November 1, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Some business leaders claim the reason the U.S. economy has been floundering is because of the number of new regulations imposed by the Obama administration. Bloomberg News has conducted an analysis of new regulations enacted by the last several presidents. The results may surprise some people.
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Tags: beryllium, Bloomberg News, combustible dust, diacetyl, federal rules, injury and illness prevention programs, Obama regulations
October 27, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Cal-OSHA is investigating the deaths of two brothers who were working at a compost center in Lamont, CA. They were overcome by fumes in a confined space.
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Tags: CAL-OSHA, confined space, overcome by fumes, protective gear
October 24, 2011 by Fred Hosier
While some lawmakers in Washington are harping on OSHA for creating too many regulations, a recent report says during the last ten years, there have been fewer new regulations produced by the agency than in any other period in its history.
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Tags: diacetyl, OSHA Inaction, Public Citizen, silica, small business, too many new regulations
August 29, 2011 by Fred Hosier
It’s a safety lesson that needs to be told to workers again and again: If you’re not trained to do so, don’t attempt an emergency rescue at work, especially if it involves entering a confined space.
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Tags: confined space, construction employee, emergency rescue, MIOSHA, sewer
August 11, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Should the federal government use a plea agreement reached in connection with a Colorado worker’s death as a template for similar cases involving fatalities?
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Tags: asphyxiation, engulfed by grain, Safety training, Tempel Grain Elevator, victim's family
July 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A Colorado grain elevator company is scheduled to plead guilty and be sentenced Aug. 5 in connection with the death of a 17-year-old worker who was buried alive in a grain bin in 2009.
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Tags: buried alive in grain, criminal charges, emergency action plan, grain elevator, Safety training
July 25, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Cal/OSHA has issued 11 citations to a company in the Los Angeles area in connection with the death of one employee and serious injuries to two others who tried to rescue their co-worker.
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Tags: atmosphere test, protective equipment, rescue, worker dead
June 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Establishing an open-door policy for employees to bring safety problems to management’s attention can be a real cost-saver: In this case, it might have saved thousands of dollars in OSHA fines.
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Tags: bloodborne pathogens, confined spaces, respiratory program, training, worker complaint
December 23, 2010 by Fred Hosier
November 1, 2010 by Fred Hosier
It’s a message that can’t be repeated too often to employees who work anywhere near a confined space: Don’t try to be a hero if you’re not trained to be an emergency rescuer.
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Tags: confined spaces, drown in olive mulch, hero, rescuers
August 25, 2010 by Fred Hosier
A fall left a worker submerged in a giant tank of peanuts. Fortunately, he lived to tell about the experience.
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Tags: giant tank of peanuts, grain handlers, self-contained breathing apparatus
June 16, 2010 by Jim Burger
How far should the “exclusive remedy” provision of workers’ comp go?
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Tags: court, criminal charges, Workers' comp
June 1, 2010 by Fred Hosier
May 21, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Seven-figure OSHA fines are becoming more common, especially in cases when the agency believes the company acted with willful disregard to safety.
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Tags: confined space, double fatality, willful disregard
October 13, 2009 by Fred Hosier
OSHA has fined a waste processing company $207,800 after an investigation prompted by a fatality at the facility.
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Tags: fatality investigation, OSHA citation, rescue team
September 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and OSHA interim administrator Jordan Barab have said that a new combustible dust regulation is one of their rulemaking priorities at OSHA.
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Tags: combustible dust regulation, Hilda Solis, Imperial Sugar explosion, Jordan Barab
September 28, 2009 by Fred Hosier
A government agency says the February 2008 explosion and fire at the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth, GA, that killed 14 workers and injured 36 others, was caused by poor equipment design, maintenance and housekeeping.
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Tags: Chemical Safety Board, combustible dust, dust explosion and fire, Imperial Sugar explosion, poor housekeeping
June 23, 2009 by Fred Hosier
OSHA takes employee safety complaints seriously, especially when a company has a record of previous infractions.
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Tags: employee safety complaints, Milk Specialties Co., seven-figure OSHA fine
June 3, 2009 by Fred Hosier
A 17-year-old worker at a grain elevator in Haswell, CO, was killed after being buried alive in a grain bin.
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Tags: buried alive in grain, entrapment in a bin, stored loose materials
May 20, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Do you have workers who clean in confined spaces? Here’s a cautionary tale for them.
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Tags: clean in confined spaces, cooked to death, soup factory
March 23, 2009 by Fred Hosier
An OSHA fine isn’t always the only penalty a company can expect from the government when it experiences a workplace fatality.
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Tags: criminal charge, suffocation, worker's death
February 25, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Some employees may not understand at first why you’d tell them not to rescue a co-worker who has collapsed. But this case provides a good reminder of the potential consequences.
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Tags: confined spaces, rescue, toxic fumes
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