What's New December 2003

• December 31 - Federal Register 68:75475-75476 - Occupational Exposure to 2-Methoxyethanol, 2-Ethoxyethanol and Their Acetates (Glycol Ethers)
• December 31 - Federal Register 68:75767-75775 - Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis; Proposed Rule; Termination of Rulemaking Respiratory Protection for M. Tuberculosis; Final Rule; Revocation
• December 31 - Federal Register 68:75776-75780 - Respiratory Protection For M. Tuberculosis
• December 30 - Trade Release - OSHA Withdraws Glycol Ethers Rulemaking Record
• December 30 - Trade Release - OSHA Withdraws Proposal on Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis
• December 30 - Region 1 Release - OSHA Issues Citations To Suburban Propane After October Explosion
• December 30 - Trade Release - OSHA, WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL RENEW ALLIANCE
• December 23 - Region 3 Release - OSHA Cites Knickerbocker Bed Co. For Safety And Health Violations
• December 23 - Federal Register 68:74258-74259 - Construction Fall Protection Plans and Training Requirements (29 CFR 1926.502 and 1926.503); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• December 23 - Region 4 Release - OSHA Cites Three Companies, Proposes Over $56,000 in Penalties Following Douglasville, Ga., Refinery Explosion
• December 23 - Region 2 Release - OSHA Announces New Alliance To Foster Job Safety For Young New Yorkers
• December 23 - Region 1 Release - OSHA Cites Atlantic Pipe For Failing To Repair Rotting Roof
• December 22 - Unified Agenda 68:73196-73228 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
• December 22 - Region 4 Release - Jacksonville Contractor Exposes Workers to Electrical Hazards, Receives OSHA Citations, Penalties
• December 22 - Region 1 Release - OSHA Cites Roads Corporation For Cave-In Hazards
• December 19 - Region 7 Release - Eaton Corporation Earns Another "Star" From OSHA
• December 19 - Region 2 Release - OSHA Small Business Outreach Seminars on Developing an Effective Safety & Health Management System
• December 19 - Federal Register 68:70840-70842 - Standard on Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records (29 CFR 1910.1020), Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• December 17 - Region 8 Release - OSHA Cites Kirkland Construction Of Rye, Colo.
• December 17 - Region 3 Release - Motiva Enterprises LLC Agrees to Pay $132,000 in Penalties For Workplace Safety and Health Violations
• December 16 - Region 4 Release - Birmingham Scrap Metal Company Faces OSHA Citations And Penalties For Exposing Employees To Lead And Arsenic
• December 16 - Region 7 Release - OSHA Cites Tire Distributor Following Safety Investigation $135,100 in Proposed Penalties
• December 16 - Region 6 Release - OSHA Offices In Houston Renew Partnership For General Contractors With AGC, Create New 'Associates' Partnership
• December 15 - Region 7 Release - Clariant LSM (MO) Inc. Qualifies For OSHA Recognition
• December 15 - Region 6 Release - OSHA Cites Austin Food Manufacturing Company For Worker Death
• December 15 - Region 4 Release - OSHA Cites Fitzgerald Manufacturer
• December 15 - Region 4 Release - OSHA Cites Mobile Company For Serious Safety Hazards
• December 15 - Region 2 Release - OSHA Fines Bronx Rite Aid Drugstore $134,500 for Locked Exits, Other Safety Hazards
• December 15 - Region 1 Release - Warwick, R.I., Contractor Faces $140,800 in OSHA Fines for Ongoing Failure to Supply Cave-In Protection for Workers
• December 15 - QuickTakes Volume 2, Issue 24 - A bi-weekly e-news memo with information, updates and results from OSHA about safety and health in America's workplaces...
• December 12 - Trade Release - OSHA ISSUES INSPECTION FACT SHEETS - Fact Sheets - [PDF 362K] [PDF 358K]
• December 12 - Federal Register 68:69425-69426 - Formaldehyde Standard (29 CFR 1910.1048); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• December 11 - Region 1 Release - OSHA Fines Londonderry Contractor $163,000 for New Hampshire Jobsite Electrocution Case
• December 10 - Federal Register 68:68804-68805 - Longshoring and Marine Terminals; Vertical Tandem Lifts
• December 09 - Trade Release - OSHA Offers Tips To Protect Workers In Cold Environments
• December 09 - Trade Release - OSHA Extends Comment Period on Adding Vertical Tandem Lifting of Containers to Longshoring Standard
• December 08 - Region 5 Release - OSHA Fines Dial Corporation $107,500 for Violations at Montgomery Plant
• December 08 - Federal Register 68:68475-68479 - Revisions to the Voluntary Protection Programs To Provide Safe and Healthful Working Conditions
• December 08 - Federal Register 68:68425-68426 - Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Expansion of Recognition
• December 08 - National Release - Statement By OSHA Administrator John Henshaw On Appeal Of OSHRC's Decision
• December 05 - Region 2 Release - OSHA Cites Seven Contractors at Dunkirk, N.Y., Construction Site For Electrical And Fall Hazards
• December 04 - Region 5 Release - OSHA Investigations Leads to $148,500 in Penalties for Patrick Cudahy, Inc.
• December 03 - Region 4 Release - Reducing Work-Zone Traffic Accidents Goal of OSHA, Sunshine Safety Council Alliance
• December 02 - Region 4 Release - OSHA Again Cites Fayetteville Contractor for Exposing Workers to Trenching Hazards
• December 01 - Region 5 Release - OSHA Finds Failure to Provide Safety Devices, Training
• December 01 - Region 5 Release - OSHA Fines Appleton Employer $138,000 Following Investigation of Explosive Blast
• December 01 - QuickTakes Volume 2, Issue 23 - A bi-weekly e-news memo with information, updates and results from OSHA about safety and health in America's workplaces...

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