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Illinois trucking company repeatedly violated safety standards

Hillside, Illinois, truck terminal faces $145,420 in penalties for violations

November 3, 2014

Central Transport LLC has been cited for 16 safety and health violations, including five repeat, one willful and two serious safety violations, at its trucking terminal in Hillside. An OSHA inspection found repeat and willful violations that involved defective powered industrial vehicles and lack of fall protection. Proposed penalties total $145,420.

Powered industrial truck violations increase

Operator training & certification are critical

Dave Johnson

October 2, 2014

OSHA’s powered industrial truck standard moved up from seventh place to sixth on the agency’s top ten most frequently cited standards for Fiscal 2013

Fastenal issues annual safety report 2013

September 5, 2014

Here is the company’s statement regarding facts about its internal safety program in 2013

The mishaps are many: Here’s how to ensure safe forklift operation

Maureen Brady

August 1, 2014

Every year nearly 100 workers are killed and 20,000 are seriously injured in forklift mishaps (Bureau of Labor Statistics 1997, 1998).

National Roofing Contractors Association offers Spanish Versions of three popular safety programs

June 20, 2014

With workplace accidents always a concern for roofing contractors, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has released Spanish versions of three of its safety compliance programs: Serving Up Safety: A Recipe for Avoiding Falls on the Job, NRCA’s Material Handling Series: Overhead and Understood and NRCA’s Hazard Communications Program: Know the Signs.

Forklift modified without manufacturer’s approval; worker struck, killed

May 29, 2014

Following the death of a worker who was hit by a forklift , OSHA has cited Nicholson Terminal & Dock Co. with nine-including two willful and seven serious-safety violations. The incident occurred Nov. 19, 2013, at the Detroit marine terminal when the worker was struck by a 62,000-pound-capacity forklift carrying a 40,000-pound steel coil.

DuPont Sustainable Solutions releases two new programs to educate employees on forklift safety and fall protection

May 20, 2014

DuPont Sustainable Solutions has launched two new safety programs featuring real-life case histories to help engage employees and deliver impactful lessons related to forklift safety and fall protection.

Award winning safety

May 7, 2014

McWilliams Electric prides itself on their high Safety Rating and continuous training of office and field personnel. This level of excellence has won McWilliams several Industry Safety Awards and can be contributed to McWilliams Electric's Safety Director Jerry McGlynn.

Despite OSHA citations and a formal agreement, La. co. continues to jeopardize workers

U.S. Minerals cited for confined space, LOTO hazards

March 26, 2014

OSHA has cited U.S. Minerals LLC with 11 safety and health violations following a September 2013 inspection at the company’s Harvey, La. facility – but that wasn’t the agency’s first visit to one of the company’s facilities.

No PPE training for workers at Ohio manufacturing company

March 21, 2014

New Wave Plastics has been cited for 13 safety violations after OSHA found a lack of training and personal protective equipment at the company’s Cleveland facility, a recycler and plastic products supplier. After receiving a complaint in November 2013, OSHA initiated an inspection of the facility.