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What's New - August 2007

  • August 31 - Federal Register 72:50302-50303 - Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Personal Protective Equipment; Notice of Informal Public Hearing
  • August 30 - Region 2 OSHA to hold Family Health and Safety Fair in White Plains, N.Y., on Sept. 16 for Hudson Valley and greater New York City area families
  • August 29 - Region 5 Storm recovery workers, homeowners and others responding to weather damage urged to seek safety and health advice from OSHA Web site
  • August 29 - News Brief OSHA renews alliance with the Society of the Plastics Industry
  • August 28 - Region 7 U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes 3M Co. for safety and health excellence
  • August 27 - Federal Register 72:49021-49022 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
  • August 27 - Region 5 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA announces workplace health violations against American Airlines at O'Hare International Airport
  • August 27 - News Brief OSHA renews alliance with the NSSF and SAAMI
  • August 24 - Region 6 Los Lunas Post Office earns 'Star' for safety and health from U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA
  • August 22 - Federal Register 72:47081-47083 - Logging Operations; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • August 22 - News Brief OSHA renews alliance with the Laser Institute of America
  • August 22 - Trade Release OSHA renews alliance with the American Shipbuilding Association
  • August 21 - Federal Register 72:46666 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
  • August 20 - Region 1 Rochester, N.H., manufacturer faces $134,900 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA for 66 alleged violations of health and safety standard
  • August 20 - Region 5 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA to offer workshops and keynote remarks during four-day safety and health conference in Naperville, Ill.
  • August 17 - Region 3 U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA launches alliance with American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley
  • August 17 - Region 4 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $253,500 in penalties against Cumming, Ga., poultry processor
  • August 17 - National Release U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $2.78 million fine against Cintas Corp. following Tulsa, Okla., employee death in industrial dryer
  • August 16 - Region 5 U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA forms safety and health alliance with Wisconsin Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association
  • August 16 - Trade Release OSHA and ISSA renew alliance
  • August 16 - Federal Register 72:46097-46099 - Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • August 16 - Region 6 U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers in Carrollton, Mo., following double fatality
  • August 13 - Region 6 U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines San Antonio Lath & Plaster $141,600 for violations found at Sugar Land, Texas, construction site
  • August 13 - Region 10 U.S. Postal Service's Vancouver, Wash., Main Post Office earns 'Star' for workplace safety and health from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
  • August 13 - Region 4 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based general contractor with $146,000 in proposed penalties for eight safety violations
  • August 13 - Region 3 U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Uniontown company for continued workplace safety and health hazards
  • August 13 - Region 6 Repcon Inc. earns 'mobile workforce star' for safety and health from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
  • August 13 - Region 4 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA announces one remaining Southeast 'Swept Up in Safety Week' this year
  • August 10 - Federal Register 72:44956-44969 - Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provisions of Six Federal Environmental Statutes and Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as Amended
  • August 9 - OSHA Statement Statement by Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke Jr. on new workplace fatality data
  • August 9 - Region 4 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $73,000 in penalties against 16 companies working at SeverCorr construction site
  • August 7 - Trade Release OSHA offers new Health Care Compliance Assistance module
  • August 6 - Region 1 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Army Corps of Engineers' Hanover, N.H., cold research lab for inadequate safeguards against ammonia release
  • August 3 - Region 4 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $60,000 in penalties against Fort Pierce, Fla., contractor for trenching and excavation hazards
  • August 3 - Region 8 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Denver Zoological Foundation for alleged safety violation following fatal accident
  • August 2 - Region 2 Cazenovia, N.Y., pays nearly $100,000 in damages and back wages to whistleblower following investigation by U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
  • August 2 - Region 4 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $68,600 in penalties against furniture delivery company for workplace safety violations
  • August 1 - Region 1 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites North Attleboro, Mass., stone fabricator for failing to correct previously cited health and safety hazards
  • August 1 - Region 2 New management-labor-state partnership with U.S. Labor Department's OSHA aims to reduce employee hazards on Metro-North Railroad project
  • August 1 - Region 4 U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $56,250 in penalties for Prichard, Ala.-based Autry Greer & Sons
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