U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Recent News About U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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US Department of Labor recognizes Chatham Village Foods for workplace safety, health excellence with 'Star' designation52401
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A Pennsylvania framing contractor has been given multiple citations and fined nearly $270,000 for repeatedly endangering employees working at unsafe construction sites.
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Less than one month after the U.S. Department of Labor cited Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC with more than $1.6 million in penalties for putting its workers' safety at risk, federal inspectors have issued citations for similar violations at store locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and added $2,777,640 in proposed penalties now owed by one of the nation's largest discount retailers.
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A Philadelphia framing contractor faces $269,594 in proposed penalties after the company was again found exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at a residential worksite in the city’s Roxborough section on April 21, 2022.
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A federal court has found Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in penalties after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found numerous safety hazards, including willful, serious and repeat violations.
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An Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer faces $1,232,705 in proposed penalties after U.S.
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US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. alliance to help keep outdoor signage workers safe, healthy in Colorado, Montana
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A Georgia crawl space remediation company may have prevented the death of an employee had it adhered to safety regulations required by law, investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has switched gears from inspections to assisting in recovery efforts in the regions in Florida hardest hit by Hurricane Ian last month.
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ExxonMobil Corporation was required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor to reinstate two workers and pay them more than $800,000 in back pay, interest and compensatory damages.
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Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC – operator of more than 18,000 Dollar General discount stores in 47 states – has again ignored federal workplace safety standards, this time identified during inspections at four locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has initiated efforts to provide on-site technical assistance and outreach in the areas of Florida hardest hit by the storm to protect workers involved in the recovery and response and to prevent any further injury or loss of life.
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While federal workplace safety inspectors are used to some employers' disregard for workplace safety, the response of a Chicago-area carpentry company's site supervisor to a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector's notification at the site about workers without fall protection exposed to the construction industry's most lethal hazard – falls from elevation – was especially blatant.
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Working at the bottom of a Margate canal on April 4, 2022, a young diver was removing sand with an industrial vacuum to restore an embankment project when sediment above collapsed onto him, leaving the 22-year-old worker trapped until he drowned.
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Employing interactive online reporting tools, virtual job planning sites and new employee orientations with a commitment to safety are some of the hallmarks of the Power Construction Co.'s innovative safety and health program.
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A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered a fatal electrocution while digging a shallow drainage trench under a home has found that a Savannah crawl space remediation company might have prevented the incident by following required safety standards.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered ExxonMobil Corp. to immediately reinstate two employees and pay them more than $800,000 in back wages, interest and compensatory damages.