OSHA violation News
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VelocityEHS Releases Template to Help EHS Professionals Create OSHA HazCom Written Plan
VelocityEHS, the leading cloud environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software provider, today announced the availability of its new MSDSonline Written HazCom Plan Template aimed at helping EHS professionals save time and money in researching and compiling their OSHA-required written plans. The fully customizable template – available to EHS professionals at no cost – ...
By VelocityEHS
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National Emphasis Program Targets Chemical Company
OSHA’s National Emphasis Program triggered an August 1, 2016 inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It issued a total of eleven safety violations to Solvay Specialty Polymers LLC, a Beligum-based chemical company. The inspection which yielded these violations was conducted at a North American chemical facility, located in West ...
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The Importance of Proper Respiratory Protection for Millions of Workers
In October, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a preliminary list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. For the last several years, the 4th most cited violation has been associated with respiratory protection. According to OSHA, an estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators ...
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President signs Funding Bill with increases for OSHA, other safety agencies in 2014
A fiscal 2014 appropriations bill that increases funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other federal workplace safety agencies above the sequestered spending limits of 2013 was signed Jan. 17 by President Barack Obama. See Proposed and Final 2014 Budget for OSHA. The spending levels are included in the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill (H.R. 3547) forwarded Jan. 16 ...
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Pipeline contractor has history of violations
The subcontractor whose five workers died in yesterday's Xcel plant fire has been under scrutiny by California and federal officials for a series of previous incidents, including the death of a worker on San Francisco's Bay Bridge. Robison-Prezioso Inc. was cited more than 60 times between 1990 and 2001 by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, according to a 2002 article ...
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EPA fines violators of the lead renovation, repair and painting rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced three enforcement actions for violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) and other lead rules. The RRP rule requires the use of lead-safe work practices to ensure that common renovation activities like sanding, cutting and demolition, which can create hazardous lead dust, are conducted properly by trained and ...
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