http://contractorsafety.net Contractor Safety Advisory Board Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:04:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OnEarth MagazineOur Rapidly Emerging Solar FutureOnEarth MagazineIf you want a rough estimate of solar power's growth in the United States over the past 35 years, all you really need ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/our-rapidly-emerging-solar-future-onearth-magazine/ Observation of Safety Week concluded at Vedanta Aluminium, Lanjigarh of OrissaGroundReportIn order to increase awareness about occupational safety and health, the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) department of Vedanta Aluminium organized ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/observation-of-safety-week-concluded-at-vedanta-aluminium-lanjigarh-of-orissa-groundreport/ Feds notify 77 local employers they have higher-than-average injury or illness ...The Post-Standard - Syracuse.comOSHA sent 15000 letters this week telling companies around the nation that their employees have more than twice the national average rate of injuries or ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/feds-notify-77-local-employers-they-have-higher-than-average-injury-or-illness-the-post-standard-syracusecom/ Store Slapped With Fine After Clerk KilledWRTV IndianapolisThe Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday that the store had been fined $67500 for failing to report the work-related death of ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/store-slapped-with-fine-after-clerk-killed-wrtv-indianapolis/ Sunoco fined $12500 for safety violationsToledo BladeA Toledo refinery has been fined $12500 by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration after inspections in September found what it called safety ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/sunoco-fined-12500-for-safety-violations-toledo-blade/ Labor Dept. singles out workplaces with increased danger riskUSInsurance Online.comThe US Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has sent out letters to more than 15000 workplaces across the country that have been ...MSUB an official OSHA training centerBillings GazettePipe Layer's Death in Trench Leads to $44500 PenaltyOccupational Health SafetyHARBESON: ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/labor-dept-singles-out-workplaces-with-increased-danger-risk-usinsurance-onlinecom/ Report: UCLA fined for 2007 chem lab accidentSacramento BeeA Cal/OSHA investigator discovered the incident in September while examining UCLA records, according to the report. In Sangji's case, the state found that ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/report-ucla-fined-for-2007-chem-lab-accident-sacramento-bee/ Flower Mound releases its own air study resultsDallas Morning News (blog)Carbon disulfide slightly exceeded these levels at three test sites but were still below exposure limits set by the Occupational Safety and Health ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/flower-mound-releases-its-own-air-study-results-dallas-morning-news-blog/ GoDanRiver.comMystery solved! Former worker says item is antique fire extinguisherGoDanRiver.com... to the Schoolfield mystery item, can be seen on page 5 of a manual about cotton dust exposure at http://www.nclabor.com/osha/etta/indguide/ig5.pdf. ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/mystery-solved-former-worker-says-item-is-antique-fire-extinguisher-godanrivercom/ Report: UCLA fined for 2007 chem lab accidentSan Jose Mercury NewsAP LOS ANGELES—Officials at the University of California, Los Angeles say they are reviewing why an accident in a campus chemistry lab that left a graduate ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/report-ucla-fined-for-2007-chem-lab-accident-san-jose-mercury-news/ OSHA, Chesapeake investigate fatal fall in Towanda TownshipTowanda Daily ReviewOSHA on Friday said it has also launched an investigation into the death of the employee, 31-year-old Greg Allen Henry of Athens, Tenn. ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/osha-chesapeake-investigate-fatal-fall-in-towanda-township-towanda-daily-review/ Pipe Layer's Death in Trench Leads to $44500 PenaltyOccupational Health SafetyOSHA's area office in Boise, Idaho, has cited Bowman's Inc. of Mountain Home, Idaho, for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act related to ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/pipe-layers-death-in-trench-leads-to-44500-penalty-occupational-health-safety/ Builders Cited for Impalement, Cave-In Hazards at Synagogue SiteOccupational Health SafetyResponding to a complaint of potentially unsafe conditions at a synagogue under construction in Newton, Mass., OSHA found that employees of Telsi Builders, ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/builders-cited-for-impalement-cave-in-hazards-at-synagogue-site-occupational-health-safety/ 24-7PressRelease.com (press release)Custer V. Crawford Honored for Professional Excellence in Safety Management24-7PressRelease.com (press release)He also conducts daily assessments of contracting sites and ensures compliance with occupational safety and health regulations. Having attained a number of ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/custer-v-crawford-honored-for-professional-excellence-in-safety-management-24-7pressreleasecom-press-release/ Remember SAFER principles on the farm this springBismarck Farm & Ranch Guide“If an injury accident ever does occur, OSHA could be looking at the farm's safety procedures and practices,” said Schwartau. “Records of what you do on a ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/remember-safer-principles-on-the-farm-this-spring-bismarck-farm-ranch-guide/ This terrarium called EarthCasper Star-Tribune OnlineThe OSHA and EPA agencies that have been free to do whatever they wish since inception have created rules and regulations that make it much more ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/this-terrarium-called-earth-casper-star-tribune-online/ Report: UCLA failed to report lab accidentNewsday (subscription)March 13, 2010 By AP (AP) — Officials at the University of California, Los Angeles failed to report a serious lab accident to state regulators that occurred ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/13/report-ucla-failed-to-report-lab-accident-newsday-subscription/ Report: UCLA failed to report lab accidentSan Jose Mercury NewsAP LOS ANGELES—Records show officials at the University of California, Los Angeles failed to report a serious lab accident that occurred one year before a ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/report-ucla-failed-to-report-lab-accident-san-jose-mercury-news/ Serious lab accident at UCLA in 2007 was not reportedLos Angeles TimesThe California Division of Occupational Safety and Health this week fined UCLA $23900 for the earlier incident, which occurred in November 2007 -- 13 months ...Campus plans to fight Cal/OSHA citationsUC Los AngelesUCLA plans to fight fines from chem ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/serious-lab-accident-at-ucla-in-2007-was-not-reported-los-angeles-times/ MSUB an official OSHA training centerBillings GazetteMontana State University Billings College of Technology now is an official training center for Occupational Safety and Health Administration programs for ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/msub-an-official-osha-training-center-billings-gazette/ Mayor Brown presents air quality report on D DistrictBuffalo NewsAirborne Volatile Organic Compound concentrations ("—below applicable OSHA Permissible Exposure Levels.") - Water samples from the building's basement ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/mayor-brown-presents-air-quality-report-on-d-district-buffalo-news/ Experts warn about changes to workers' comp experience ratingsNorth Bay Business JournalOSHA fines are commensurate to the size of the company's payroll. “The rating formula modifications implemented this year by the WCIRB present an extra ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/experts-warn-about-changes-to-workers-comp-experience-ratings-north-bay-business-journal/ Manufacturer says radiation dose from airport scanners minimalDiagnostic Imaging... the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/manufacturer-says-radiation-dose-from-airport-scanners-minimal-diagnostic-imaging/ Natural Gas Rig Worker Dead After 20 Foot FallWENY-TVOSHA is investigating. If the inspector finds safety violations at the site, the rig operator, Chesapeake Energy, will be fined.and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/natural-gas-rig-worker-dead-after-20-foot-fall-weny-tv/ News Note: Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards Now Available for the iPhoneSafety.BLR.comThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) is now available as a mobile application for the ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/news-note-pocket-guide-to-chemical-hazards-now-available-for-the-iphone-safetyblrcom/ UCLA plans to fight fines from chem lab fire89.3 KPCCKevin Reed, UCLA's vice chancellor for legal affairs, said it was unclear if the latest round of citations were the result of Cal/OSHA ignoring steps the ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/ucla-plans-to-fight-fines-from-chem-lab-fire-893-kpcc/ Investigators Examine Refinery Safety CultureIndustryWeekThe US Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed that BP pay more than $3 million in fines for 42 alleged safety violations ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/investigators-examine-refinery-safety-culture-industryweek/ Bay Area IndymediaMajor National Public Health And Safety Issues Raised In 3/15 Federal Trial Of ...Bay Area IndymediaThe company also retaliated against McClain for making complaints to OSHA about these serious public and worker health hazards and eventually fired her. ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/major-national-public-health-and-safety-issues-raised-in-315-federal-trial-of-bay-area-indymedia/ WMFD.comHazard Communications Topic Of Safety Council MeetingWMFD.comOccupational Safety and Health Administration Consultant Dave Roll was the guest speaker. Roll's topic was "Hazard Communication." The Bucyrus Area Safety ...and more » http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/hazard-communications-topic-of-safety-council-meeting-wmfdcom/ The security week that was: 03/12/10SecurityInfoWatchTo provide supplemental information on this topic of workplace violence, we have added information from the FBI and OSHA to our website. ... http://contractorsafety.net/2010/03/12/the-security-week-that-was-031210-securityinfowatch/