By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | May 26, 2009 - 11:48 pm - Posted in Common

Recent tests show clean air inside Chenango Ice Rink
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY
... from late April into early May, and said none of the findings -- for carbon monoxide or nitrogen dioxide -- exceeded Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healthy (NIOSH) standards. ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 11:01 pm - Posted in Common

More Farm Labor Contractors Closed
California Farmer, CA
As part of a coordinated heat illness prevention inspection triggered by the area's high temperatures, the Department of Industrial Relations' Cal/OSHA took action against two farm labor contractors and shut them down for violations of the heat illness ...

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EXAIR releases Model 9104 Digital Sound Level Meter for hearing safety
Test & Measurement, Australia
Any company that does not keep its noise levels below the limits shown in OSHA Standard 29 CFR – 1910.95(a) can face hefty fines. EXAIR says technicians can use the Model 9104 Digital Sound Level Meter to identify the source of a dangerously loud noise ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 10:35 pm - Posted in Common

Highway safety actually begins with you
Logistics Management, MA
I am astounded that Congress has not involved OSHA or has not passed a law limiting activities other than driving and possibly counting. Unless your company and customers take action now, it will just be a matter of time before the government begins to ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 9:58 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA Cites Wal-Mart in "Black Friday" Case
Women's Wear Daily
by Liza Casabona WASHINGTON — The US Labor Department's Occupational Safety & Health Administration cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for inadequate crowd management on Tuesday for the Black... Subscribe now to WWD.COM, for complete access to breaking ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 9:28 pm - Posted in Common

Business news briefs: 5/27/09
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it was citing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for inadequate crowd management following the Nov. 28 death of Jdimytai Damour. The retailer has 15 days to respond to the ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 9:13 pm - Posted in Common

Budget: 2 police officers, 1 firefighter
The Daily Dispatch, NC
And Wilkerson reiterated a statement he made to the council on Thursday evening about the need to have enough personnel to comply with standards required by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He has said OSHA specifically ...

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By U.S. EPA News | - 9:00 pm - Posted in Common
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., May 27, 2009) - EPA is reminding growers and pesticide applicators to pay attention to label requirements when applying pesticides to crops near harvest time

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 8:33 pm - Posted in Common

Wal-Mart cited for stampede
Philadelphia Metro, PA
The US Dept of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration yesterday ruled that poor management of crowds led to the suffocation death of a temporary employee at a Long Island Wal-Mart on Black Friday 2008. OSHA may assess a $7000 fine, ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 8:20 pm - Posted in Common

Fire chief fields questions during budget talks
Richmond County Daily Journal, NC
“I've got (Department of Homeland Security) looking over my shoulder. I've got the ISO looking over my shoulder. I've got (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) looking over my shoulder. Everything's not just because it's what I want to do, ...

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