For the 4th Time in a Year, OSHA Cites Burrows Paper Food Box Manufacturer Repeatedly Exposes Worker
Here's a situation you hardly see anymore with regards to OSHA cases. A company cited four different times in a one year period. No surprise they're on OSHA's bad-actor list (SVEP). I'm not sure I've ever seen this before. Obviously, I hope they can get some help in there to turn this ship around. Definitely doable -- if they get committed... OSHA Press Release: FRANKLIN, Ohio – Mere months after two employees were injured by dangerous machines, Burrows Paper Corp. again put
Department of Labor Shuts Down its Cafeteria... Because of Rats
Dept of Labor shuts down its cafeteria (temporarily?) over food safety. Glad I haven't eaten there in a number of years. Interesting they made it up there considering its on the 6th floor. And gross that I ate in that cafeteria for a few years.... I'll just choose to think that the problem didn't exist then. Ya, right. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2015/02/19/rodent-feces-and-flies-shut-down-labor-department-cafeteria/ This just in for the lunch hour! La
OSHA Sends Letter to COPS (TV Show) Producers Following A Crewman Fatality
OSHA sends producers of the reality TV show "COPS" a list of recommendations following a fatal shooting during taping last summer. No citation was issued after the inspection. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A federal agency on Tuesday called for additional training and safety instructions for crew members of the long-running TV show “Cops” in response to the shooting death of an audio technician last summer in Omaha. Bryce Dion, 38, of Boston, was killed Aug. 26 while filming an attempte
Cal-OSHA Implements (New) Significant Measures Related to Enforcement / Abatement
Employers in California, you should know that effective Jan 1, 2015, Cal-OSHA has some rather significant changes regarding the abatement of hazards cited as violations. It greatly limits the ability for Cal-OSHA to grant penalty reductions or settlement agreements if the violations are not - in essence - quickly abated. There are also implications for timely abatement even if the case is contested. In short, Cal-OSHA will be pushing for "immediate" abatement regardless of ca
