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Vol. 39, Nos. 1-43, pp. 1-930 Jan. 1 -- Oct. 29, 2009 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
ILLINOIS
– Amusement park cited for multiple violations, workers' names redacted (RevComm), 504
– Argonne Natl. Lab., DOE gives OSHA jurisdiction over safety and health at construction site, 30 – Asbestos
– – Evidence improperly barred, $1M verdict against boiler manufacturer reversed (Ill.), 352
– – Premises liability nonexistent without relationship to employer (Ill. App. Ct.), 531 – Carbon monoxide poisoning at construction site, ALJ vacates one citation, reduces others to serious (RevComm), 666 – Confined spaces, tank washing firm faces fines for alleged violations, 707 – Cranes, Chicago enters data sharing agreement with 2 other cities, 489 – Dog food maker faces fines for combustible dust violations, 878 – Electrocutions, jury instructions improper, new trial ordered in case of apprentice linesman fatality (7th Cir.), 309 – Fall protection, steel company faces fines for violations at bridge construction site, 878 – Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program, Grain and Feed Ass'n of Ill., OSHA alliance, In Brief, 453 – Packaging facility faces $1.2M fine for failure to provide training, equipment to workers exposed to p-nitroaniline, 152 – Public employees, state moves closer to state plan coverage, 447; state publishes proposed rule, request for comments, 592; federal OSHA approves plan, 757 – Sick building syndrome, employee fired after alleging symptoms, claims allowed (N.D. Ill.), 15 – Utility van brakes defective, state violation should not influence damage award under FELA (7th Cir.), 456
– Hispanic workers
See HISPANIC WORKERS
– General duty clause, accident itself evidence of hazard, proof of violation (Ind. Ct. App.), 599
– Refineries, BP America pays fines, corrects hazards, In Brief, 31 – Statute of limitations, wrongful death limitations period applies in case based on underlying product liability claim (Ind.), 32
– Carbon monoxide poisoning at Ill. construction site, ALJ vacates one citation, reduces others to serious (RevComm), 666
– Diacetyl
– Economic stimulus package, group urges Solis to appropriate funds for worker safety, 218
– Ergonomics, association reaffirms statement emphasizing regulatory standards over voluntary measures, 917 – Hexavalent chromium airborne exposure limit, group urges NIOSH to include more comprehensive monitoring data, 194 – Hygienists' groups form strategic alliance, 446 – OSHA reform expansion recommendation – Risk assessment standard could be new approach to improve OSHA effectiveness, panel tells conference, 444
– Airborne diseases
– – Cal. proposes rule, 173; revision, In Brief, 306; state approves rule, union urges federal OSHA to follow suit, 422; Cal/OSHA meeting, In Brief, 527; administrative law office approves standards, 567; employers struggle to meet compliance deadline, 614
– – Federal rule needed to protect workplaces and schools, Miller (D-Cal) says at hearing, 383 – – OSHA considers standard in light of H1N1 influenza outbreak, 362 – Avian flu virus – Influenza virus
See INFLUENZA VIRUS
– Swine flu virus
See H1N1 VIRUS
See TUBERCULOSIS
– Avian flu virus
– Pandemic
– – Federal agency preparedness, GAO urges Homeland Security Dep't to monitor, 495
– – Federal executive board coordination activities – – OSHA issues Quick Note guides for general workplaces, health care settings, 384 – – PandemicPrep.Org, OSHA announce alliance, 45 – – Survey finds preparation lacking, unions urge OSHA rulemaking to protect health care workers, 325 – – Telework arrangements – Swine flu
See H1N1 VIRUS
– Regulatory process, advocacy groups urge more limited role, 284; worker advocates call for reforms during panel discussion, 429
– Sunstein nominated to head office, authored article questioning OSHA constitutionality, 62; nominee downplays controversial statement and writings at confirmation hearing, 389; Senate approves nomination, 788
See also specific injuries and illnesses
– Behavioral safety, study finds areas warranting further investigation, 79 – Reporting
See STATISTICS
– Air traffic control towers, OSHA to continue targeted inspections for safe egress, 665
– Alcoholic beverage blender, distributor faces fine for ventilation violations at Mass. facility, 688 – Ammonia refrigeration systems, Colo. dairy faces fines for alleged violations, 708 – Analytical instrument producer fined for various safety and health violations at Mass. plant, 687 – Arc flash from electrical bus, Ontario utility faces fine for safety violations after serious injury, 815 – ARRA projects
– – Cabinet members warned inspections will increase at federal worksites, 404
