OSHA Slams Dollar General for Repeat Safety Violations at Stores December 17, 2021 Dollar General, which began in Alabama and now has stores nationwide, has been fined $321,000 for repeated safety violations at...
Oklahoma Pork Plant Faces $27,000 Penalty Over Unsafe Work Conditions December 3, 2021 A Guymon, Oklahoma processing and packing facility – operated by one of the nation’s largest pork processors – failed to...
Jury Selection Begins in Trial Stemming from Workplace Death in Maine December 3, 2021 Jury selection got underway Wednesday for the trial of a roofing contractor charged in the death of a worker who...
Smithfield to Pay $13,494 Over Coronavirus Hazards at South Dakota Facility November 17, 2021 Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. – the country’s largest pork processor – has agreed to assemble a team of company and...
OSHA Seeks Input for Worker Safety Rule on Heat Hazards November 1, 2021 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for heat...
Senate Confirms Parker as OSHA Chief October 28, 2021 The U.S. Senate has approved Douglas Parker, former California workplace safety chief, as assistant secretary of labor at the Labor...
OSHA Program Aims to Protect Midwest Workers From Exposure to Hazardous Materials October 26, 2021 To reduce employee exposure to health hazards and encourage companies to make workplace safety and health a priority, the U.S....
OSHA Fines Tampa Smelter $320,000 for Lead Exposure October 1, 2021 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Tampa battery recycling center and smelter almost $320,000 for exposing...
Biden Multi-Agency Plan Seeks to Address Extreme Heat Stress September 24, 2021 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot...
Department of Labor Seeks to Reduce New England Landscaping Worker Deaths September 20, 2021 In Connecticut, a tree branch contacted a live high-voltage power line as a worker in an aerial lift cut it,...