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Inspectors didn’t have to go far to look into these incidents


April 1, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Electrical safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Investigations, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, construction safety

You’ve probably heard about OSHA inspections in which the inspector “just happened to be driving by” a construction site, saw problems and decided to take a look. In this case, all the inspectors had to do was look outside their windows.

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2 business owners arrested for failure to pay OSHA fines


January 4, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, enforcement, new court decision

Authorities have arrested the former and current owner of a St. Louis, MO, business for failing to comply with court orders to pay more than a quarter of a million dollars in OSHA fines.

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Top 10 safety violations for 2009


October 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, construction safety

OSHA has released its preliminary list of the top 10 most frequent workplace safety violations for 2009.

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