Furniture manufacturers, cabinetmakers and any wood products manufacturers that employ 100 or more workers will need to have their workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Nov. 4.
OSHA has cited Southern Wood Components LLC for exposing employees to hazardous energy and caught-by hazards after an employee fatality at the company's sawmill.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued an updated National Emphasis Program to focus agency inspections on amputation hazards in manufacturing industries.
As of October 1, OSHA will increase the number of safety and health inspections across many industries in its Region VII zone - which covers Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.