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OSHA respiratory protection video discusses proper respirator use for healthcare workers

WASHINGTON. – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently produced a training video for health care employers and workers that explains the proper use of respirators and the procedures to follow to assure that respirators protect workers from airborne hazards in healthcare settings. The 33-minute video explains the major components of a respiratory protection program ...

Feb. 17, 2011

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

OSHA publishes notice of proposed rulemaking for new respirator fit-testing protocol

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (www.osha.gov) for a new fit-testing protocol -- the Abbreviated Bitrex Qualitative Fit-Testing (ABQLFT) protocol -- under Appendix A of OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard. The agency is accepting public comments until Feb. 25, 2008. 'This ...

Dec. 27, 2007

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

OSHA cites KVK Foundry for repeatedly violating safety standards Company fails to comply with hearing conservation and respiratory protection standards

KVK Foundry Inc. has been cited for two willful and two repeat violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A March 2014 follow-up inspection found the Millington-based company failed to maintain requirements of OSHA's respiratory protection and ...

Sep. 16, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Litchfield County, Connecticut, manufacturer exposes employees to dangerous respiratory, chemical and other safety hazards

U.S. Chutes Corp. exposed employees to chemical, mechanical, electrical and respiratory hazards during the manufacturing process at its Bantam plant, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found. A manufacturer of galvanized chutes for laundry and trash conveyors, the company faces $94,248 in fines. "U.S. Chutes' ...

Jan. 15, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Joy-Mark Inc. for repeatedly exposing workers to respiratory hazards at Cudahy ceramics mold plant

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Joy-Mark Inc. for six health violations, including two repeat, for exposing workers to airborne refractory ceramic fiber at the mold manufacturing facility in Cudahy. OSHA has proposed penalties of $50,050, as a result of the October 2012 follow-up inspection. "Joy-Mark has a responsibility to monitor worker ...

Apr. 11, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Rio 2016: No viral testing of sewage-filled Olympic waters

Rio de Janeiro's Olympic organizing committee ruled out conducting viral tests of the human sewage-laden waterways where the 2016 Games' aquatic events will be held, following recommendations from the World Health Organization, a Rio 2016 spokesman said Friday. Speaking at a news conference, Mario Andrada said he considered the WHO's recommendation to be the "final instructions for Rio 2016" - ...

Oct. 16, 2015

By Associated Press

Hygieneering, Inc. Awarded EH&S Contract

Hygieneering, Inc. was awarded another annual contract to conduct respiratory protection training and fit testing for a major Chicago based hospital. Hygieneering provides safety consulting, environmental consulting, testing and training, asbestos project management, emergency response services and more. Hygieneering’s team of Certified Industrial Hygienists and other staff professionals ...

Nov. 30, 2011

By Hygieneering, Inc.

OSHA, NIOSH release new toolkit to better protect hospital workers from transmissible diseases

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health today released the Hospital Respiratory Protection Toolkit*, a resource for health care employers to use to protect hospital staff from respiratory hazards. Respirators are used to protect against exposures to airborne transmissible ...

May 14, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Phoenix Industrial Cleaning after worker dies while cleaning storage tank at Wheeling, Ill., chemical manufacturer

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Phoenix Industrial Cleaning for 28 serious safety violations following the death of a worker who fell from ladder inside of a storage tank, apparently after being overcome by methylene chloride vapors at a chemical manufacturing facility in Wheeling on Nov. 29, 2012. "No job should cost a person's life because ...

May 13, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Protecting New York and Tri-state Area Workers from Airborne Hazards

Several months ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released their preliminary list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. The annual list is compiled each year from thousands of workplace inspections conducted by the agency. For numerous years in a row, one of top 10 cited violations once ...

Jan. 4, 2017

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Identifying Occupational Exposure Risks to Cobalt and Cobalt Compounds in New York

In late 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the 14th Report on Carcinogens (RoC). It contained newly reviewed substances that are known or reasonably anticipated to cause cancer in humans. Included in this list were the metallic element cobalt and cobalt compounds that release cobalt ions in vivo. The National Toxicology Program (NTP), an interagency ...

Feb. 13, 2017

By VOETS, LLC

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Mane Inc. for repeat safety and health violations after follow-up inspection at Milford, Ohio, food flavoring company

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Mane Inc. with six safety and health violations after a September follow-up inspection found a repeat violation of OSHA's respiratory protection standards at its food flavoring facility in Milford. Proposed penalties total $55,000. "Employers who fail to correct previously noted deficiencies show a blatant ...

Mar. 4, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

New York Firm Protects Workers from Exposure Hazards to Welding Fumes

Of the more than 500,000 workers in U.S. that are involved in welding, cutting, and brazing, many are employed in occupations in New York City and the surrounding tri-state region. These can be dangerous occupations according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which reports that the risk from fatal injuries alone is more than four deaths per thousand workers over a ...

Feb. 6, 2017

By VOETS, LLC

Florida-based company exposed workers to repeat hazards at Waxahachie, Texas, facility

Southern Grouts and Mortars Inc. has been cited for eight safety and health violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a May 2014 follow-up inspection found repeat violations at its Waxahachie facility. Proposed penalties total $58,520. OSHA's Fort Worth Area Office initially conducted a complaint inspection in February 2013 and cited the ...

Nov. 13, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Hexavalent Chromium Exposure Costs Pennsylvania Company $66,300

A steel plate manufacturing company in Conshohocken, PA has been cited for eight health and safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The company’s proposed fines total $66,300. The violations were identified when an inspection took place as a result of a complaint that workers were being overexposed to metal fumes. Upon ...

Aug. 23, 2012

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Vann Energy Services in Nixon, Texas, for violations after 2 workers injured in fire

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Vann Energy Services LLC in Nixon with 13 safety and health violations – including two willful and three repeat – for exposing workers to flash fires and other hazards. OSHA's Austin Area Office opened an inspection after two workers were injured by a fire that occurred in an oil and gas field tank. ...

Nov. 15, 2012

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites East Orange, NJ, concrete company for willful, serious hazards; proposes $153,900 fine

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited County Concrete Corp. for 18 alleged safety and health violations - including one classified as willful - found at the company's East Orange facility. OSHA's April investigation was initiated in response to a complaint alleging hazards related to silica, respirators, dust and noise. Proposed penalties total ...

Oct. 21, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US firefighters pay a heavy price for contaminated breathing air

A recent incident at a Fire Department in Henderson, Nevada, prompted emergency action and a hefty bill for city officials. Firefighters reported a smell of petroleum coming from the air tanks in their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). The problem was traced to an air compressor which is believed to have introduced contaminants into the system. The compressor has now been replaced, ...

Apr. 17, 2015

By Analox Sensor Technology

Workers exposed to dangerous silica dust at Omaha stone-cutting facility Baltazar`s Stone Inc. cited by US Department of Labor`s OSHA

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Baltazar's Stone Inc. $40,921 for exposing workers to dangerous silica dust levels and other hazards at the Omaha stone-cutting facility. Silica exposure can cause silicosis, an irreversible lung disease, and other ...

May 19, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Grandstand Sportswear and Glassware for hazards associated with lead, cadmium and inorganic arsenic

Screen It Graphics of Lawrence, which conducts business as Grandstand Sportswear and Glassware, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 27 safety and health violations at the manufacturing facility. An OSHA inspection was prompted by a referral from a local health department and conducted as part of the agency's national emphasis program ...

Dec. 19, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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