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This article focuses on the Top 10 list of violations cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the fiscal year 2015. It discusses the collection of additional data from employers by OSHA on hospitalizations and amputations, and the announcement by OSHA to stop tallying its inspections. It presents charts showing the agency's Top 10 serious violations, Top 10 willful violations and the most cited violations for the fiscal year.

The article offers U.S. workplace safety news brief as of August 2015. Topics discussed include review of U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)'s proposed rule on beryllium completed by White House, reintroduction of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in both chambers of the U.S. Congress and report of laboratory services provider Quest Diagnostics which reveals an increase in rate of positive tests for illegal drugs in the workforce.

The article offers industrial safety news briefs. Reportedly spraying ignitable liquids at construction sites can lead to explosion. A preventive exercise program has been started to help poultry slaughterhouse workers reduce pain from musculoskeletal disorders. Industrial safety organization U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reported that stone counterpart workers are at risk of suffering from silicosis.

The article focuses on launch of the Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) on June 18, 2010 under the former U.S. President George W. Bush administration by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Topics discussed include the program was launched after OSHA was charged to hold "bad actors" accountable, views of Eric Conn, founder of law firm Conn Maciel Carey, on SVEP, and George Henry, director at Midsouth Steel was targeted to ensure compliance with OSHA rules.

The article offers the U.S. news briefs related to in occupational health and safety as of February 2015. The U.S. President Barack Obama signed a bill to provide stable funding to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released injury data which revealed that the rate of fall injuries leading to days away from work increased in 2013. A study by Ball State University revealed that workplace bullying can lead to depression and other illnesses.

The article focuses on the Fallen Linemen, an organization created by Mike Boyd to memorialize linemen who have lost their lives at work and support their families. It mentions that according to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) life threatning hazards faced by the linemans on their duties includes high-voltage contact, working at height and welding. It adds the upcoming movie "Life on the Line" based on linemen, featuring actor John Travolta.

The article offers occupational safety news briefs from the U.S. as of November 2014. Congress members David N. Cicilline and Matt Cartwright have sent letter to Thomas Perez, Secretary of Labor, to introduce a rule to stop children from working in tobacco firms. Oregon's Occupational Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation has issued an alert on crab fishing and a study by Johns Hopkins University in Maryland reveals that hog industry workers carry drug resistant bacteria in their noses.

The article discusses the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) final rule which reduced the occupational exposure limits for beryllium. Topics discussed include a joint recommendation for a model beryllium standard by the United Steelworkers and pure beryllium metal producer Materion Brush and the industrial uses of beryllium and its toxicity.

A table is presented which ranks the most cited violations to the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the fiscal year 2016 (FY2016) which include fall-protection general requirements, scaffolding, and powered industrial trucks.

The article offers the U.S. industrial safety news as of August 2014. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has issued recommendations for reducing mortalities and injuries caused due to backing construction vehicles and equipment. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released safety tips for fruit pickers and landscapers in the English and Spanish language. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has released a final rule on coal dust.

The article offers information on the life-threatening hazards faced by temporary workers in the U.S. who works in a hazardous environment with no safety training or protective gear. It mentions an initiative launched by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in April 2013 to better protect temporary workers. It presents views of Peter Dooley, of the U.S. National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, on temporary workers safety.

The article offers news briefs from the U.S. and Great Britain on industrial safety and health as of July 2014. An annual campaign has been launched by the U.S. based organization Occupational Safety and Health Administration to raise awareness among employees on working in hot weather. The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has revealed its planning for reducing work-related deaths. NIOSH has extended a study on musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace.

The article focuses on the characteristics and the establishment of safety committees in organizations to improve the industrial safety. Topics include a study which found that organizations with safety committees had lower rates of injury and illness, the comment of Dave Ferkul of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on establishing committees at nursing homes, and the statement of college professor Tim Morse on committees' impact on workplace safety.

