OSHA News Releases – August 2024

  • - OSHA National News Release - Biden-Harris administration’s proposed rule to protect indoor, outdoor workers from extreme heat’s dangers opens for public comment
  • - OSHA National News Release - Chicago countertop maker faces dozens of violations, $1M in penalties for not protecting workers, including 2 with incurable lung disease, from silica dust
  • - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor, Mexican Embassy kick off Labor Rights Week 2024, commemorate Consular Partnership Program’s 20th anniversary
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Department of Labor orders Little Sunshine Playhouse operator to reinstate employee fired for reporting food safety concerns to state health officials
  • - OSHA National News Release - Department of Labor reaches settlement with Hattiesburg poultry facility to enhance safety measures after 16-year-old suffers fatal injuries
  • - OSHA National News Release - El Departamento de Trabajo llega a un acuerdo con una planta avícola de Hattiesburg para mejorar las medidas de seguridad después de que un joven de 16 años sufriera lesiones mortales
  • - OSHA News Release - Atlanta Region - US Department of Labor cites leading convenience store chain for serious violation after gunmen shoot cashier in Orlando robbery
  • - OSHA News Brief - Federal court finds upstate New York eye doctor, practice illegally fired employee who reported lack of COVID protections to state health officials
  • - OSHA News Release - Chicago Region - Metro-Chicago contractor again found ignoring federal safety regulations, exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at Frankfort worksite
  • - OSHA News Release - New York City Region - Adidas America faces nearly $400K in penalties for uncorrected, recurring fall hazards found in 2021 at Orange County, New York, warehouse
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Department of Labor finds southeast Oklahoma contractor’s history of safety violations contributed to fatal trench collapse near Shawnee
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Department of Labor finds East Texas pallet manufacturer continues to defy federal safety regulations, expose workers to amputation hazards
  • - OSHA News Release - Dallas Region - Department of Labor investigation of trench fatality finds El Paso contractor repeatedly, willfully failed to follow federal safety measures