By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | November 30, 2011 - 1:44 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA Dairy Farm Program workshop scheduled
Green Bay Press Gazette
Dairy producers in Wisconsin may want to take a few hours Tuesday to learn more about the new Dairy Farm Local Emphasis Program now in place with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA regulations apply to all farm employees, ...

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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing two draft vessel general permits that would regulate discharges from commercial vessels, excluding military and recreational vessels

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By OSHA - Google News | - 12:54 pm - Posted in Common

National Clothesline

Too strange to be true… but it is
National Clothesline
I even branched into OSHA work. Over the years, I have had a lot of bizarre cases. Just when I think I have heard it all, a client comes up with a situation that sounds as though it was created by a Hollywood writer. One of my trade association clients ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 12:23 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA and Renaissance Project reach agreement
YNN Hudson Valley
OSHA says the center did not provide employees with adequate safeguards against workplace violence. Earlier this year, Richard Giga admitted to stabbing Leland Wood in October 2010. Wood worked at the Renaissance Project as a security guard. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 12:09 pm - Posted in Common

MSA Awarded Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Contract from Pittsburgh Bureau ...
Sacramento Bee
"This partnership with MSA, coupled with the fact that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) research facility is located in the South Hills area of town, sets the stage for Pittsburgh to become a product development hub ...

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New OSHA Emphasis on Workplace Violence May Command Employer Attention
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Under a newly released directive, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") is seeking to combat workplace violence, especially in identified "high-risk industries" such as health care and late-night retail establishments. ...

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Ulster Heights rehab center to pay fine in 2010 stabbings
Times Herald-Record
Renaissance had contested the violations alleged in an April 7 OSHA report. “We believe the charges to be unfounded, and as to any which may be valid, the amount of penalty assessed to be unwarranted,” Renaissance lawyer Mark Kelly wrote to OSHA on ...

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Ulster Heights rehab center to pay fine in 2010 stabbings
Times Herald-Record
Renaissance had contested the violations alleged in an April 7 OSHA report. “We believe the charges to be unfounded, and as to any which may be valid, the amount of penalty assessed to be unwarranted,” Renaissance lawyer Mark Kelly wrote to OSHA on ...

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Hygieneering, Inc. Awarded EH&S Contract-
Environmental Expert (press release)
Hygieneering, Inc.'s safety consulting services include OSHA safety training on the topics of OSHA construction training, OSHA general industry training, fall protection, lockout/tagout, confined space and more.

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OSHA NEP Strives to Protect Workers from Chemical Releases
EHS Today
According to OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels, "Far too many workers are injured and killed in preventable incidents at chemical facilities around the country." OSHA set out to address this concern by announcing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) ...

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