AUSTIN, TX -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration awarded a its STAR safety award to two divisions of Temple-Inland, according to the Lufkin Daily.

WASHINGTON - OSHA has scheduled a first-ever virtual stakeholder meeting June 28, 2010, to seek input about combustible dust workplace hazards.

WASHINGTON -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a first-ever virtual stakeholder meeting June 28 to seek input about combustible dust workplace hazards.

WASHINGTON -- Informing employees about the presence and effects of hazardous chemicals is one of the thrusts of "Introduction to OSHA," a new training component emphasizing workers' rights.

WASHINGTON - "Introduction to OSHA," a new training component emphasizing workers' rights, is required content in every OSHA 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training Program class. OSHA developed the information in support of the Secretary of Labor's goal of strengthening the voice of workers.

VARNEY, WV - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Pineville Lumber Inc. with five failure-to-abate violations for workplace hazards identified during two previous inspections.

CINCINNATI - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Lowe's Home Centers Inc. in Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, with $110,000 in proposed penalties for continually failing to document and report employee injuries and illnesses.

The federal safety agency's new Severe Violator Enforcement Program more than triples the fines for flagrant violations.

TARRYTOWN, NY - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited H&H Woodworking Inc. for 26 alleged willful and serious violations of safety and health standards after an employee sustained a partial hand amputation on an unguarded radial arm saw. The manufacturer of custom architectural woodwork based in Yonkers, NY, faces a total of $130,800 in proposed fines.

CHICAGO - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled its latest informal stakeholder meetings to continue soliciting comments and suggestions for protecting workers from combustible dust hazards in the workplace.