– – Missouri, OSHA launches special emphasis program to reduce hazards on construction projects, 451 – – Special emphasis program, official says OSHA preparing, 566; correction, 597 – – Worker safety may be overlooked in rush to get projects started, advocates say, 474 – Automotive parts manufacturing
– – Scissor lift fatality, company faces fines for alleged violations at Ontario plant, 98
– – Stamping, Ohio company faces fines for safety violations, 138 – Brewery faces fine for electrical hazard violations at Colo. plant, 686 – Bridges
– – Construction
– – – ARRA projects in Neb., OSHA announces program, 594
– – – Fall protection, Ill. steel company faces fines for violations, 878 – Casinos, NIOSH recommends ban after finding evidence of environmental tobacco smoke exposures, 387 – Cave-ins
– – Branco Enters. faces fine for violations at Ark. site, 689
– – Construction company faces fines for violations at Neb. site, 196 – – Custom Crews faces fines for violations at N.Y. site, 242 – – H&H Plumbing and Utilities faces fine for failure to provide protective system during Okla. water line repair, 408 – – Lawrence-Lynch Corp. faces fine after excavation collapse at Mass. site, 839 – – McLendon Enters. faces fines for violations at Ga. site, 242 – – Midwest Farm Serv. pleads guilty following fatal trench collapse (D. Neb.), 283 – – Water- and sewer-pipe installer faces fines after trench collapse at Neb. site, 82 – Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board investigations – Concrete products maker faces fines for violations at Mass. plant, 67 – Condominium construction, general contractor, subcontractors face fines for violations at Guam site, 814 – Confined spaces, tank washing firm faces fines for alleged violations at Ill. site, 707 – Construction
– – Health inspections lacking, researchers tell conference, 468; correction to p. 468, 503
– – New York City mayor signs bills enhancing safety supervision of worksites, 134 – Cranes
– – Collapse, improper rigging caused steel collar to fall, damage lower connections at N.Y. site, 216
– – Inspectors, union says qualification should not require certification, 544 – Dairies
– – Superior Dairy faces fines for multiple violations at Ohio plant, 839
– – Whey processing, company faces $1.1M fine for alleged violations at Wis. plant, 525 – Electrical hazards, Tex. construction company faces fines following fatal electrocution, 709 – Electromagnetic fields, Cal. university investigates possible link to breast cancer at campus building, 178 – Electroplating company faces fine for failure to monitor hexavalent chromium at Okla. plant, 789 – Embalming fluid maker faces fines for safety violations, 905 – Enamel bottling and packaging company faces fines for multiple violations at N.Y. plant, 305 – Enhanced enforcement program, OSHA's failure to conduct necessary inspections of worksites may have cost lives, report says, 277; Fairfax, Solis announce hiring of more inspectors, 339 – Environmental waste facility faces fines for violations following fatality at Tex. site, 877 – Equipment repair company faces fines for failure to abate hazards at Tex. facility, 305 – Ergonomics, Ontario to conduct workplace safety blitz, 243 – Excavations
– – A-1 Excavating faces $700,000 fine for violations at Wis. site, 176; company faces additional fine following laceration fatality, 709; company agrees to pay $474,000, improve safety to resolve all citations after third inspection uncovers additional violations, 857
– – Key Enters. faces fine for violations at highway construction site, 219 – Fall protection
– – Bridge construction, Ill. steel company faces fines for violations, 878
– – Hanford Site contractor accused of noncompliance after millwright injured in fall, 684 – – Masonry firm faces fine for violations at N.Y. site, 688 – – Ontario announces inspection blitz, 906 – – Residential construction firm faces fines following inspection of Ala. site, 924 – – Stucco firm faces fines for violations at Tenn. site, 284 – Federal agencies, OSHA FY2009 program to target most hazardous sites, 516 – Field Operations Manual, OSHA releases revision, inspectors, union critical, 59; revision released without union input, temporarily on hold, 97; OSHA releases revised manual, industry expresses concern over settlement reforms, 280 – Fire retardant products company faces fines following chemical leaks at W. Va. plant, 220 – Firearms maker faces fine for multiple alleged violations at N.H. plant, 499 – Football practice facility collapse prompts OSHA investigation, 368 – Foundry faces fines for lead violations at N.H. facility, 925 – General industry establishments, focused inspection program cancellation, In Brief, 711 – Gold exploration firm faces fine following drowning at Ontario site, 643 – Grain cooperative pleads guilty to violations leading to death at Neb. grain elevator (D. Neb.), 224 – H1N1 influenza virus, OSHA investigates 3 potential exposures, 566 – Hydrogen sulfite exposure fatality, manufacturer faces fine, 476 – Inspectors
