Blog home Category AllCommunicationsCompany NewsCustomersEmergency ManagementSafety and Security Safety and SecurityDec 20, 2024 OSHA violations aren’t there to make your life difficult; they’re derived from hard-learned lessons and are meant to prevent further tragedy. Learn how to stay on OSHA’...
for industrial safety and health violations. Proposed amount in fines to be paid by MEI Holdings; Overview on the industrial accident that took place within the company's premises resulting from its lack of industrial safety measures.EBSCO_AspSafety & Health...
OSHA cited the company with one willful violation for allowing employees to perform maintenance on machinery without ensuring the development and documentation of hazardous energy control procedures and that they were followed. The agency also cited South Coast Paper with a repeat violation for allow...
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to Wyman-Gordon Co. concerning its forging plant in Grafton, Massachusetts. OSHA has cited Wyman-Gordon for 29 serious safety violations totaling a fines for $109,50...
The company also did not provide necessary changing rooms and showers for workers exposed to harmful substances, and it did not maintain essential electrical equipment or ensure proper dust exposure protocols. The five other-than-serious violations pertained to inadequate evaluation and...
Here are the top violations of 2018: Fall Protection (29 CFR 1926.501) This standard relates to the construction industry, but you might want to take a look around the shop and see if there are any areas that need attention. When someone gets on a ladder, are they following safety protoco...
How to reduce OSHA violations Establish a safety training program Every construction company needs to have a special focus on safety. “Safety is independent of both cost and schedule,” says Peter Lindborg. “You do what you need to do to keep your people safe.” ...
South Carolina contesting OSHA power to mandate fine levels Ongoing disputes between OSHA and its Arizona and South Carolina counterparts underscores a sore point between many states and the federal agency—what OSHA sees as too-low state fines for businesses’ safety violations. ...
OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for 2012 are as follows: 1. Fall Protection – 7,250 total violations– this includes failure to protect open sides and edges, failure to prevent falls from a roof, failure to cover holes or excavation areas such as a well,...
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