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• HR Talk: OSHA and the employer
  Despite employer good intentions, some OSHA violations will occur. While an employer's
• OSHA probes complaint at Exxon Baton Rouge refinery
  U.S. worker safety regulators are investigating working conditions at the nation's second-largest refinery during Hurricane Gustav in early September, according to officials on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the agency is investigating a complaint about safety at Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery filed in early September, but declined to provide further details.
• OSHA investigating accident, other worker in critical condition
  A worker injured Monday afternoon in an accident on Highway 41 South was in critical condition Tuesday afternoon, a hospital official said. Another man was killed.Jerry Shelton, 54, a subcontractor who was helping to install a utility pole that fell into power lines at Dalton Plaza South, was taken to Hamilton Medical Center and later sent to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta. Glenn Stone, 44, of Chatsworth, was killed. The Occupational Safety and Health Administrations Marietta office is investigating.
• OSHA Investigates Electrocution
  An inspector with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration shot video Tuesday afternoon at Dalton Plaza South. On Monday afternoon, a metal light pole fell into a
• Fatal fall from bridge draws OSHA fine: Agency blames worker death on safety violations
  American Bridge, the contractor for the U.S. 62/641 bridge over the Tennessee River below Grand Rivers, has been cited for six safety violations, including a fine of $70,000 in connection with an employee's death last June.The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the fine and citations.James R. Jones, 54, of Arlington was working on a girder on the north edge of the bridge on June 13 when he fell, landing near the river's shore, said James Lamb, deputy coroner in Livingston County. Jones apparently died instantly.
• January Luncheon to Discuss Decreasing Companies' OSHA Recordables
  Dr. Bryan Boudreaux of Cajun Spine and Sport will be hosting a free educational luncheon in conjunction with Active Release Corporate Solutions on January 21st. This seminar will discuss new OSHA interpretation regarding MSD-first aid treatment and overuse injury reduction in the workplace. Dr. Boudreaux is excited to offer Acadiana industries a cutting-edge solution to reducing recordable incidents in the workplace. Unlike other reactionary models used for workers' injuries, the luncheon will highlight this proactive, proven approach.
• OSHA Cites Diving Company Following Worker Drowning
  OSHA has cited a diving company in Arlington, Texas, for safety violations carrying $64,400 in proposed penalties. The enforcement action comes in the wake of an investigation in Paris, Texas, in which a diver was killed on the job. The agency's Dallas area office began looking into the May 13 incident that took place at a water treatment facility. According to OSHA, a diver's lifeline became entangled in the water pump of a 500,000-gallon in-ground tank.
• OSHA proposes $70,000 fine in Ky. bridge death
  A federal agency has proposed a $70,000 fine for American Bridge in connection with the death of a worker at a bridge being built over the Tennessee River in western Kentucky. The U.S. Labor Department said Monday that the employee fell about 70 feet from a girder at the site of the U.S. 62/641 bridge being built near Grand Rivers. The Labor Department says the worker was wearing a harness and lanyard but wasn't secured to an anchorage point.
• Cintas, OSHA reach settlement
  Cintas Corp. has reached a comprehensive $2.76 million settlement with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration over plant safety violations. The cases include one that was triggered by the death of a laundry worker in Tulsa, Okla., in 2007. The worker fell into a dryer while trying to clear a conveyor that was jammed with wet laundry. The agency had previously proposed a $2.8 million fine following its investigation in Tulsa, plus additional fines for safety violations at five other Cintas plants.
• Damage Prevention Council in Ohio Renews Pact with OSHA
  Workers involved in trenching and excavation operations in the Greater Columbus area can expect continued efforts to keep them safe on the job following an alliance renewal by OSHA and the Greater Columbus Damage Prevention Council. The renewed alliance requires both organizations to contribute to the development of training courses and materials on safe trenching and delivery of the courses to appropriate audiences. Further, the groups will share resources and information to raise awareness and commitment to workplace safety and health.
• U.S. Labor Departments OSHA highlights another successful enforcement year in FY 2008
  The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continued to exceed enforcement goals during Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 according to data released today. The agency's emphasis on identifying and eliminating serious safety and health hazards has resulted in an unprecedented 80 percent of all violations issued being in the most serious categories. Nationwide, OSHA logged 87,687 violations of its standards and regulations for worker safety and health, with 67,052 of these violations cited as
• OSHA extends public opinion period for construction safety guidelines
  OSHA public comment period extended on proposed safety rules for cranes/derricks. Employers required to assess hazards and inspect condition of equipment. Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org defines a derrick as a lifting device with one mast or pole hinged freely at the bottom. It is controlled by lines (usually four of them) powered by some means, like a man-hauling or motors, so the pole can move in all four directions.
• OSHA Workgroup Hails Utilitys Trenching Safety Procedures
  A utility companys efforts to ensure contractor implementation of construction worksite safety procedures are being praised by an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workgroup. On Dec. 3, 2008, the OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Healths (ACCSH) workgroup on trenching hailed the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commissions (WSSC) safety and oversight efforts at its construction worksites. WSSC is a water and wastewater utility operating in Prince Georges and Montgomery counties, Md., serving an area of nearly 1,000 square miles and 1.8 million residents.
• Spooner company Cortec asks for more compliance time from OSHA
  A Spooner company that was fined $250,000 for an explosion that severely injured two workers last spring is asking OSHA for more time to come into compliance. Rich Kremer reports. Cortec Spray Technologies wants OSHAthe Occupational Safety and Health Administrationto give them another month to address a list of 14 serious workplace violations. The violations range from improper storage of flammable chemicals to a lack of formal employee training. Cortec Chief Operating Officer Anna Vignetti says the company has been working to address the violations.
• OSHA fines contractor on Buffalo project
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has tagged a contractor working on the former Dulski Building with $89,000 in penalties resulting from unsafe conditions. OSHA cited Ajay Glass & Mirror Co. Inc., of Manchester, N.Y., for allegedly exposing employees to falls of up to 50 feet at the Delaware Avenue worksite, which has15 floors. The inspection began after an OSHA official observed Ajay Glass & Mirror employees working without fall protection on