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QuickTakes 05/15/2013
- Educational resources available for young workers
- OSHA seeks applications for $1.5 million in Susan Harwood safety and health training grants
- Arizona businessman honored for his commitment to preventing potentially fatal falls in the construction industry
- Massachusetts consultation project and OSHA collaborate to get the word out on preventing falls in construction
- Court rules that OSHA crane standard does not preempt New York City regulations for workplace safety
- Texas propane company fined more than $100,000 for safety hazards after fire that injured 7 workers
- Illinois industrial cleaner cited after worker dies while cleaning storage tank
- Georgia carpet manufacturer cited for serious safety violations including hazard communication and electrical shock
- OSHA and Consulate General of the Dominican Republic sign alliance to protect workers in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut
- OSHA establishes partnership to protect construction workers on university research center project
- Acting Secretary Harris appoints 8 members to Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
- Free webinar, other resources available on new Hazard Communication requirements
- New Web page explains health risks from occupational exposure to chromium
- OSHA creates Spanish-version of Emergency Preparedness and Response page
- New safety publications available: General industry now in Spanish, maritime, ladder safety
- OSHA's Fairfax and Adkins say goodbye
- Better health insurance choices coming in October 2013
- Job openings
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QuickTakes 05/01/2013
- President Obama proclaims April 28, 2013 Workers' Memorial Day
- Department of Labor hosts Workers' Memorial Day program; OSHA memorializes fallen workers in events around the country
- OSHA launches initiative to protect temporary workers
- Congressional resolution proposed in honor of Workers' Memorial Day
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp. in Canton, Ga., cited for repeat and serious violations following worker fatality
- OSHA cites First Choice Energy after oil field worker killed at Stanley, ND, job site
- OSHA fines North Bergen, NJ laundry company $219,000 for safety hazards
- OSHA unveils new ladder safety educational resource available for mobile devices
- Free webinar, other resources available on new Hazard Communication requirements
- Dramatic educational videos available on preventing fatal falls in construction
- Harwood grantees feature fall prevention campaign
- OSHA issues final rule to protect workers using cranes and derricks in demolition and underground construction
- OSHA and Consulate of El Salvador sign alliance to protect workers in Georgia and surrounding states
- Free workplace violence seminar available
- Vermont brewing company sets industry workplace safety benchmark
- OSHA schedules meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
- New Web page outlines safety precautions to toluene exposure
- New maritime safety publications available
- Better health insurance choices coming in October 2013
- Job openings
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QuickTakes 04/15/2013
- Former safety manager at TVA nuclear sites sentenced to 78 months in prison for major fraud: Injuries hidden to obtain $2.5 million in safety bonuses
- New Hazard Communication Requirements: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, 2013
- OSHA fines Ball Aerosol and Specialty Container Inc. $589,000 for willful violations for exposing workers to amputation hazards from unguarded machinery
- OSHA cites Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor in Elk Grove Village, Ill., with willful violations for failing to protect workers in trench
- OSHA cites Salina, Kan.-based Ryan Roofing Inc. after worker paralyzed in fall from roof
- Falling off ladders can kill: New fall prevention resource available
- OSHA announces safety stand-down at Georgia construction sites April 15-19 to focus on struck-by hazards
- US Department of Labor re-establishes the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
- Compliance assistance specialist spreads the word on heat, falls
- OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries until April 30
- New OSHA frequently asked questions available in English and Spanish
- OSHA industrial hygienist receives top honors
- OSHA to host Workers' Memorial Day events around the country
- Better health insurance choices coming in October 2013
- Job openings