– – FY 2009 appropriations include funds for at least 30 new hires, 279; correction, 328
– – FY 2010 budget proposal includes funds to hire 130 new inspectors, 381; Solis promotes budget, enforcement policies before House, Senate appropriators, 382; OSHA faces hiring challenge, Barab says, 517; more inspectors may be needed, Solis tells conference, 543 – Landscaping products manufacturers face fines for alleged violations at Ala. plants, 730 – Lead
– – Composites manufacturing, Mass. facility inspection results in fines against 2 companies, 663
– – Firearms maker faces fine for violations at Mass. plant, 66 – Linen rental company faces fine for alleged violations at N.Y. plant, 525 – Liquid bleach plant inspected, N.J. labor coalition accuses OSHA of lax enforcement, 7 – Lockout/tagout procedures, roofing products company faces fines for energy control lapses at Ga. plant, 477 – Metal forger faces fines for alleged safety violations, 242 – Metal specialties company faces fines for alleged violations following fatality at N.Y. plant, 616 – Military vehicle maker faces fine for hazards at Tex. plant, 731 – Mining, Ontario targets electrical equipment hazards, 644 – Multiemployer worksites, general contractor may be cited for subcontractors' hazards (8th Cir.), 179; defendant seeks rehearing en banc, 288 – Nanomaterials, makers, users should document compliance with OSHA regulations, attorney tells conference, 152 – National emphasis programs
See specific activities and industries
– Oil storage tank roof collapse killed 2 foreign workers, Alberta files charges against employers at oil sands project, 327 – Oregon
– – Emphasis areas, official discusses at conference, 222
– – Workplace visits continue despite closing of most state agencies, Wood says, 904 – OSHA data
– – Job safety outlook, 2009, SplRpt (1/22/09) S–28
– – Number of inspections down despite increase in workplace exposures, alliance says, 832 – Paper mills
– – Cranes, company faces fine following fatality at Ga. plant, 688
– – Machine guarding, company faces fine for violations at Me. facility, 499 – – Unguarded floors, other violations found at Me. paper mill, 858 – Passenger rail system crash, NTSB urges enhanced safety redundancy for D.C. subway train control system, 591 – Paving operations
– – Asphalt transfer into storage tanks, Neb. company faces fines for violations, 839
– – Propane torch caused cement tank explosion, Ontario company fined, 11 – Pipeline builder faces fines for trenching violations at Colo. site, In Brief, 794 – Plaster contractor faces fines for fall protection violations at Tex. site, 98 – Poultry processing
– – Bloodborne pathogens, Ga. plant faces fine, 324
– – Producer faces fines for numerous violations at Ga. plant, 708 – Railcar repair company faces fines for violations at Ala. facility, 876 – Refineries
– – Alon USA faces federal fines for alleged safety violations, 858
– – Asphalt
– – – BTB Refining faces fines for alleged violations at Tex. plant, 617
– – – NuStar Asphalt Refining faces fines for alleged violations at N.J. plant, 905 – – Calcasieu Refining faces fines for violations at La. plant, 664 – – ConocoPhillips
– – – Complaint spurs visit resulting in fine for violations at N.J. plant, 904
– – – National emphasis program visit results in federal fine for violations at Pa. plant, 29 – – Flare line repair at Okla. plant temporary, willful violation upheld (10th Cir.), 735 – – Hess faces federal fine for violations at N.J. plant, 407 – – Process safety violations alarmingly high, OSHA official tells conference, 725 – – Suncor faces federal fines for violations at Colo. plant, 195 – – Sunoco (R&M) faces federal fines for violations at Ohio plant, 857 – – Sunoco faces federal fines for violations at Pa. plant, 596 – – Texas sues BP Prods. for alleged health, safety, and environmental violations (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 480 – – Valero Energy faces fine for violations at Del. plant, 573 – Refrigeration equipment service company faces fine following fatal fall at Neb. site, 790 – Retail store faces fines following fatal landscaping timber collapse at Neb. facility, 616 – Roller bearing maker faces fine for violations at Ala. plant, 176 – Roofs and roofing
– – Cal. roofer sentenced, fined following workers' falls through skylights (Cal. Super. Ct.), 349
– – Conn. company faces fine for alleged violations, 428 – – Fla. company faces fine following fatal fall, 219 – – Mass. contractor faces fine for alleged fall, scaffold hazards, 368 – – Neb. roofer faces fine for lack of fall protection, 324
