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March 25, 2010
Approximately 80 workers die from electric shock each year while working on electrical equipment or related utility operations. US Federal OSHA has released a new "e-tool" for addressing work hazards and safety practices in the electric power industry. OSHA has put together this tool to help prevent future worker deaths in the power industry. It ...
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October 8, 2009
National Emphasis Programs (NEP) are the tool used by OSHA to focus on a particular area of concern for more in-depth inspections and enforcement activities if required. OSHA is currently concerned with the possibility of injuries and illnesses being under reported in American Industry.
The accurate and honest recordkeeping of injury statistics ...
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October 8, 2009
On Sept. 9, the Department of Labor (DOL) and OSHA revised the personal protective equipment (PPE) standards concerning requirements for eye- and face-protective devices, and head and foot protection for general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring and marine terminals.
The final rule, which becomes effective on Oct. 9, 2009, ...
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September 24, 2009
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Clearwater Management Inc., doing business as Splash Handwash, for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards and proposed a total of $62,500 in fines after an employee was injured at the company's Fairfield, Conn., car...
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September 21, 2009
WASHINGTON - Controlling Silica Exposures in Construction, a guidance document recently published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration addresses the control of worker exposure to dust containing crystalline silica, known to cause the lung disease silicosis.
The publication, intended to assist employers in providing a safe and hea...
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