An OSHA inspection begun after a worker was found dead inside a rotating drum assembly at Refuse Recycling in Marietta, Ohio, has resulted in 21 safety citations against Marietta Industrial Enterprises, Inc., which operates the facility.
OSHA has issued a revised hazard alert to hair salon owners and workers about potential formaldehyde exposure from working with certain hair smoothing and straightening products.
Despite sending letters about safe grain handling procedures to 13,000 grain elevator operators in 2010 and 2011, OSHA seems to be having trouble getting the word out to grain operators.
Hurricane Irene may officially be over, but damage left in her wake poses special dangers for the thousands of workers and citizens tasked with cleanup and restoration activities.
OSHA recently cited T. Scott Dillman Enterprises Inc. of Urbana., Ill., a residential construction company, for four safety violations involving failure to provide adequate fall protection and training for employees working on scaffolds and residential roofing projects at a job site in Champaign.