Homeowners Can Be Held “At Fault” When Hiring Unlicensed Contractors for … - Bradenton Herald
By OSHA - Google News | July 30, 2011 - 7:33 am - Posted in Common

Homeowners Can Be Held "At Fault" When Hiring Unlicensed Contractors for ...
Bradenton Herald
California law holds that a "significant residential remodel," defined as projects including demolition and rebuilding a significant portion of the house, and new construction fall under Cal/OSHA safety regulations. As such, the homeowner is treated as ...

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Group home where Peabody worker killed hit with OSHA fine - The Salem News
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Group home where Peabody worker killed hit with OSHA fine
The Salem News
By Matthew K. Roy Staff writer PEABODY — The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has imposed a $7000 fine against the Revere group home where a mental health worker from Peabody was murdered. OSHA found that the North Suffolk Mental ...

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State falling far behind on elevator inspections - Hawaii News Now
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State falling far behind on elevator inspections
Hawaii News Now
There are 6700 elevators in the state, according to the state's Occupational Safety and Health Division. The newspaper said that 78 percent of elevators and related systems in Hawaii have expired operating permits. Many of us probably don't notice ...
State: 'Chronic' understaffing restrict Hawaii elevator inspections on ...The Republic
Years of backlog for Hawaii elevator inspectionsKPUA

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OSHA Issues Fines After Worker Is Pulled Into a Mixing Machine - Insurance News Net (press release)
By OSHA - Google News | July 29, 2011 - 8:21 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA Issues Fines After Worker Is Pulled Into a Mixing Machine
Insurance News Net (press release)
OSHA's inspection found that the mixer was not guarded to prevent employees from coming into contact with its points of operation. Baten had reached into the machine and his hand became caught in the blades. He was pulled into the mixer and suffered a ...

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OSHA Inspects Auto Lifts - KULR-TV
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OSHA Inspects Auto Lifts
KULR-TV
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials made sure car mechanics stayed safe. Auto lifts throughout the state were inspected to ensure they function properly. Locking mechanisms and handles can malfunction, causing a lift to fail. ...
OSHA cites 3 Brooklyn, NY, tortilla manufacturers for safety and health ...MMD Newswire (press release)
Safety Agency Cites Tortilla Company Where Worker DiedNew York Times
OSHA proposes changes to tracking, reporting requirementsWorkers Comp Forum
EHS Today
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Revere, MA group home accused of not protecting employees - NECN
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Revere, MA group home accused of not protecting employees
NECN
A new report by OSHA agrees, fining the group home operator, North Suffolk Mental Health Association, $7000. "Employees at the facility are exposed to the hazard of physical assault while providing services to clients and... The employer failed to ...

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Safety Agency Cites Tortilla Company Where Worker Died - New York Times
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Safety Agency Cites Tortilla Company Where Worker Died
New York Times
The OSHA spokesman, Ted Fitzgerald, said Tortilleria Chinantla could either challenge the violations or settle them by making the required changes to the factory and its operations and paying fines. Company representatives met with agency officials ...

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Years of backlog for Hawaii elevator inspections - KPUA
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Years of backlog for Hawaii elevator inspections
KPUA
An administrator for Hawaii's Occupational Safety and Health Department tells the newspaper "chronic" understaffing with just seven elevator inspectors for the entire state has led to a backlog of inspections. State law says Hawaii elevators need to be ...

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Mass. group home fined by OSHA after death - Daily Item
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Mass. group home fined by OSHA after death
Daily Item
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OSHA cites 3 Brooklyn, NY, tortilla manufacturers for safety and health … - MMD Newswire (press release)
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OSHA cites 3 Brooklyn, NY, tortilla manufacturers for safety and health ...
MMD Newswire (press release)
OSHA's inspection found that the mixer was not guarded to prevent employees from coming into contact with its points of operation. "Proper and effective machine guarding would have eliminated this hazard and prevented this young worker's death," said ...

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