It’s full-speed ahead for OSHA, which is trying to make up for what it views as eight lost years during the Bush administration.
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It’s been a little over a year since the feds announced the third-largest penalty in OSHA history.
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Tags: combustible dust, fines, Imperial Sugar, OSHA, settlements
Sure, OSHA has been more “business-friendly” in the last eight years. But it hasn’t been a paper tiger. New statistics on the agency’s citations and penalties for fiscal year 2008 show just the opposite. And with a new administration in January, OSHA is set to issue even more fines.
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Tags: fines, inspectors, OSHA, violations
Do you have employees who work with or come in contact with natural gas pipes? Here’s a cautionary tale of what can go wrong when natural gas isn’t dealt with properly.
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Tags: critical burns, destroyed, explosion, fines, natural gas
An Alabama company faces one willful violation from OSHA for allowing explosive dust to accumulate on machinery and the shop floor.
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Tags: combustible dust, fines, national emphasis program, OSHA
With a new administration coming to the White House, it’s likely companies will see some changes from OSHA. Among the possibilities: higher fines for workplace fatalities and injuries.
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Tags: fines, new administration, OSHA, President-elect Obama
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