August 21, 2012 by Fred Hosier
A company didn’t deny that it had violated OSHA regulations. Rather it said OSHA’s repeat violation classification was wrong. Now the agency has lost its argument before a federal appeals court.
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Tags: bloodborne pathogens, health care facility, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, repeat violation
March 29, 2011 by Fred Hosier
An administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has upheld fines against an Ohio company. An inspection revealed several employees had symptoms of a potentially fatal respiratory disease after sweeping up pigeon droppings.
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Tags: fatal respiratory disease, histoplasmosis, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, pigeon droppings, worker struck in head
January 14, 2011 by Fred Hosier

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has issued an important decision that will help determine what is and what isn’t a repeat OSHA violation.
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Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, OSHA, repeat violation