Category Archives: PPE

Violations included unsafe spray finishing operations at Chicago factory OSHA cited A.W.T. World Trade Inc. for 28 safety and health violations, including multiple violations of OSHA’s flammable liquids and spray finishing standards. The complaint inspection was initiated at the Chicago … Continue reading

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OSHA fines Lakewood, NJ, manufacturer nearly $185,000 for exposing workers to chemical, other hazards Federal OSHA has cited eSmoke LLC, an electronic cigarette manufacturer based in Lakewood, New Jersey with 20 workplace safety and health violations. OSHA’s inspection was prompted … Continue reading

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Inspection Initiated After Fatality OSHA cited Southern Hens, Inc. with 43 safety and health violations following the death of a worker who slipped and fell into an unguarded screw conveyor while cleaning the conveyor at the company’s facility in Moselle, … Continue reading

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OSHA issues violation notices OSHA issued a notice of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions to the San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center after concluding its investigation into the death of Richard Din, a research associate at the Center’s research … Continue reading

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NIOSH Develops Sweating Thermal Manikins for Research According to its press release, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), is expanding its research capacity with the addition of a sweating thermal manikin. … Continue reading

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OSHA cites Xsport Fitness facility in Libertyville Illinois for failing to provide workers with personal protective equipment The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Capital Fitness Inc., which operates as Xsport Fitness in Libertyville, Ill., … Continue reading

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More than $200,000 in proposed fines B.W. Grinding Co., dba B.W. Supply, has been cited by OSHA for 25 safety and health violations – including three willful – at the company’s Lyons, Ohio iron foundry. The May 7 inspection was … Continue reading

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Complaint prompts inspections – more than 25 violations found The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Donald R. Klein, doing business as Vortex Recycling Inc., for one repeat, 25 serious, and one other-than-serious violation of … Continue reading

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Proposed fines total $59,200 OSHA has cited History Construction Management LLC in Odell, Illinois, for 22 alleged serious health violations. OSHA opened an inspection in May in response to a complaint and found that some workers were exposed to airborne … Continue reading

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Three willful violations found, over $72,000 in proposed penalties OSHA has cited Palm Coast-based GP Roofing & Construction LLC with three willful safety violations for exposing workers to fall and other hazards while they were conducting roofing work at a … Continue reading

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