The article discusses the risks and hazards faced by communication tower workers when upgrading communication towers which result to deaths due to lack of fall protection. Topics include the statement of David Michaels of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on the 25- to 30-times risk of dying on the job, the comment of Jim Stewart, a safety professional, on the design of towers, and the role of weather as one of the factors contributing to workers' death.

The article reports that the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is serious about the Process Safety Management (PSM). The standard, which were originally promulgated in 1992 aims to prevent or minimize employee exposure to hazards caused by uncontrolled chemical releases. The agency may propose removing this exemption and including atmospheric storage tanks in the PSM standard. INSETS: Feature at a Glance;Current Process Safety Management Standard requirements.

The article discusses the impact of federal government shutdown and budget cuts on the role of U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on workplace safety in the U.S. It cites the reduction of illnesses, fatalities and injuries in the occupational safety and health trend among the industries in the country. It also notes the importance of education and effective law enforcement to maintain the industrial safety.

The article reports on the collaboration between the U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the oil and gas industry in the U.S. to address the increase risk of work-related injuries. It highlights the increase rate of fatality for onshore and offshore oil and gas extraction workers which include low safety belt usage, fatigue and travel in well sites. It offers tips to reduce work-related injuries including enforce safety belt use, have safety and health program and training.

The article offers industrial news briefs across the world as of October 2013. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a webpage at www.osha.gov/doc/topics/women on safety issues for female construction workers. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued an online tool to help mine operators track their record of correcting violations. As per the MSHA, mining deaths from underground roof falls have dropped more than 30 percent since 2007. INSET: CSB video calls for OSHA action on reactive chemicals.

The article offers news briefs related to industry safety in the U.S. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers met with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to discuss the final rule on power transmission. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. vetoes the legislation that proposes harsher penalties for violators of the California Health Illness Prevention Standard. Chemical Safety Board chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso calls for more action to prevent combustible duct incidents.

The article offers news briefs related to industrial safety in the U.S. Chief executive officer Colin Duncan of BST calls the need for a paradigm shift in traditional safety pyramid to reduce fatalities in the country. The Republican House Members accuse President Barack Obama's administration of playing hide and seek following its failure to publish timely regulations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveils new alternative dispute resolution for whistleblower cases.

The article focuses on the implication of the U.S. Presidential election 2012 on occupational safety and health. U.S. President Barack Obama appointees placed in leadership positions believe in the government's role and responsibility to protect workers. All major U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards finalized and issued during Obama's first four years originated before he entered office. INSETS: Feature at a Glance/Key points;Addressing Voluntary Protection Programs;Congressional hurdles.

The article offers news briefs related to industrial safety in the U.S. It relates plans of the Department of Labor to establish a new committee that would advise its secretary on improving whistleblower protections. It announces that Dr. Mack Sewell was appointed epidemiologist in Wyoming. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggested that the Occupational Safety & Health Adminsitration (OSHA) should provide more consistent guidance on safety incentive programs and workplace policies.

The article focuses on the updated Hazard Communication Standard of the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) which adopts the United Nation's (UN) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). It mentions that GHS explains how to classify various chemicals or materials and the appropriate warning for them. Moreover, OSHA estimated that the standard will prevent 585 on-the-job injuries and illnesses and 43 workplace deaths. INSET: Court challenges.

The article focuses on the occupational health of janitors and cleaners who are facing multiple hazards due to their work environment. It mentions that supervisors and building management must take precautionary actions to protect cleaners and janitors from harm, in which Allen Rathey of Health Facilities Institute argues on the significance of training and standardization. It discusses the guidelines of the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for cleaners and janitors.

The article focuses on the importance of the enforcement actions of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in changing the behavior of employers towards occupational safety and health. According to economics professor Wayne Gray, the existence of some enforcement manages to reinforce people's decision to comply with regulations. It cites the suggested three levels of OSHA enforcement that give incentives which are loss of future jobs, the penalty, and repeat citations.

