OSHA ramps up enforcement on fall hazards in Southeast.The article reports that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is focusing on the fall hazards in the Southeast region.EBSCO_AspSafety & Health
The applicable standard is OSHA 1910.146 Subpart J, Permit-Required Confined Spaces: (a) Scope and Application. This section contains requirements for practices and procedures to protect employees in general industry from the hazards of entry into permit-required confined spaces. Section (k)(3) dis...
They are obligated to keep the premises in such a condition that hazards will not unnecessarily occur. Premises includes land or place of business and the most important link to the premises is possession. While the concept of possession seems simple, it can often be tricky in action. For ...
This includes installing handrails and guard rails as required by OSHA, as well as ensuring simple precautions, like offering wet floor signs if employees recently washed the floor or customers tracked water inside. Did employees clean up any spills promptly? Did employees allow trip hazards to re...
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It discusses employee complaints received by OSHA about unsafe working conditions at the plants, exposing workers to amputation and fall hazards and the deadline given to the company for complying or...
Shawnlee Construction LLC,a Plainville,Mass.,wood-framing con-tractor,faces 164,000 in OSHA fines for allegedly exposing employees to fall hazards at residential construction projects in Newton and Danvers,Mass.OccupationalHazardsGroupEBSCO_bspOccupational Hazards...
11 Galleria contractors fined by OSHA ; Fall hazards cited as reason for penaltiesMatt Glynn
Litton Avondale Industries to Pay Fines, OSHA Cites Florida Firm for Fall Hazards.Reports that shipbuilder Litton Avondale Industries Inc. has agreed to pay penalties of $357,750 to settle citations of the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Fall protection; Health and ...