11 Feb 2020

Last 30 Days

• February 10 – Region 4 – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Farm for Exposing Employees to Safety Hazards Following Fatality
• February 10 – Federal Register 85:7606-7610 – Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories; Proposed Policy for Transitioning to Satellite Notification and Acceptance Program (SNAP) Termination
• February 10 – Federal Register 85:7606 – Senior Executive Service; Appointment of Members to the Performance Review Board
• February 06 – Trade Release – U.S. Department of Labor Launches New Webpage to Observe 50th Anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
• February 06 – Federal Register 85:6979-6980 – Asbestos in General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Collection of Information
• February 05 – Region 8 – Federal Court Orders Railway to Pay $696,173 for Lost Wages After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Railway Retaliated Against Whistleblower
• February 05 – Trade Release – U.S. Department of Labor Revises National Emphasis Program to Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica
• February 05 – Federal Register 85:6580-6582 – Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• February 04 – Region 3 – U.S. Department of Labor Fines Pennsylvania Company $280,874 For Overexposing Employees to Toxic Hexavalent Chromium Fumes
• February 03 – Region 4 – Former Owner of Florida-Based SB Framing Services Sentenced For Willfully Violating Federal Fall Protection Standards
• February 03 – Federal Register 85:5996-5998 – Beryllium Standards for General Industry, Construction and Maritime; Extension for the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
• January 31 – Region 1 – U.S. Department of Labor Cites New Hampshire Stone Products Manufacturer for Hazards Following Employee Fatality
• January 31 – Federal Register 85:5724-5725 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards for General Industry, Maritime and Construction
• January 31 – Federal Register 85:5723-5724 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Cadmium in Construction Standard
• January 31 – Federal Register 85:5722-5723 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benzene Standard
• January 31 – Federal Register 85:5721-5722 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Lead in General Industry Standard
• January 30 – Region 5 – U.S. Department of Labor Orders Michigan School District to Reinstate, Pay $102,905 to Second Employee Terminated for Warning of Unsafe Conditions
• January 30 – Region 4 – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Two Alabama Contractors For Exposing Employees to Hazards After Fatal Trench Collapse
• January 30 – Region 1 – U.S. Department of Labor, Maine Department of Labor and Maine School of Masonry Partner to Promote Worker Safety
• January 29 – Federal Register 85:5255-5256 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Special Dipping and Coating Operations
• January 29 – Federal Register 85:5252-5253 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Standard
• January 29 – Federal Register 85: 5250-5251 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Derricks Standard
• January 28 – Region 3 – U.S. Department of Labor Fines Roofing Contractor $605,371 For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at 3 Pennsylvania Worksites
• January 27 – Region 3 – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Pennsylvania Excavation Contractor For Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards
• January 27 – Region 2 – U.S. Department of Labor Again Cites New Jersey Aluminum Manufacturer for Safety Failures after Employee Hospitalized
• January 27 – Region 4 – Florida Shooting Range Agrees to Pay Terminated Employee $30,000 To Settle U.S. Department of Labor Whistleblower Allegations
• January 21 – National Release – U.S. Department of Labor Commemorates 50 Years of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with “Protecting the American Workforce” Campaign
• January 17 – Region 3 – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Philadelphia Refinery For Process Safety Management Hazards after Fire and Explosions
• January 16 – Region 1 – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Target Corp. For Blocked Emergency Exit Access at Two Massachusetts Stores
• January 16 – Region 4 – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Plumbing Contractor for Exposing Employees to Hazards After Fatal Trench Collapse in Mississippi
• January 15 – Federal Register 85: 2292-2303 – Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2020
• January 14 – Region 4 – U.S. Department of Labor Proposes $1,007,717 in Fines Against North Florida Roofing Contractor for Egregious Fall Hazards
• January 13 – Region 1 – U.S. Department of Labor and Avalon Bay Communities Partner To Promote Worker Safety on Massachusetts Construction Project
• January 10 – Region 10 – U.S. Department of Labor Forms Alliance with Boise School District To Promote Workplace Safety and Health
• January 10 – Region 4 – Florida Roofing Contractor Found in Contempt after Failing to Pay $2,202,049 in Penalties for Safety and Health Violations
• January 10 – Region 5 – U.S. Department of Labor Cites Valve Manufacturer for Exposing Employees to Lead, Copper and Other Hazards at Wisconsin Facility

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