Latest Occupational Safety and Health Administration Stories

VACAVILLE, Calif., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to make California's workplaces safer, State Fund is partnering with Cal/OSHA Consultation Service to offer a series of more than 15 heat illness prevention seminars throughout the state. This is the seventh consecutive year State Fund is co-hosting these seminars to urge the importance of protecting workers from heat illness. "Employers are recognizing the importance of heat illness prevention training and...

New York construction accident lawyer David Perecman comments on air samples taken from the construction site of the Second Avenue Subway. A report from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration shows the presence of more than three times the allowable level of toxic dust particles called silica. The New York construction accident lawyers at The Perecman Firm have handled all types of construction accident cases over the past 30 years. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 30, 2012 Excessive...

CLEVELAND, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Diversified Fall Protection recently unveiled an improved loading dock safety gate to further complement the company's comprehensive line of fall protection solutions. This OSHA-compliant rolling safety gate protects personnel from loading dock falls and is available in 6 ft., 8 ft. and 10 ft. stock widths. "The average loading dock poses a four-foot fall hazard, which is enough to cause serious injury or death to pedestrians and fork lift...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cal/OSHA today issued sixteen citations totaling $166,890 against Lamont-based composting facility Community Recycling and Resource Recovery. The citations were issued as the result of an investigation triggered by the Oct. 12, 2011 deaths of two brothers, Armando and Eladio Ramirez, aged 16 and 22. The workers died due to inhalation of hydrogen sulfide gas while cleaning an underground storm drain system at the recycling...

GHS means big changes for makers, transporters and users of hazardous chemicals in the United States. Safety Data Sheets, labels and chemical classification to be overhauled. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) March 20, 2012 MSDSonline can now report that OSHA has adopted GHS, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. On a teleconference call, March 20, 2012, OSHA Director Dr. David Michaels announced the revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) as well as...

Regulation protects workers from dangerous chemicals, helps American businesses compete worldwide WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To better protect workers from hazardous chemicals, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised its Hazard Communication Standard, aligning it with the United Nations' global chemical labeling system. The new standard, once implemented, will prevent an estimated 43 deaths and result in an...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In its final days of existence, the California Department of Mental Health (DMH) is disregarding the rule of law where worker safety is concerned. Last week the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) demanded that DMH increase staffing at Patton and Atascadero State Hospitals as part of its plan to cut the number of attacks on workers there. Instead, DMH mailed hundreds of letters putting...

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) today launched a confined space awareness campaign, with assistance from the Oakland Fire Department, to educate the public on the risks associated with working in a confined space. The news conference included a demonstration of confined space rescue training that Oakland Fire Department conducts on a regular basis....

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) today launched a statewide Confined Space Special Emphasis Initiative to focus attention on preventing worker deaths and injuries in confined spaces in worksites across the state. As part of this initiative, Cal/OSHA issued a Confined Space Hazard Alert to help employers and employees identify confined space situations and...

Union and Company Submit Draft Standard to Agency PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) and Materion Brush today announced that they have reached agreement on a model Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) beryllium standard and have sent it to the agency as a joint recommendation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO ) Materion Brush, the only U.S. producer of pure beryllium metal, accounts for...