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Dec 23 2010


Washington, DC

Newswire.com

US Labor Department's OSHA acts to protect residential roofing workers

  • Thu 23rd December 2010
  • Washington, DC
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

  • Wed 22nd December 2010
  • Houston, TX
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

  • Fri 17th December 2010
  • Naperville, IL
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

  • Wed 15th December 2010
  • Lethbridge, AB, CA
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

  • Wed 15th December 2010
  • Austin, TX
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

  • Wed 08th December 2010
  • Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, CA
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

  • Sat 04th December 2010
  • Brooklyn, NY
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

  • Thu 02nd December 2010
  • New Baltimore, MI
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

  • Thu 11th November 2010
  • Burlington, MA
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

  • Tue 09th November 2010
  • Lorain, OH
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.)