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• August 31 - [Speech] - 8/28/2000 - Presented To: Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association Conference - Speaker: Jeffress , Charles N.
• August 30 - [Region 4 News Release] - 8/28/2000 - CONTRACTORS FINED $101,000 FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS AT HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SITE
• August 30 - [Region 2 News Release] - 8/21/2000 - SEARS STORE IN BROOKLYN CITED BY OSHA FOR PADLOCKING FIRE EXITS, OTHER ALLEGED FIRE SAFETY VIOLATIONS; $82,500 IN PENALTIES PROPOSED
• August 26 - [Speech] - Safety and Health for the Frontline Healthcare Workers.
• August 25 - [Federal Register - 65:51855-51859] - Oregon State Standards; Approval.
• August 25 - [Federal Register - 65:51854-51855] - Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approvals.
• August 25 - [National News Release] - OSHA AWARDS $8 MILLION IN GRANTS TO PROVIDE SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAMS
• August 25 - [Updates to Upcoming Events/Conferences] - See updated listing of Events, Meetings, Safety & Health Conferences, etc.
• August 24 - [Region 4 News Release] - 8/23/2000 - OSHA FINES MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. $118,500 FOLLOWING FATALITY AT MOSS POINT, MISS., PLANT.
• August 24 - [Trade News Release] - 8/23/2000 - OSHA NAMED FINALIST FOR INNOVATIONS IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AWARD.
• August 24 - [Region 1 News Release] - 8/23/2000 - "BIG DIG" CONTRACTOR CITED FOR ALLEGED SAFETY VIOLATIONS FOLLOWING OSHA INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT WHICH LEFT A WORKER SERIOUSLY INJURED.
• August 24 - [Region 1 News Release] - 8/23/2000 - OSHA CITES THREE COMPANIES FOR ALLEGED SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATIONS FOLLOWING VEHICULAR DEATH OF CENTRAL ARTERY PROJECT WORKER.
• August 22 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA CITES COLORADO STEEL MILL FOLLOWING COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTION; PROPOSES PENALTIES OF $487,000
• August 18 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA ISSUES COMPLIANCE DIRECTIVE FOR POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK OPERATOR TRAINING STANDARD
• August 18 - [Region 4 News Release] - 8/17/2000 - OSHA FINES ST. MARYS, GA., PAPER MILL OVER $158,000 FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH VIOLATIONS
• August 18 - [Region 1 News Release] - 8/17/2000 - OSHA PROPOSES OVER $150,000 IN FINES AGAINST FOUR CONTRACTORS FOR ALLEGEDLY FAILING TO PROTECT WORKERS AGAINST CAVE-IN HAZARDS IN CONCORD, KEENE AND PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
• August 18 - [Region 4 News Release] - 8/16/2000 - OSHA FINES MOHAWK INDUSTRIES $105,000 FOLLOWING FATAL ACCIDENT AT ROME, GA., PLANT
• August 17 - [Federal Register: 65:50220-50223 ] - Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. Notice of availability of funds for Fiscal Year 2001 and request for grant applications.
  

  See Related: Susan Harwood Training Grants Program - 2001 REQUEST FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS. [more...]
  See Related: National News Release - OSHA ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR $4.7 MILLION IN SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING GRANTS

• August 17 - [National News Release] - OSHA AWARDS GRANT TO DEVELOP INTERNET TRAINING PROGRAM
• August 16 - [Federal Register: 65:50017-50018] - Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibility to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health.
• August 15 - [Federal Register: 65:49840] - Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health; Notice of Open Meeting
• August 15 - [Region 6 News Release] - 08/14/2000 - OSHA PROPOSES TWO SEPARATE FINES TOTALING $299,300 AGAINST LIMON MASONRY, INC., OF PHARR, TEXAS
• August 15 - [Trade News Release] - 08/14/2000 - NACOSH PUBLIC MEETING SET FOR SEPTEMBER IN WASHINGTON
• August 14 - [Memorandum of Understanding] - 7/25/2000 - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH, ON SAFETY AND HEALTH ENFORCEMENT AT PRIVATIZED FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS
• August 14 - [Memorandum of Understanding] - 11/16/1999 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON COORDINATION AND INFORMATION SHARING OF THE REPORT OF THE INTERAGENCY PANEL ON SHIP SCRAPPING.
• August 14 - [Federal Register: 65:49598-49599] - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting.
• August 14 - [Federal Register: 65:49597-49598] - Manufacturer's Certification of Modifications Made to Construction Aerial Lifts; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork). Requirements.
• August 11 - [OSHA Directive: CPL 2-1.28] - Compliance Assistance for the Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training Standards.
• August 10 - [Current VPP Sites] - Current listing of sites in the VPP by Industry (SIC) as of July 31, 2000.
• August 10 - [13,000 High Rate Workplaces Receiving OSHA Letters] - Database File Updated -- dBase Format - available in downloadable ZIP or self Extracting ZIP.
• August 10 - [Silica Stakeholders] -- Summaries of Silica Stakeholder Meetings.
• August 10 - [Memorandum of Understanding] - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between The Federal Aviation Administraton, U.S. Department of Transportation, and The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Subject: Safety and Health in the Aviation Industry.
• August 10 - [Job Safety & Health Quarterly - Spring 2000] - JSHQ - Volume 11 No. 3 - Spring 2000 - [PDF 17.6 MB]
• August 10 - [Region 4 News Release] - 8/9/2000 - OSHA FINES EUROPEAN BAKERS $119,700 FOLLOWING FATALITY AT TUCKER, GA., FACILITY
• August 10 - [Region 7 News Release] - 8/2/2000 - NEBRASKA MEAT PROCESSORS PARTNER TO PROVIDE SAFER WORKPLACES
• August 9 - [National News Release] - OSHA INTRODUCES NEW 'PLAIN LANGUAGE' WORKPLACE POSTER
• August 7 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA AND FAA SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
• August 7 - [Region 4 News Release] - 8/04/2000 - OSHA FINES LAWRENCEVILLE, GA., COMPANY NEARLY $155,000 FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH VIOLATIONS
• August 4 - [Federal Register: 65:48014-48015] - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.
• August 3 - [Region 2 News Release] - 8/01/2000 - OSHA SIGNS "PLATINUM PARTNERSHIP" WITH ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION IN NEW JERSEY TO RECOGNIZE EMPLOYERS WITH EXEMPLARY SAFETY PROGRAMS
• August 3 - [Region 2 News Release] - 8/01/2000 - FATAL JANUARY FIRE IN MANHATTAN'S GARMENT DISTRICT BRINGS $101,600 IN PROPOSED OSHA PENALTIES FOR BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND TENANTS
• August 3 - [Region 1 News Release] - 8/01/2000 - OSHA APPOINTS COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE SPECIALISTS TO HELP NEW ENGLAND EMPLOYERES MEET WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
• August 2 - [Region 4 News Release] - 7/31/2000 - OSHA FINES SUB-CONTRACTOR NEARLY $120,000 FOLLOWING FATAL ACCIDENT AT DECATUR WORKSITE
• August 1 - [Federal Register 65:46797-46819] - Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories -- Fees; Public Comment Period on Recognition Notices.
• August 1 - [Region 1 News Release] - 7/27/2000 - OSHA cites general contractor and construction manager on York, Maine, toll plaza construction site for allegedly failing to protect workers from asbestos; nearly $190,000 in fines proposed.

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