Dec
23
2010
Washington, DC
Newswire.com
US Labor Department's OSHA acts to protect residential roofing workers
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a new directive withdrawing a former one that allowed residential builders to bypass fall protection requirements.)
Dec
22
2010
Houston, TX
readingeagle.com
Company working on Tilden Ridge project cited
A Texas company installing wallboard to the exterior of the Wal-Mart under construction at the Tilden Ridge shopping center in Tilden Township was cited recently by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for not protecting workers against falls.)
Dec
17
2010
Naperville, IL
Naperville Sun
OSHA cites Naperville business
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Showalter Roofing Services Inc. of Naperville with four alleged willful safety violations for exposing workers to fall hazards at a commercial roofing job site in Wheaton. The company faces an $87,600 fine.)
Dec
15
2010
Lethbridge, AB, CA
Dave Mabell
Dangerous Discovery
Hazards were so high, inspectors had to issue stop-work orders at dozens of Alberta commercial construction sites this fall during a six-week safety campaign.)
Dec
15
2010
Austin, TX
Reliable Plant
OSHA fines Texas Linen Company $126,400 for fall hazards and repeat violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued Texas Linen Company Ltd. five serious and 15 repeat citations following a safety and health inspection at the company's facility in Austin, Texas. Proposed penalties total $126,400.)
Dec
08
2010
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, CA
The Star Phoenix
Business fined for unsafe workplace
A Prince Albert businessperson and his construction company have been fined more than $14,000 for not providing a safe workplace.)
Dec
04
2010
Brooklyn, NY
OH & S
N.Y. Contractor Cited Following Worker's Fatal 50-Foot Fall
OSHA has cited Roth Metal Works, a Brooklyn, N.Y., steel erection contractor, for alleged willful and serious violations of workplace safety standards after an employee sustained a fatal fall at a Brooklyn construction site.)
Dec
02
2010
New Baltimore, MI
OSHA
Michigan-based Cedar Creek Carpentry Fined $56K for Fall Hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cedar Creek Carpentry Inc., a carpentry contractor headquartered in New Baltimore, Mich., with one alleged willful safety violation for exposing workers to fall hazards while performing carpentry at a worksite in New Lenox, Ill. The company faces a $56,000 fine.)
Nov
11
2010
Burlington, MA
OH & S
OSHA Blasts Massachusetts Demolition Firm for Fall Hazards
OSHA has cited USA Demolition Inc. for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards at a Burlington, Mass., worksite. The Woburn, Mass., contractor faces a total of $86,950 in proposed fines, chiefly for fall hazards identified during OSHA's inspection of the site where USA Demolition was removing a building facade.)
Nov
09
2010
Lorain, OH
Reliable Plant
Republic Engineered Products fined $143,000 for exposure workers to hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Republic Engineered Products Inc., a steel manufacturing company in Lorain, Ohio, with one alleged willful, four repeat and eight serious safety violations for exposing its workers to fall hazards, failing to provide protective equipment and failing to maintain equipment at its Lorain facility. The company faces penalties totaling $143,000.)