In letter to New York City Mayor Bloomberg, the association expressed opposition to pending legislation that involves the issuance of permits for atmospheric biological, chemical and radiological detectors.
Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff, a consortium that oversaw design and construction of the $15 billion tunnel project, will pay $407 million for “gross failures”; 24 other design firms will pay $51 million.
Thirty-day extension means that comments on the agency's Confined Spaces in Construction Notice of Proposed Rulemaking must be submitted by no later than February 28.
Five-year plan to improve workplace safety includes a range of measures, including financial incentives for companies with good health and safety records.
The boy, waiting for his father to get off work, found keys in the ignition of a forklift, started the engine and drove off before the machine flipped over and landed on him, the company says.
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules in landscaper injury case that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not pre-empt state law claims regarding unsafe workplaces.
Company faces fines from Cal/OSHA after a nitrous oxide compound used during a test last summer exploded, killing three workers and injuring several others.