– – OSHA conducting ongoing investigations, 657
– – Procedures, OSHA develops to probe fraud by trainers, 421 – Scaffolds
– – Guardrails lacking, Tex. construction company faces fines for alleged violations at 3 sites, 707
– – High-rise condominium accident at Tex. site kills 3, OSHA investigates, 500 – Sewer overflows, CWA offers no protection for complaints by inspectors about county's compliance (11th Cir.), 457 – Shipyard dismantlers face fines for violations at Mass. site, 65 – Shoring system collapse at Miss. construction site leads to proposed fined for 2 contractors, 409 – Site-specific targeting program, OSHA plans up to 4,500 unannounced inspections over next year, 472 – Steam plant faces fines for alleged fire violations at N.H. facility, 615 – Steel maker faces fine for violations at Tex. plant, 452 – Structural steel bridge parts maker faces fine for violations at Conn. facility, 813 – Sugar company faces fine for combustible dust, fire hazard violations at Fla. plant, 218 – Targeted inspections, OSHA selects manufacturing facilites, nursing homes for 2009 program, 752 – Telecommunications firm faces fine for confined space violations following fatalities, 643 – Tortilla maker faces fines for violations at Ga. facility, 877 – Toxic fume release from Mass. trash disposal station, OSHA investigates, 665 – Train seat maker faces fine for improper handling of flammable materials at N.Y. plant, 641 – Trampling death at retail store, Wal-Mart faces fine, 429 – Vehicle body repair facilities, Ontario announces safety initiative, 815 – Victim's family rights, advocates urge allowance of participation in accident investigations at Senate hearing, 342 – Warehousing company faces fines for alleged fire, emergency exit violations at N.J. facility, 139 – Waste recycler faces fine for violations at Fla. facility, 814 – Window maker fined following crushing fatality at Ontario plant, 328
– Aircraft fuel exposure, pollution exclusion no bar to claim (Ohio Ct. App.), 529
– Argon gas exposure, pollution exclusion clause bars claims involving naturally occurring substance (N.D. Tex.), 506 – Asbestos exposure, Johns-Manville settlement, injunction vacated (U.S., rvs and rem), 528 – Diacetyl, no coverage owed under policies issued after initial diagnoses (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 18 – Silicosis, respirator maker cannot pursue establishment of non-settling insurer's duty in event of future contribution action (E.D. Wis.), 100
– Glass cutting mill retrofitted by employer, workers' compensation not exclusive remedy (S.D. Ohio), 621
– Hexavalent chromium, welders' overexposure could lead to increase in liabilities, attorney tells conference, 523 – Juice plant anhydrous ammonia leak due to employee action, maker wins summary judgment (M.D. Fla.), 34
– Nano-objects, committee agrees on definitions, 496
– ALJ decisions awaiting review, In Brief, 353
– Federal Register publishing format, In Brief, 859 – H1N1 virus
– – Guidance, OSHA previews web-based tool, 853
– – Risk assessment, OSHA developing tool in preparation for fall, 587 – Nanotechnology
– – Handling nanomaterials, international council launches website on safe practices, 449
– – Safety research, economic group launches global database, In Brief, 287 – Small business hazard identification, OSHA creates online tool, 568 – Training, OSHA publishes watch list of fraudulent trainers, 657 – Transparency, Obama administration launches website providing access to government databases, 430
– Cranes, practical examination for operators required, requalification not, 77
– Grain handlers may remove harnesses, lifelines if no burying dangers shown, 65 – Respirators, OSHA clarifies conflict preemption position, 63 – Sterilization at health care facilities, hydrogen peroxide monitoring allowed even if initial determination finds exposure not excessive, 64
– Nanotechnology, financial regulations need risk disclosure requirements, advocacy group says, 495
– Asbestos, developer ordered to pay $500,000 civil penalty for failure to abide by regulations during renovation (Iowa Dist. Ct.), 394
– Brucellosis work injury, not disease, workers' compensation claim not time-barred (Iowa), 620 – Lead, OSHA announces special emphasis program, 489
– Waste burning improper, veterans claim contractors' actions harmed soldiers (N.D. Okla.), 647
– REACH system, agency plans to inspect 1,200 industrial facilities to ensure compliance, McGuinness tells conference, 286
– Shear accident, Ontario firm faces fine, In Brief, 122
– Structural steel bridge parts maker faces fine for violations at Conn. facility, 813
– Spray-on insulation, OSHA deems MSDSs sufficient, 636
– TCDD cancer risk study, In Brief, 815
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