What's New

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• August 30 - [Federal Register #: 66:45867-45868] - Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• August 30 - [Federal Register #: 66:45868-45870] - Underground Construction Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• August 28 - [Update to OSHA Success Stories] - Since OSHA opened its doors in 1971, workplace fatalities have been cut in half. Occupational injury and illness rates have dropped 40 percent. At the same time, U.S. employment has nearly doubled from 56 million workers at 3.5 million worksites to 105 million workers at nearly 6.9 million sites.
• August 28 - [Region 1 News Release] - $140,000 in Fines Proposed against Corbin Russwin, Inc. - OSHA CITES BERLIN, CONN., DOOR LOCK MANUFACTURER FOR 57 ALLEGED WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH VIOLATIONS.
• August 27 - [National News Release] - CHAO: PUT VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM INTO LAW - Reducing Injuries, Protecting Employees Is The Goal.
• August 27 - [Region 1 News Release] - OSHA ALLEGES CONTRACTOR DID NOT PROVIDE CAVE-IN PROTECTION FOR WORKERS IN LONDONDERRY, N. H., EXCAVATIONS.
• August 27 - [New Speeches] - Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao and Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA John Henshaw; deliver remarks to the 17th Annual VPPPA Conference. See: [Secretary Chao's Speech] - [Asst. Secretary Henshaw's Speech]
• August 24 - [Updated OSHA Technical Links Page - Machine Guarding] - Moving machine parts have the potential for causing severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, blindness, just to name a few. This page contains safety information, and links to OSHA standards and other pertinent sites.
• August 24 - [New OSHA Technical Links Page - Cotton Dust] - Cotton dust is dust present in the air when handling or processing cotton. This page contains safety information, and links to OSHA standards and other pertinent sites.
• August 24 - [Region 4 News Release] - JERSEY CITY FIRM CITED BY OSHA FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH VIOLATIONS; $102,000 IN PENALTIES PROPOSED.
• August 23 - [Region 2 News Release] - JERSEY CITY FIRM CITED BY OSHA FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH VIOLATIONS; $102,000 IN PENALTIES PROPOSED.
• August 23 - [Region 2 News Release] - FEDERAL AND STATE LABOR DEPARTMENTS TO HOLD SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP IN BRONX, NY.
• August 17 - [Federal Register #: 66:43268-43272] - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.
• August 16 - [Summer 2001 JSHQ Magazine] -- The Summer 2001 Job Safety and Health Quarterly Magazine is now available for downloading in Adobe PDF format. [PDF 3.6 MB].
• August 14 - [Region 2 News Release] - SYRACUSE, NEW YORK FURNITURE RETAILER CITED BY OSHA FOR LOCKED EXITS AND OTHER SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATIONS.
• August 14 - [National News Release] - WORK-RELATED FATALITIES DECLINE - Chao Promotes Outreach to Improve Safety in the Workplace. This news release is also available in Spanish.
• August 13 - [Assistant Secretary John Henshaw] - A Quick Biography of the New Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
• August 9 - [TOPIC: Beating The Heat] - OSHA posted a new topic page on the main public website, to focus on Heat Stress Issues.
• August 7 - [Region 2 News Release] - OSHA CITES FOUR CONTRACTORS AT SECAUCUS, N.J. CONSTRUCTION SITE, ALLEGING WILLFUL AND SERIOUS VIOLATIONS WITH $102,700 IN PENALTIES.
• August 7 - [Region 2 News Release] - OSHA CITES NEW JERSEY COMPANIES FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION OF AMPUTATION.
• August 6 - [National News Release] - Henshaw Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA - St. Louis Resident Receives Senate Approval.
• August 3 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA LISTS WORKPLACES WITH HIGHEST INJURY/ILLNESS RATES 1,000 Sites Targeted for Inspection.
    More... [OSHA Electronic FOIA] - 14,000 High Rate Workplaces Receiving OSHA Letters (August 2001).
• August 3 - [Federal Register #: 66:40732-40733] - OSHA-7 Form ("Notice of Alleged Safety and Health Hazards"); Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements.
• August 3 - [OSHAct PDF Version] - The OSHAct is now available from the website, in both HTML [183K] and PDF [273K] versions.
• August 2 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA ANNOUNCES PROGRAM TO SAFEGUARD WORKERS INVOLVED IN SHIPBREAKING OPERATIONS.
• August 2 - [Region 4 News Release] - OSHA CITES ALABAMA ROOFING CONTRACTOR AND PROPOSES PENALTIES TOTALING $112,700 FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION OF FATAL ACCIDENT.
• August 2 - [Region 4 News Release] - OSHA CITES FLORIDA ELECTRICAL COMPANY FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION OF FATAL ACCIDENT AT PLANT CITY, FLA. LOCATION.
• August 2 - [OSHA Directive - 01-05 (TED 3)] - Fiscal Year 2002 Joint Application for 23(g) Grants and 21(d) Consultation Cooperative Agreements.
• August 2 - [Region 6 News Release] - 8/1/2001 - ORANGE SHIPBUILDING IN ORANGE, TEXAS, HAS AGREED TO PAY $149,850 IN FINES AND ABATE VIOLATIONS FOUND DURING AN OSHA INSPECTION.
• August 1 - [Region 2 News Release] - ELMONT, NEW YORK, STUCCO CONTRACTOR CITED BY OSHA FOR ALLEGED REPEAT SAFETY VIOLATIONS; $200,000 IN PENALTIES PROPOSED.
• August 1 - [OSHA Directive - CPL 2-0.129] - OSHA's National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Shipbreaking.

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