What's New - September 2009

• September 30 - Region 5 - Sunoco Inc. receives $147,000 in proposed penalties after U.S. Labor Department's OSHA conducts safety inspection
• September 30 - Directive - 09-08 (CPL 02) - Injury and Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program (RK NEP)
• September 30 - Region 10 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $87,000 in fines for violations at Seward Ship's Drydock, Inc., in Seward, Alaska
• September 30 - Region 5 - Wisconsin-based A-1 Excavating agrees to pay $474,000 and take jobsite safety steps in settlement with U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
• September 30 - Trade Release - OSHA issues proposed rule to adopt the Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System
• September 30 - Federal Register 74:50279-50549 - Hazard Communication
• September 30 - Federal Register 74:44795-44797 - Requirements for DOL Agencies' Assessment of Occupational Health Risks
• September 29 - Interpretation - OSHA has no authority to ban use of hexavalent chromium.
• September 28 - Trade Release - Preparing workplaces for H1N1 influenza is focus of upcoming OSHA forum
• September 28 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Hiland Dairy Foods Co. of Wichita, Kan., for alleged safety violations
• September 28 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes GE Water and Process Technologies in St. Peters, Mo., for safety and health excellence
• September 28 - Federal Register 74:46958-46964 - Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment; Limited Reopening of Record; Notice of Informal Public Hearing
• September 28 - Region 5 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies nearly $295,000 in fines against Superior Dairy in Canton, Ohio
• September 24 - OSHA Training Institute Education Centers
• September 24 - Region 1 - Splash Handwash faces nearly $63,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines following worker injury at Fairfield, Conn., carwash
• September 24 - Region 3 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Conshohocken, Pa., company for workplace safety and health hazards
• September 23 - Region 1 - Falmouth, Mass., contractor faces more than $69,000 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA following cave-in at Kingston, Mass., jobsite
• September 23 - Region 2 - La Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento del Trabajo de EE.UU., OSHA de Puerto Rico y la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón renuevan su alianza de seguridad y salud
• September 23 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Puerto Rico OSHA and the University of the Sacred Heart renew safety and health alliance
• September 23 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA and Louisiana State University sign alliance agreement to provide training, education and outreach
• September 23 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites construction company more than $140,000 for excavation hazards at Drummond, Okla., worksite
• September 22 - Region 8 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Spaccamonti Excavating Inc. in Pueblo, Colo., for alleged safety violations
• September 22 - Region 8 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites 2 Texas-based companies for fall hazards at Colorado worksite
• September 22 - Region 7 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Monarch Oil Inc. of Omaha, Neb., for safety violations following accident investigation
• September 22 - Federal Register 74:48293-48294 - Requirements for the OSHA Training Institute Education Centers Program and the OSHA Outreach Training Program; Requesting the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• September 22 - Federal Register 74:46621-46622 - Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (PSM) Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• September 22 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Toys R Us for exit access hazards at Bay Parkway store in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• September 21 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1956 Subpart I - Illinois
• September 21 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $79,000 in fines to Danbury, Conn., manufacturer for machine guarding and lockout/tagout hazards
• September 21 - Directive - PER 04-00-005 - OSHA Medical Examination Program
• September 21 - Small Business Forums > Safety and Health Issues in an Aging Workforce
• September 18 - OSHA Quick Takes -- September 15, 2009 -- Volume 8, Issue 18
• September 18 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Stone Mountain, Ga., manufacturer with 44 safety and health violations
• September 18 - National Release - U.S. Labor Department awards more than $6.8 million in safety and health training grants
• September 18 - Trade Release - OSHA opens record on proposed rule on electric power generation, transmission and distribution
• September 17 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - OSHA's New National Emphasis Program: Crystalline Silica
• September 17 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - OSHA's New National Emphasis Program: Crystalline Silica
• September 17 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - Silica
• September 16 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - Protecting Nursing Home Workers: OSHA's Safety and Health Program Approach
• September 15 - Trade Release - OSHA document describes silica control
• September 14 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - Overview of Enforcement for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis
• September 14 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - Scaffolding
