OSHA News Releases – November 2023

  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor urges employers to follow federal safety guidelines to protect workers from falls; delivery, warehouse hazards this holiday season
  • - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - Judge finds New Hampshire roofing contractor Barry Billcliff not credible, personally liable for $162K in OSHA penalties, plus $3K in attorneys’ fees
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor investigation into inmate’s violent attack on nurse finds South Bay facility failed to institute safety procedures
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor finds Ohio meat processor lacked safety requirements after worker falls into machine, suffers chemical burns
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor, MEJA Construction Inc. to promote safety during construction of Clayton County’s Forest Park Middle School
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators, NCCCO Foundation form alliance to protect crane operators
  • - OSHA News Release - Philadelphia Region - US Department of Labor renews regional program on high-level workplace noise to protect mid-Atlantic workers from permanent hearing loss
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Wisconsin roofing contractor faces $180K in fines for repeatedly failing to protect employees, subcontractors from deadly fall hazards
  • - OSHA News Release - Boston Region - US Department of Labor cites Massachusetts chemical manufacturer for combustible dust, chemical process violations after fatal explosion
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor finds global gas manufacturer’s safety failures led to 25-year-old worker’s life-altering injuries after High Springs explosion
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet Dec. 12
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - US Department of Labor finds El Paso machine shop, manufacturer willfully exposed employees to dozens of workplace safety, health hazards
  • - OSHA Trade Release - OSHA announces preparation meeting for UN Sub-Committee on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, Nov. 15
  • - OSHA National News Release - US Department of Labor finds Wisconsin worker’s fatal 2023 injuries occurred on machine 3M Company identified as hazardous in 2022
  • - OSHA Trade Release - Company partners with OSHA, USF to protect workers
  • - OSHA News Brief - US Department of Labor cites 3 Jacksonville contractors for exposing workers to potentially deadly cave-in hazards at Middleburg worksite
  • - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - US Department of Labor cites Long Island roofer for safety failures after worker suffers fatal fall at Glen Cove worksite
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor places Louisiana contractor in severe violator enforcement program after 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall at Georgia worksite
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Federal investigation of amputation injury finds Rana Meal Solutions again failed to protect employees from machines’ moving parts
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - US Department of Labor investigation cites Waupaca Foundry after 2 workers suffer amputation injuries in 11 days, fines company $234K