April 29 – Jorge Leandro-Ramirez was fatally injured while operating a cherry picker. Leandro-Ramirez was working at the construction site in the Effingham County Industrial Park. Due to this accident Vos Electric, a subcontractor at the EFACEC plant, was issued with a serious citation facing a $4900 fine. However after an informal settlement with OSHA [...]

December 7, 2009 – Acting Secretary for OSHA Jordan Barab discussed the agency’s regulatory agenda through an hour long live chat. The live chat was open to the public and members of the media. Some of the topics that were addressed were about the airborne infectious diseases, combustible dust, musculoskeletal disorder and Diacetyl. Here are [...]

David Michaels has been confirmed to be the new Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health last Dec. 3. Michaels was a Research professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. He was nominated by President Barack Obama [...]