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 …
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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 …
OSHA Finds Ohio Contractor Continues to Expose Roofers to Falls and Other Safety Hazards
HOLLAND, Ohio ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited an Ohio roofing contractor for exposing employees to falls and other safety hazards. The contractor, Casey Bortles, faces proposed penalties totaling $91,629. On October 26, 2017, …
OSHA Releases Statement Regarding Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries reports there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in 2016, a 7-percent increase from 2015. The fatal injury rate also increased from 3.4 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2015 to 3.6 in 2016. More …