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  • New Jersey Aluminum Foundry fined $1 Million for Safety and Health Violations

    Feb 4, 2022

    Aluminum Shapes LLC will accept a $1 million penalty due to 10 willful, 15 repeated, and 55 serious violations and one other-than-serious citation related to a fatality and series of employee injuries. In addition, there will be new implemented enhancement abatement measures such as: developing a comprehensive safety and health plan, retaining a full-time safety…

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  • OSHA at 50 Years Old

    Feb 4, 2022

    December 29, 1970 President Nixon signs Occupational Safety and Health Act April 28, 1971 OSHA opens its doors 1970s OSHA issues first standards for asbestos, lead, carcinogens, and cotton dust. Also establish OSHA Training Institute, safety and health training grants, On-Site Consultation Programs, State Plans, and whistleblower protections for workplace safety. 1980s U.S Supreme Court…

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  • Maritime Industry

    Feb 3, 2022

    Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) is a non-discretionary committee authorized by Section 7(d) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA Act). This committee is meant to provide advice to the Secretary in formulating maritime industry standards and regarding matters pertaining to the administration of the OSHA Act related…

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  • 2022 National Safety Stand-Down

    Feb 3, 2022

    To Prevent Falls in Construction The leading cause of death within the construction field continues to be falls from elevation. These account for 351 of the 1,008 construction fatalities recorded in 2020 (BLS data). They were preventable. This Stand-Down is to raise awareness of fall hazards across the country. What is Safety Stand-Down? This event…

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  • OSHA Partners with Choate Construction to Promote Workplace Safety

    Feb 3, 2022

    The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration came together with Choate Construction to emphasize worker health and safety. The partnership seeks to develop a contractor-government approach to safety and health in order to prevent worker exposure and injuries due to hazards. The work will include a 245,800 square-foot, six-story, multi-use building with…

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  • Submission date of 2021 Injury & Illness Data

    Feb 3, 2022

    OSHA reminds employers that data from form 300A, for calendar year 2021, has begun getting collected as of January 2nd, 2022. Due date for this data is no later than March 2nd, 2022. Submissions, electronically, are required by employers with 250 or more employees that are currently required to keep such records. Also, establishments with…

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  • Statement issued on Supreme Court Emergency Vaccination Ruling

    Feb 3, 2022

    U.S. Secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh issued this statement in regards to OSHA ruling: “I am disappointed in the court’s decision, which is a major setback to the health and safety of workers across the country. OSHA stands by the Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standards as the best way to protect the nation’s workforce…

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  • Medical Center Fined for Improper Workplace Violence Safety Protocols

    Jan 21, 2022

    Prompted by employee outbursts, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, determined that Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx did not have proper safeguards for employees in their pediatric emergency department of the Children’s Hospital. Employees, including nurses, assistants, technicians, and security were found to be exposed to some kind of workplace…

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  • Lockout Tagout: Tragic Employee Death Causes Manufacturer to Receive 48 Violations from OSHA

    Jan 21, 2022

    An Inspection U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that this employer in Hartford, Connecticut lacked many things that led to a worker’s tragic death by electrocution. Among these violates included lacking safeguards to protect employees against electrocution, as well as mechanical, chemical, fall and other electrical hazards. A total of 48…

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