• September 14 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Americold Logistics LLC in Carthage, Mo., for alleged safety violations
• September 14 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. for safety and health excellence
• September 14 - Region 8 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Nelson Pipeline Constructors Inc. in Fort Lupton, Colo., for alleged safety violations
• September 14 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard 29 CFR 1910.134
• September 14 - Federal Register 74:47026-47029 - Modifications to the Scope of NRTL Recognition
• September 14 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - Workplace Violence Prevention - Health Care and Social Service Workers
• September 14 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - OSHA Recommendations for Workplace Violence Prevention Program in Late Night Retail Establishments
• September 11 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes MediFit Corporate Services in St. Louis for excellence in workplace safety and health
• September 11 - Region 9 - U.S. Department of Labor files whistleblower suit against contractor working at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
• September 10 - Region 9 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Guam general contractor, 5 subcontractors for multiple safety and health violations
• September 10 - Region 6 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Pride Plating Inc. in Grove, Okla., for alleged safety and health hazards
• September 10 - Federal Register 74:46350-46361 - Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Personal Protective Equipment
• September 9 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $90,000 in penalties against Griffin Industries rendering plant in Starke, Fla.
• September 9 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Knobel's Refrigeration Inc. of North Platte, Neb., for worksite safety violations
• September 9 - Trade Release - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health addresses influenza preparedness
• September 9 - National Release - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA issues final rule updating personal protective equipment standards based on national consensus standards
• September 9 - Federal Register 74:44876-44878 - Hazard Communication Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• September 9 - Federal Register 74:45881-45883 - OSHA Data Initiative; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• September 9 - Federal Register 74:45883-45884 - The Standard on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• September 9 - Federal Register 74:45107-45116 - Notice of Initial Approval Determination; Illinois Public Employee Only State Plan
• September 8 - Region 1 - Connecticut manufacturer faces $225,500 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for new and recurring hazards at Newington, Conn., plant
• September 8 - Region 5 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA levies $275,000 fine to Metal Improvement Co. in Lombard, Ill.
• September 4 - Trade Release - Nursing homes, manufacturing establishments among nearly 4,000 worksites on inspection list under OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting 2009 program
• September 3 - OSHA Quick Takes -- September 1, 2009 -- Volume 8, Issue 17
• September 3 - Region 10 - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., receives OSHA's highest safety recognition
• September 3 - Region 1 - Norwalk, Conn., electrical contractor faces $148,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines following Stamford, Conn., electrical fire
• September 3 - Region 2 - La Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos presenta a líderes religiosos y de la comunidad del área de Nueva York un nuevo recurso para la seguridad en la construcción
• September 3 - Region 2 - La Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos renueva alianza por la salud y la seguridad con El Centro de Hospitalidad para los trabajadores de habla hispana de Staten Island, Nueva York
• September 3 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA introduces New York area community and faith-based leaders to new construction safety resource
• September 3 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA renews safety and health alliance with El Centro de Hospitalidad for Spanish-speaking Staten Island, N.Y., workers
• September 2 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1956.84 - Location of plan for inspection and copying.
• September 2 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1956.81 - Developmental schedule.
• September 2 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1956.82 - [Reserved]
• September 2 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1956.83 - [Reserved]
• September 2 - Standards - 29 CFR - 1956.80 - Description of the plan as initially approved.
• September 2 - Region 4 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites Ball Ground, Ga., poultry additive manufacturer with failure-to-abate, repeat and serious safety violations
• September 2 - OSHA Resource Center Loan Program
• September 1 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $47,000 in fines for process safety management hazards at Boston seafood company
• September 1 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - 29 CFR 1926.1101 OSHA's Asbestos Standard for the Construction Industry
• September 1 - OSHA Training and Reference Materials Library - OSHA's Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
• September 1 - National Release - Illinois OSHA public employee protection plan receives federal approval

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