OSHA is initiating the Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16) Program targeting high injury and illness rates using injury and illness information electronically submitted by employers under 29CFR1904.41 for calendar year 2016. The program targets for inspection high injury rate establishments in …
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Trenching and Excavation Safety National Emphasis Program Updated
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 …
OSHA Proposes Rule to Better Protect Personal Information
In an effort to better protect personally identifiable information, the Department of Labor has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would rescind the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301. OSHA is amending …
Farm Supply Company Cited for Operating Damaged Forklift
OSHA cited Rural King Supply Inc., a national farm supply company, for failing to maintain forklifts properly at its facility in Xenia, Ohio. The company faces proposed penalties of $258,672. OSHA responded to complaints that Rural King Supply Inc. allowed employees to operate a damaged forklift, …
Does OSHA Require Worker to be Tied Off in a Lift Working over Water?
To tie off or not to tie off when working over water in an Aerial Lift Scenario: You are the safety manager of an electrical contractor and you have a project where an electrician will be required to work from an aerial lift set up on land, but the boom will be positioned in such a way that the …
OSHA Cites Schnabel Foundation Company after Fatal Crushing Incident
Proposes $212,396 in Penalties ANDOVER, Massachusetts – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Schnabel Foundation Company for failing to protect employees against crushing hazards while installing permanent foundation supports beneath the …