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What's New October 2003

  • October 31 - Region 2 Release - Health and Safety Partnership Formed For Hunts Point Fish Market Construction Project in Bronx
  • October 31 - Region 8 Release - Scott's Liquid Gold Recognized by OSHA for Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health
  • October 30 - Region 6 Release - Potential Trenching Hazards Bring $98,800 in Fines to Site Concrete Inc. in Grand Prairie, Texas
  • October 29 - [JSHQ Magazine Update] - The Summer/Fall 2003 Job Safety & Health Quarterly Magazine - Volume 14 No. 3
  • October 29 - Region 2 Release - Failing To Correct Previously-Cited Safety Hazards Leads To $120,000 In Proposed OSHA Penalties for Tonawanda, NY, Employer
  • October 28 - [OSHA Speech] - Speaker: Asst. Secretary John L. Henshaw - Date: 10/28/2003 - Presented To: National Occupational Injury Research Symposium
  • October 28 - [Congressional Testimony] - Statement by Patricia K. Clark - Presented to: SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY, EMERGING THREATS, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • October 28 - Region 6 Release - Tulsa Propane Distributor's Failure to Follow Safety Procedures Brings OSHA Citations, Penalties Totaling $75,600
  • October 27 - Region 1 Release - Cave-In Hazard at White Mountain Highway Worksite Leads to $44,000 in Fines for New Hampshire Contractor
  • October 24 - Region 6 Release - Trenching and Confined Space Hazards Bring $83,300 in Fines to Underground Technologies Inc., in Houston
  • October 24 - National Release - OSHA Recognizes Titleist Ball Plant as 1000th "VPP Star" Site
  • October 23 - Region 8 Release - ConAgra Foods Recognized by OSHA for Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health
  • October 22 - Region 3 Release - OSHA Forms Alliance With Lehigh Career And Technical Institute
  • October 22 - Trade Release - OSHA Aligns with Society for Chemical Hazard Communication
  • October 22 - Region 7 Release - OSHA Partners with Wichita Area Builders Association in First Residential Construction Safety and Health Partnership in Region
  • October 22 - Region 2 Release - Labor, Management and Government Forge Partnership For Buffalo Life Sciences Complex Construction Project
  • October 22 - Federal Register 68:60417–60418 - Aerial Lifts (29 CFR 1926.453); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • October 22 - Region 7 Release - Kraft Foods Gets Another "Star" For Safety and Health
  • October 21 - Trade Release - OSHA Offers New Resources on Chemical Reactivity Safety
  • October 21 - NEW: OSHA's Reactive Chemical Safety Page - Provides information on aspects of safe chemical operations including the recognition, evaluation and control of reactive hazards, compliance requirements, and additional information.
  • October 17 - Federal Register 68:59751-59752 - Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meeting
  • October 16 - Region 4 Release - OSHA Cites Atlanta-area Firm for Fatal Forklift Accident
  • October 16 - Region 4 Release - OSHA Cites Georgia's AmeriCold Logistics for Exposing Employees to Serious Health and Safety Hazards
  • October 16 - Trade Release - OSHA Issues Safety and Health Information Bulletin on Disposal of Contaminated Needles and Blood Tube Holders
  • October 16 - Trade Release - OSHA Announces Federal Advisory Council Meeting
  • October 16 - Trade Release - Crane and Derrick Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to Meet in Washington, Nov. 5-7
  • October 15 - QuickTakes Volume 2, Issue 20 - A bi-weekly e-news memo with information, updates and results from OSHA about safety and health in America's workplaces...
  • October 14 - Region 6 Release - OSHA Fines Houston Masonry Company $344,800 After Citing Company for Fifth Time
  • October 14 - Region 6 Release - 2003 - 10/14/2003 - Serious Violations of Health and Safety Standards Put Workers at Risk, Bring American Foundry Group $261,500 in OSHA Fines
  • October 14 - Region 2 Release - OSHA Announces Second Safety & Health Partnership at Queens Power Plant Construction Project
  • October 14 - Trade Release - OSHA ISSUES SAFETY AND HEALTH INFORMATION BULLETIN ON MOLD
  • October 14 - Federal Register 68:58209-59211 - Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Applications for Expansion of Recognition
  • October 14 - Federal Register 68:59209 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health: Notice of Meeting
  • October 14 - [OSHA Speech] - Speaker: Asst. Secretary John L. Henshaw - Date: 10/13/2003 - Presented To: American Health Care Association 54th Annual Convention and Exposition San Diego, California
  • October 14 - Fire and Explosion Planning Matrix - OSHA's most recently developed Homeland Security matrix tool to assist employers with planning and preparing for workplace emergencies caused by a terrorist's explosive device or act of arson.
  • October 10 - Region 2 Release - Attention: Business News / Calendar Editors OSHA Small Business Outreach Seminars on Lockout/Tagout To Be Offered In November At Six Upstate New York Locations
  • October 10 - Region 5 Release - Safety, Health and Wellness Forum for Small Businesses Scheduled At Rock Valley Community College Oct. 29 Experts Will Help Employers Recognize Hazards and Prevent Accidents
  • October 10 - Region 2 Release - OSHA Small Business Outreach Seminars on Lockout/Tagout
  • October 10 - Federal Register 68:58724 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
  • October 09 - Trade Release - Association of Diving Contractors International Aligns with OSHA
  • October 07 - Region 5 Release - Fatal Accident at Ohio Steel Firm Brings Fines for Federal Workplace Safety and Health Violations
  • October 06 - Federal Register 68:57713 - National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics, Call for Abstracts
  • October 06 - Federal Register 68:57710-57711 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
  • October 06 - Trade Release - Network of Employers for Traffic Safety Aligns With OSHA to Reduce Job-Related Traffic Injuries and Fatalities
  • October 03 - Trade Release - OSHA SEEKS ABSTRACTS ON ERGONOMIC RESEARCH
  • October 03 - Trade Release - OSHA, American Concrete Pipe Association form Alliance
  • October 03 - Region 2 Release - Failure to Supply Cave-in Protection at Batavia Jobsite Leads to $73,800 in OSHA Fines for Alden Contractor
  • October 02 - Region 9 Release - California Safety and Health Training Programs Funded by U. S. Department of Labor
  • October 02 - Trade Release - OSHA Aligns with Wage and Hour Division to Remind Employers of Prohibition for Young Workers to Operate Forklifts
  • October 02 - Trade Release - PENCILS READY? NEW OSHA FORMS FOR RECORDING WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND ILLNESSES NOW AVAILABLE ON AGENCY'S WEBSITE
  • October 01 - Region 2 Release - OSHA & Hi-Rope Corporation Form Alliance
  • October 01 - Federal Register 68:56651 - Draft Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores; Draft Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Guidelines for Poultry Processing
  • October 01 - Trade Release - OSHA, National Safety Management Society form Alliance
  • October 01 - QuickTakes Volume 2, Issue 19 - 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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