QuickTakes 03/02/2015
- OSHA urges employers and workers removing snow from rooftops to be aware of fall hazards and safeguards
- New reporting requirements: Employers required to report fatalities and severe injuries and illnesses
- Federal judge orders US Postal Service to pay employee $229K in damages for whistleblower retaliation
- Michigan Basic Marine shipyard fined nearly $243,000 after 3rd inspection in 6 years finds workers exposed to unsafe conditions
- A&D Wood Products in Ohio fined more than $133,000 for willfully exposing workers to machine, combustible dust hazards
- OSHA fines Kansas grain facility nearly $66,000 after workers’ toes were amputated
- Owner of Florida tree service sentenced to 15 years in prison for falling death of teenaged worker
- 2015 National Safety Stand-Down materials available
- OSHA to hold symposium on protecting healthcare workers from Ebola
- OSHA’s On-site Consultation Program to partner in Georgia training event on hazards in motor vehicle parts manufacturing
- OSHA schedules special Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health meeting on crane operator qualifications
- The journey to safety excellence continues
- New resources now available: updated shipyard industry digest and revised outreach training materials
- Check out OSHA’s new workers’ rights video
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