By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | March 8, 2009 - 11:44 pm - Posted in Common

Safety Requirement Goes Into Effect
Associated Construction Publications, GA
"The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration has said that they want us to enforce this until their own rules catch up with this," Brian Zimmerman, work zone administrator for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), ...

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Nevada OSHA Director Defends Construction Site Safety Efforts
ClaimsJournal.com, CA
By Brendan Riley The head of Nevada's Occupational Safety and Health Administration defended his agency's efforts to ensure workplace safety during a Senate committee hearing this week that marked the start of a monthlong review of such efforts. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 10:02 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA cites Fairport Harbor, Ohio-based yacht construction company ...
CCH
The company has 15 business days from receipt of the latest citations to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director or contest the citations before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 9:49 pm - Posted in Common

Business resources
Augusta Chronicle, GA
Georgia defers to the federal government for the circulation and enforcement of occupational safety and health regulations. The federal agency that administers this act is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 8:00 pm - Posted in Common

Preventing work injuries among immigrants
MetroWest Daily News, MA
Instructor Rony Jabour said 20 people have already signed up for the event, which is sponsored by Allston's Brazilian Immigrant Center in partnership with the Massachusetts Occupational Safety Health Administration. The course is badly needed, ...

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Dust explosions and fires overview
Processing Talk, UK
Subsequently, these re-occurring incidents mostly go unnoticed by OSHA, unless there are at least three injuries or one fatality. The current OSHA Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (NEP) directive does not address the majority of national ...

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Boeing Leverages Lockheed Technology for Worker Safety
Defense Industry Daily, MD
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a few things to say about these situations, and many defense firms and their unions have made safety programs an internal focus. In August 2006, Lockheed Martin ...

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Construction worker dies after injury at Port Arthur plant
Beaumont Enterprise, tx
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate the incident, Avery said, while Total operates its own investigation. "We are deeply saddened by this, and our hearts go out to his family and coworkers," Avery said.

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OSHA Proposes $130500 In Fines For Suncor Energy
cbs4denver.com, CO
Read more in our Privacy Policy The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it has found 26 alleged safety and health violations at Suncor Energy Inc.'s petroleum refinery in Commerce City. OSHA alleges Suncor failed to properly test gas ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 6:09 pm - Posted in Common

SF may crack down on 'flash mob' antics
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
The soggy stuff clogged drains in nearby Four Embarcadero Center, flooding the Osha Thai Restaurant, said Norm Dito, a manager with Boston Properties, which owns the center. He estimated his firm's cleanup costs at more than $10000. ...

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