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Back to Basics: Check Up on Your Confined Space
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to comply with OSHA’s confined space...
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Company Officials Sentenced to Federal Prison Over Deadly Facility Explosion
A Wisconsin federal judge has sentenced six Didion Milling Inc. officials for their role in a fatal explosion at a facility operated by the corn milling company in 2017. “These defendants put Didion...
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Infographic: Confined Space Compliance
Confined spaces can pose hazards to workers including asphyxiation, electrical and struck-by hazards, engulfment, explosions, and fires. Here’s what you need to know about compliance with the...
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New Jersey Steel Fabricator Facing $348K OSHA Fine
Kenric Steel LLC, a Millville, New Jersey, steel fabrication company, faces $348,683 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for four willful and seven serious safety and health...
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Massachusetts Roofer Facing $306K OSHA Fine for Repeat Violations
A Framingham, Massachusetts, roofing contractor with a history of fall-related safety violations is facing $306,229 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for again exposing...
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Back to Basics: Silica Hazards, Compliance, and Enforcement
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine silica hazards and compliance with related...
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Alabama Sawmill Facing $2.5 Million OSHA Fine for Fatality
MDLG Inc., a Phenix City, Alabama, sawmill, faces $2,471,683 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines following a worker’s death, the agency announced February 22. A 67-year-old...
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ASSP Publishes Standard Addressing Heat Stress in Construction
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has published the first national voluntary consensus standard addressing heat stress for workers in construction and demolition operations. “This...
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Alabama Brick Maker Facing $124K Fine for Silica Exposures
Henry Brick Co. Inc., a Selma, Alabama, brick manufacturer, faces $124,212 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties for exposing employees to respirable crystalline silica,...
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Back to Basics: Lone Worker Safety
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to protect lone workers. If you have...
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Georgia Contractor Facing $308K OSHA Fine for Trench Collapse
Macon, Georgia, plumbing contractor Pyles Plumbing and Utility Contractors Inc. faces $308,125 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties following a fatal trench collapse that...
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Regulation Behind the Lens: Demystifying EHS Compliance with Visual Guides
Staying in compliance with the complex world of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) regulations is a formidable yet crucial task for companies across various industries. Failure to adhere to...
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Back to Basics: OSHA’s Process Safety Management Enforcement
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine compliance with OSHA’s Process Safety...
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New Jersey Frozen Food Plant Facing $551K OSHA Fine
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again cited Robbinsville, New Jersey, frozen food manufacturer CJ TMI Manufacturing America LLC after a worker suffered an amputation, the...
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Developing Your Fall Protection Program from the Ground Up
Every organization strives to have a cohesive safety culture that is understood by employees, effective in keeping employees safe from hazards, and agile enough to respond to emergencies. A...
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Georgia Chemical Manufacturer Facing $289K OSHA Fine
Atlanta chemical manufacturer Southern Industrial Chemicals Inc. (operating as SIC Technologies) is facing $289,439 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties following agency...
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Forklift Fatality at Boston’s Logan Airport Nets Serious Citations
Rochester, New York, maintenance firm Oxford Airport Technical Services faces $46,096 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines following the fatal injury of a forklift operator at...
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OSHA Still Working on Six Economically Significant Rules
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to work on six economically significant rulemakings, including developing a workplace violence prevention rule, according to a March...
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New Jersey Food Manufacturer Facing $463K OSHA Fine
Aunt Kitty’s Food Inc., a Vineland, New Jersey, subsidiary of Hanover Foods Corp., is facing $463,224 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for one willful, two repeat, and...
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Back to Basics: Are You Ready for a Workplace Fire?
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine workplace fire preparedness. Have you...
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