1M settlement with New Jersey aluminum foundry to resolve long-standing worker safety, health violations