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Category Archives: Respiratory Protection
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
OSHA cites three companies at Texas work site OSHA has cited Watco Mechanical Services, Jordan General Contractors, Inc., and JP Electric after a combustible dust flash fire claimed the lives of two workers at a worksite in Hockley, Texas. Proposed … Continue reading
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
Company cited $274,500 and placed in Severe Violator Enforcement Program OSHA has cited Grede Wisconsin Subsidiaries LLC for 28 health violations, including three repeat, under the national and regional emphasis program on primary metal industries for exposing workers to crystalline … Continue reading
Scenario: You are the safety manager for a manufacturing company with about 500 employees. A spraying operation within your plant requires employees to use respiratory protection consisting of tight-fitting, full face air purifying respirators. The eight employees who work in … Continue reading
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
Tricon Timber, LLC in St. Regis, Montana has been cited for 27 serious and repeat safety violations after OSHA opened an inspection based on a complaint alleging that workers had been injured at the sawmill. Proposed penalties total $128,700. Twenty-five … Continue reading
Basis for inspection is local emphasis program on grain handling operations OSHA has cited H. Nagel and Sons Co. for a total of 23 safety and health violations, including two repeat, related to respirator and machine guarding standards. The company … Continue reading
OSHA cites Sodexho $81 grand for serious safety and health violations at Alderson-Broaddus College The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Sodexho Inc. with safety and health violations – 12 of them serious – found … Continue reading
