What's New - January, 2010

  • January 29 - Federal Register 75:5144-5145 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
  • January 29 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $55,000 in fines against Legacy Builders in Quincy, Mass., after Boston scaffold collapse injures workers
  • January 29 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $57,000 in penalties against Triangle Grading and Paving for trench safety violations at Fort Bragg, NC
  • January 29 - Federal Register 75:4728-4741 - Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements
  • January 28 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes recordkeeping change to improve illness data
  • January 28 - Speech - SBA Office of Advocacy Small Business Regulatory Roundtable On Occupational Safety and Health Issues
  • January 28 - Speech - Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
  • January 27 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposing more than $135,000 in penalties against Atlanta stone countertop manufacturer for health hazards
  • January 27 - Region 1 - Methuen, Mass., contractor faces nearly $167,000 in US Labor Department OSHA fines for cave-in hazards at Quincy and Lynnfield, Mass., worksites
  • January 25 - Federal Register 75:4323-4331 - Additional Quantitative Fit-testing Protocols for the Respiratory Protection Standard
  • January 27 - Trade Release - OSHA schedules informal stakeholder meetings on combustible dust
  • January 27 - Trade Release - Updated OSHA guidance helps protect late-night retail workers from workplace violence
  • January 27 - Trade Release - OSHA releases workplace injury and illness information
  • January 26 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $90,500 in fines against Fibrelite for fire and explosion hazards at Pawcatuck, Conn., plant
  • January 26 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes $217,500 in penalties against fire log manufacturer following employee being injured
  • January 26 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $71,000 in fines against Schweizer Aircraft Corp. for hazards at Horseheads, NY, plant
  • January 25 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Mueller Industries subsidiaries in Fulton, Miss., for safety and health violations, proposing $683,000 in penalties
  • January 25 - National Release - US Department of Labor releases 6 high-value datasets surpassing 1st open government target
  • January 25 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $97,500 in fines against C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. for recurring electrical and crushing hazards
  • January 25 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites Bridgeport, Conn., contractor for cave-in hazard at Stamford, Conn., worksite
  • January 25 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $54,000 in fines against Star Service Corp. for East Boston, Mass., scaffolding and fall hazards
  • January 25 - Federal Register 75:2890-2891 - Combustible Dust
  • January 25 - Federal Register 75:3923-3924 - Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
  • January 20 - Region 6 - US Labor Department's OSHA recognizes ConocoPhillips, Bossier Operations for excellence in safety and health
  • January 19 - Federal Register 75:2890-2891 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Stakeholder Meeting
  • January 19 - Region 8 - Delta Air Lines, DAL Global Services in Colorado Springs, Colo., again recognized by US Labor Department's OSHA for safety and health excellence
  • January 19 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites CITGO Refining and Chemicals in Corpus Christi, Texas, for alleged workplace safety violations
  • January 15 - Region 8 - MillerCoors Grain Elevator in Golden, Colo., recognized by US Labor Department's OSHA for excellence in occupational safety and health
  • January 15 - National Release - US Department of Labor's OSHA announces 'OSHA Listens' public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders
  • January 14 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $233,500 in fines against Home Goods for exit access hazards at Long Island, NY, store
  • January 14 - Trade Release - Fechas de la conferencia de DOL/OSHA sobre la Seguridad y Salud de los trabajadores Latinos
  • January 14 - Trade Release - DOL/OSHA schedules conference on Latino worker safety and health
  • January 13 - Trade Release - OSHA booklet outlines hexavalent chromium standards
  • January 13 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites 3 companies for failing to protect workers' safety while constructing gas pipeline meter stations in Mississippi
  • January 13 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Gordon, Ga., maintenance and repair railcar company with serious safety and health violations following fatality
  • January 12 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA cites two employers following confined-space deaths at Queens, NY, recycling facility
  • January 12 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor secures back wages for fired whistleblower in Corpus Christi, Texas
  • January 11 - Region 2 - US Labor Department's OSHA fines Camden chocolate processing plant following worker fatality
  • January 11 - Region 4 - US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Fort Lauderdale, Fla., shipping container company with repeat and serious safety violations
  • January 8 - Trade Release - New OSHA videos provide respirator and facemask safety guidance
  • January 8 - Federal Register 75:21299 - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)
  • January 7 - Directive - CPL 02-00-051 - Enforcement Exemptions and Limitations under the Appropriations Act - Updated Memo and Appendix A
  • January 7 - Trade Release - OSHA announces informal public hearing on hazard communication rule
  • January 7 - Region 1 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $55,200 in fines to Pembroke, Mass., contractor for Randolph, Mass., cave-in hazard
  • January 5 - Region 4 - US Labor Department's OSHA proposes 41 safety and health violations against Georgia peanut processor in Sylvester and Blakely, Ga.
  • January 4 - Region 6 - US Department of Labor's OSHA proposes more than $1.4 million in penalties in connection with fatal explosion in Houston
  • January 1 - OSHA Quick Takes -- January 1, 2010-- Volume 9, Issue 1

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