OSHA convened small business employers regarding proposed rules on exposure to diacetyl, a potentially harmful substance found in food flavorings.  The goal is for the employers to review the proposal before OSHA publishes the rules.
Prior to this convening, there have already been cases of workers’ deaths due to respiratory problems reportedly caused by prolonged exposure [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a whey processing plant located in Wausau, Wisconsin a total of 1.14 million USD in penalties for their workplace safety violations. The amount is the second highest for this year that OSHA has sought against violators, according to Brad Mitchell of the US Department of Labor.
Milk [...]

Three separate deaths of workers in Michigan, Oregon and Pennsylvania, occurred last week due to accidents while using machinery tools and equipment.
The first incident in Michigan involved a 21-year-old window washer who fell while rigging down the Grand Rapids Art Museum on Wednesday afternoon.  Reports say that his rig gave way as he made his [...]

A crane operator became another casualty to a workplace accident when the crane he was operating fell over last June 15 in Home Port Marina, Tarpon Springs. Ivan Hubbert, 71, died after falling off his crane and suffering severe head injuries. As of press time, OSHA is still looking into the incident.
In another issue on [...]

OSHA recently called the attention of a firearms manufacturing company because of its alleged violations on health and safety standards.  The Newport plant of Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc was inspected between November 2008 and May 2009 and was discovered to have violated standards on PPE and machine guards, fire and explosives as well as [...]

Another worksite accident occurred last June 10, 2009, this time, three construction workers fell to their deaths from a scaffolding that collapsed in West Campus. The incident happened in the construction site of a luxury, high-rise residential condominium neighboring the University of Texas. The reasons for the collapse of the supposed-to-be secure scaffold as well [...]

The June 18 meeting of the Cal/OSH Standards Board in Oakland will include an emergency proposal on heat illness prevention that seeks to bring “more specificity and enforceability” to General Industry Safety Orders §3395.
The proposed amendments will, according to the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR):

Clarify the provisions on when and how to provide shade, drinking [...]

There are a whole lot of things to know about safety on the job, especially if one belongs to the general industry or construction industry. This is why the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is very strict in making sure that workers (especially new ones) get the orientation, training, and education they need with [...]

In the news three days ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) partnered with yet another company in its desire to improve the health and safety of workers all throughout the country. This is the thrust of OSHA’s Strategic Partnership Program (OSPP).

In OSSP, a company and OSHA will come up with a unique [...]