WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation collapses in response to a recent spike in trenching fatalities. OSHA’s NEP will increase education and …
National Emphasis Program
OSHA Updates National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Amputations
WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued an updated National Emphasis Program on Amputations. The NEP has been in existence since 2006 and is targeted to industries with high numbers and rates of amputations. In this updated NEP, OSHA is using current …
OSHA cites ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems in Fort Worth, Texas, for exposing workers to multiple safety hazards
Inspection initiated through NEP Program on Amputations ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Inc. has been cited by OSHA with 28 serious safety violations at its Fort Worth work site for exposing workers to struck-by, fall, amputation and shock hazards while they were manufacturing airport passenger …
National Emphasis Program for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities Announced
OSHA recently announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities to protect workers from serious safety and health hazards which are common in medical industries. Through this NEP, OSHA will target nursing homes and residential care facilities in an effort to …
OSHA Cites Franklin Lumber for Combustible Dust & Other Hazards
$103,000 in Fines Proposed Franklin Lumber Co. in Bude, MS was cited by OSHA for 22 safety violations. OSHA initiated its inspection as part of the agency’s national emphasis program to reduce employees’ exposure to combustible dust hazards. Proposed penalties total $103,356. Sixteen serious …