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• OSHA Underground No More

  
  Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires-ATEX — Authority: 124
  Many visitors here on the ComDust site, have also have visited the OSHA Underground site where a diverse spectrum of health and safety information could be found. Unfortunately the OSHA Underground site was removed a few days ago and visitors will no longer be able to read the helpful information that Kane and ...
  20 hours ago

• OSHA Cites New Bedford, Mass., Seafood Processor Following Worker Death In Ice Machine

  
  Safe Workplace and Safety News — Authority: 106
  OSHA has cited Northern Wind Inc., a New Bedford, Mass., seafood processor, for 23 alleged violations of workplace safety standards after a worker was killed on May 4 when he became caught in the moving parts of a large industrial ice-making machine that activated while he was performing maintenance work inside it. ...
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• OSHA Cites Loren Cook Company $511,000 Following Workers Death

  
  Safe Workplace and Safety News — Authority: 106
  OSHA has cited Loren Cook Co. of Springfield, MO with seven alleged willful and three alleged serious violations after Charles Knapp, 59, of Walnut Grove, MO was killed on May 13, 2009 when a piece of metal was ejected from a machine and hit him in the head. "Loren Cook Co. willfully allowed its employees to work on ...
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• OSHA, Safety violations do not save a workers comp claim

  
  Landau Injury Law — Authority: 121
  Loudoun Fairfax construction accident lawyer Doug Landau is often asked about safety violations on the work site.  If the employer is in violation of safety standards, are they automatically found liable for the disabled worker’s injuries ?  And if the injured employee is found to be in violation of a safety rule, ...
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• Regulation of the Day 70: Combustible Dust

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 652
  OSHA has published a proposed rule to regulate one of the greatest threats to mankind: combustible dust. It is defined as “all combustible particulate solids of any size, shape, or chemical composition that could present a fire or deflagration hazard when suspended in air or other oxidizing medium.” Maybe it ...
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• 16 Deaths Per Day

  
  D-Day — Authority: 119
  (Disclosure: I am a blogger fellow with Brave New Films, the creator of this video and the 16 Deaths Per Day campaign) Every day in America, 16 people die at work from employer negligence. Thats the backdrop to 16 Deaths Per Day , a new video and website from the advocacy group Brave New Films, seeking to ...
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• The Keys to People Management

  
  Communication Order Hub — Authority: 130
  A successful business depends on the efficient management of people. These skills can be acquired and studied. Having a spontaneous skill for communicating with people and forming relationships is an advantage, but you can do many things to facilitate the process. Relationship Building: Addressing employees by name ...
  2 days ago

• Flu Season: Great Tips to Preserve Your Health

  
  The Darton Equation — Authority: 110
  H1N1 is in the daily headlines. Our clients have executed pandemic drills. We have secured remote computer access for some of our senior-level consultants on engagement. The count of people we know who have had (or are now fighting swine flu) grows weekly. DARTON GROUP is doing its part in ...
  5 days ago

• CTA rider: This is whats wrong with the Blue Line

  
  RedEye — Authority: 626
  Brad Collins, 53,  of Edgewater, wrote to "Going Public" with complaints about the Blue Line. Heres the CTA response to why there are UIC trains . Heres the CTA response on volume of its announcements . Collins letter continues after the jump. "A couple of comments on the Blue Line. Why does the CTA run trains ...
  5 days ago

• Protecting the Public in Proximity to Construction Sites

  
  Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA — Authority: 116
  For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has the pleasure of welcoming Jan Thomas, President of Circle Safety & Health Consultants, LLC for her second Guest Post. Jan is an occupational safety and health professional with doctorate, over 30 years of experience at the federal, state and university levels, and ...
  6 days ago

• OSHA Levies Record Fine for Refinery Fire in 2005

  
  Firegeezer.com — Authority: 488
  THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) has just levied penalties against the BP oil giant in the amount of $87,4[...]
  6 days ago

• Preliminary Top OSHA Violartions For 2009

  
  Safe Workplace and Safety News — Authority: 106
  OSHA has revealed the preliminary top 10 most-frequent workplace safety violations for 2009 as part of a presentation at the NSCs annual Congress & Expo. The number of top 10 violations has increased almost 30 percent over the same time period in 2008. "We appreciate our colleagues at OSHA presenting their new ...
  6 days ago

• Australian organization criticized for failing to observe asbestos regulations

  
  Mesothelioma Center News — Authority: 124
  In Australia, the WorkSafe organization is facing harsh criticism after they failed to properly investigate an incident at an East Melbourne hospital. During the incident, workers were exposed to asbestos at the Mercy Hospital site. Two men at the site were sawing through concrete that contained asbestos, resulting in ...
  6 days ago

• Why does anyone care what anyone thinks

  
  Norwegianity — Authority: 565
  …when everyone’s just lying anyhow? - No, I didn’t want to click on any of that shite either. Too many pundits today trying to explain Tuesday’s election, and they’re all full of it. But here’s the cartoon: Nah, doesn’t do much for me either. One thing did ring my chimes, however. Rushbo is ...
  6 days ago

• Mesothelioma fears lead to OSHA fines for Superior General Contracting

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 139
  Superior General Contracting of Cheektowaga, New York has been cited for 10 alleged serious workplace health violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The contractor is looking at $50,000 in fines related to a remodeling job site where workers were exposed to asbestos-containing pipe ...
  1 week ago

• OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Violations for 2009

  
  The Safety Blog — Authority: 103
  This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. For more information on a custom safety program for your company, please contact us by clicking here ...
  1 week ago

• Texas oil refinery receives record-breaking OSHA fine

  
  HR Forum — Authority: 114
  A mind-boggling $87,430,000. Thats the amount the U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) is proposing in penalties to BP Products North America, Inc. The reason? Failure to correct potential hazards to its employees. BPs Texas City, Texas, refinery experienced a massive, ...
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• How vinyl Tape has changed industrial floor tapes are new

  
  Pinchisgringos.com — Authority: 458
  Industrial Safety Anti-slip tape find it at the best price and lowest shipping. The tape and adhesive is water and chemical resistant and can be used both in and outdoors. Tapes meet NFSI 101-A ” High Traction” and meets or exceeds OSHA 1910.24 and 1910.26. We also offer a great bunch of 5S into action dvd’s. ...
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• BP Contests Record-Breaking OSHA Fine While Allowing Hundreds of Potential Hazards to Continue

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 550
  Its shocking enough to hear that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a small subset of the U.S. Dept. of Labor, dropped a whooping $87.4 million fine on oil giant BP. It comes as even more of a shock, though, when you find out that BP has challenged the fine, as well as the hundreds of cited ...
  1 week ago

• Safety Doesnt Grow On Trees: COMDUST through the eyes of small business PART 1

  
  Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires-ATEX — Authority: 124
  After reading the oshaaboveground.blogspot.com post about the general duty clause I was inspired to share some thoughts from the perspective of a business working through general duty clause citations in regards to COMDUST. I feel that this OSHA insider explanation of Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act is a ...
  1 week ago

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