AUGUSTA, ME - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Geneva Wood Fuels LLC for six alleged serious violations of workplace safety standards following an August 2009 explosion at the wood pellet manufacturing plant in Strong, ME.

RESTON, VA – The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn., in cooperation with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, announced a new Table Saw Safety Training Program. The program was developed by Kelly Moore Consulting and the KCMA through its alliance with OSHA as a tool for cabinet manufacturers to use in training their employees on the safe operation of a table saw. The training program is composed of the following five components:

ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Georgia Tech's On-Site Consultative Service are forming a new partnership with Skanska USA of Parsippany, NJ.

WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a searchable database of work-related injury and illness statistics collected since 1996 from more than 80,000 employers. OSHA uses the data to calculate injury and illness incidence rates to guide its strategic management plan and to focus its Site Specific Targeting Program, which the agency uses to target its inspections.

WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to hold a public meeting, “OSHA Listens,” to solicit comments and suggestions from OSHA stakeholders on key issues facing the agency. The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 10 in Washington. Some of the questions OSHA invites public input on include:

By Rich Christianson - Would your plant pass muster if Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspectors knocked on your door unannounced looking for potential combustible dust hazards?

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