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What's New - May 2007

  • May 31 - Region 9 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines Guam construction company $165,000 for safety violations
  • May 30 - Region 8 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA forms safety and health alliance with Hartford County's residential construction industry
  • May 30 - Federal Register 72:30035-30037 - Overhead and Gantry Cranes; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • May 25 - Federal Register 72:29353-29354 - Student Data Form; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork)
  • May 24 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA forms safety and health alliance with Hartford County's residential construction industry
  • May 24 - Trade Release - OSHA forms Alliance with National Association for Surface Finishing
  • May 23 - Region 1 - Carroll County, N.H., wood products packaging plant faces $62,500 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for potential fire, explosion and other hazards
  • May 23 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Sherwin-Williams Co. for safety and health excellence
  • May 22 - Region 5 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Northern Illinois University to tackle one of top seven industries in lost work time claims with June 6 safety course
  • May 22 - Region 2 - Rockland County, N.Y., waste services firm faces nearly $80,000 in fines from U.S. Labor Department’s OSHA for hazards at three locations
  • May 22 - Region 2 - Fatal fall at Webb Building construction site in Buffalo, N.Y., leads to $49,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for area contractor
  • May 21 - Trade Release - OSHA settles National Association of Manufacturers’ and Specialty Steel Industry of North America’s challenge to hexavalent chromium standard
  • May 21 - Region 3 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA and Clark Construction strive to minimize work-related hazards and reduce injuries on two D.C. construction projects
  • May 21 - National Release - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA unveils new pandemic flu guidance for healthcare workers
  • May 18 - Trade Release - OSHA Announces Targeted Inspection Plan for 2007
  • May 17 - Region 4 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes $49,500 in penalties against Florida Lumber Co. of Miami, Fla.
  • May 17 - Trade Release - OSHA issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update Personal Protective Equipment Standards
  • May 15 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA forges construction safety alliance with New York City Department of Buildings
  • May 14 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites New Bedford, Mass., seafood processor following carbon monoxide death at Leonard's Wharf
  • May 11 - Region 6 - West Monroe Post Office earns 'star' for safety and health from U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA
  • May 11 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA recognizes Honeywell Hardware Product Group for safety and health excellence
  • May 11 - Region 7 - U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA fines Deffenbaugh Industries Inc. in Omaha, Neb., $125,000 following fatality of refuse collection employee
  • May 11 - Region 1 - Portsmouth, R.I., contractor faces maximum allowed fine of $70,000 from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA for cave-in hazard at Newport, R.I., site
  • May 10 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA, Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico Inc. and longshoremen's union form safety partnership for Puerto Nuevo terminal
  • May 10 - Region 2 - La Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos, Horizon Lines de Puerto Rico, Inc. y la Local 1575 de la ILA establecen un acuerdo de asociación para mayor seguridad en el terminal de Puerto Nuevo
  • May 10 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA and Alfred E. Smith High School renew successful alliance to educate students about workplace safety and health
  • May 10 - Region 7 - OSHA forms partnership with Gateway Constructors on new Interstate 64 Design Build Project in St. Louis
  • May 9 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA and Bronx Chamber of Commerce form alliance to help chamber members enhance employee safety and health
  • May 9 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA and Alfred E. Smith High School renew successful alliance to educate students about workplace safety and health
  • May 8 - Region 2 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA renews alliance with American Industrial Hygiene Association, UPR Medical Sciences Campus and Puerto Rico OSHA
  • May 8 - Region 2 - La Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos renueva su alianza con la Asociación Americana de Higienistas Industriales (AIHA), el Recinto de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Puerto Rico y Puerto Rico-OSHA
  • May 8 - Federal Register 72:26159-26162 - Secretary's Order 4-2007 - Delegation of Authorities and Assignment of Responsibilities to the Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards and Other Officials in the Employment Standards Administration
  • May 8 - Region 1 - Fall hazards at Pembroke, N.H., construction site prompt nearly $80,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for Indiana-based contractor
  • May 8 - Region 5 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA issues multiple safety citations against two Milwaukee companies for blast that took three lives
  • May 8 - OSHA Speech - 2007 NAOSH Week kick-off ceremony
  • May 4 - Region 4 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA cites Columbus, Ga.-based contractor for failing to protect employees from fall hazards
  • May 4 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA teams with Turner Construction to enhance worker safety during construction of new Yale-New Haven cancer hospital
  • May 4 - Region 1 - U.S. Labor Department's OSHA forms construction safety and health partnership for Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration Project
  • May 4 - Trade Release - OSHA, ASSE, CSSE and industry groups team up to increase job safety for North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
  • May 4 - Federal Register 72:25333-25335 - Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
  • May 3 - Trade Release - Anthony Forest Products earns its sixth SHARP award
  • May 3 - Federal Register 72:22828-22871 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
  • May 3 - Federal Register 72:24617-24623 - Electrical Reliability Services, Inc. (ERS) (Formerly Electro-Test, Inc.); Application for Renewal of Recognition
  • May 2 - Region 6 - Entergy Operations Jonesboro Service Center in Hodge earns "Star" for safety and health from U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA
  • May 1 - Region 2 - Queens residential complex faces $117,000 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines after employees exposed to asbestos hazards
  • May 1 - Region 1 - Fall hazards at Norwich, Conn., construction site prompt $120,500 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for New Jersey-based contractor
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