u.s. occupational safety and health administration

Press Releases

OSHA Cites White Cedar Shingles for 9 Violations

White Cedar Shingles Inc. has been cited for nine safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker was fatally injured May 21 at the Superior manufacturing facility while servicing machinery that had not been locked out to prevent unexpected startup.

Management

OSHA Issues ComDust Firefighting Guide

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) new publication, Firefighting Precautions at Facilities with Combustible Dust, includes four examples of instances where firefighters were killed or injured battling a combustible dust fire at a wood manufacturing plant.

Press Releases

OSHA Cites Pallet Repair Services for Amputation Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Pallet Repair Services S.A. Inc. with 13 serious and three other-than-serious violations for exposing workers to amputation hazards and other safety violations at its facility in Converse.

Press Releases

Middleton, MA, Manufacturer Pays $600,000 in Fines

The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a settlement agreement with Bostik Inc., a Middleton-based adhesives manufacturer, to resolve litigation stemming from citations issued by the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for safety violations following a March 2011 explosion.