The article offers news updates related to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA has published its final rule on simplifying standards and reducing employer burdens on June 8, 2011. OSHA will conduct a survey on private-sector employees on compliance assistance and outreach programs. OSHA has reported its involvement in the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The article offers information on the small businesses in the U.S. which are prone to occupational injuries and fatalities. It notes that due to the tendency of higher injury rates, small businesses are facing tough challenges in creating safe and healthy workplaces. The article discusses the safety and health of employees, the role of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the prevention of occupational injuries, and the regulatory costs on small firms.

The article discusses the impact incentive programs in promoting occupational safety. It says that some companies reward employees if there are no recorded work-related injuries, in which incentive programs lead to non-reporting of injuries. It states that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can cite employers who are failing to record work-related injuries or illnesses. It also mentions that incentive programs helps in enhancing the safety in the work environment.

The article focuses on the protection and safety of public workers in the U.S. Jessica Bohan, consultant at the University of South Florida SafetyFlorida Consultation Program in Tampa, Florida, says that public employees are not paid well and did not get basic protection unlike private employees. It explores challenges affecting the safety of public workers such as workplace violence. It mentions the acquisition of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) State Plan state.

The article focuses on the call for updates of permissible exposure limits (PELs), the regulations established by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on the substances in the air. It says most of PELs were not been updated since the late 1960s. It mentions that outdated PELs are insufficient to protect workers. It adds that several organizations push the update of PELs including the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The article focuses on the plan of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to review and change the oversight of its State Plan system due to some lapses and failures it possess. It states that the initiative was fueled by several cases of occupational deaths particularly in Las Vegas, Nevada. It underscores funding problem as the major source of its failures. The author is critical that proper funds and an effective oversight of the plan are the keys to address the issue.

The article discusses the benefits of a job hazard analysis or a job safety analysis. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines a job hazard analysis as a system that examines job tasks to identify hazards before they occur. The benefits of a job safety analysis include injury and incident prevention and aid to auditing, training and incident investigation. The steps for performing a job hazard analysis are enumerated.

An interview with David Michaels, the longest-serving administrator of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is presented. Topics discussed include the most important lesson he learned during his tenure as an OSHA administrator, his idea on changing the workplace culture and the impact of the changing nature of work to the approaches of OSHA on work safety.

The article presents questions and answers related to workplace safety including musculoskeletal disorders, industrial safety practices and lockout regulation of the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).

The article focuses on the underreported number of workplace injuries and illnesses that put workers in danger in the U.S. It states that undercounting has resulted from employer confusion on how to report workers' cases compared to the recordable cases of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee Representative George Miller has committed to work on underreporting to guarantee that OSHA priorities are guided to the place of injury.

The article reports on a new directive from the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) that describes OSHA's new process in assisting early resolution of whistleblower disputes.

The article offers information on the top 10 occupational safety violations cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the period October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. The standard with the highest number of recorded violations is the general safety requirements for scaffolding with 9,511 violations. It is followed by the standard for hazard communication with 6,662 violations, and then fall protection standard with 6,652 violations.

The article reports on the political campaigns of the U.S. Presidential candidates, Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama on the protection of the safety and health of the workers. The issue was discussed during the senate hearing on July 29, 2008 in connection with the dust explosion at the Imperial Sugar Co. in Pentwood, Georgia. Obama states that the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) should proclaim a rule that would protect workers against combustible dust hazards.

The article discusses criticisms against the rulemaking process of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Critics claim that bureaucracy and politics bog down the agency's rulemaking process. The Federal Administrative Procedure Act gives a person the right to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule, resulting in lengthy comment periods.

The article focuses on the 2007 list of Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) Top 10 most cited violation in the U.S. Richard Fairfax, director of OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Programs since 1998 and a former OSHA inspector, is frequently referred as to what he calls good violations.

The article focuses on the launch of a study on explosive dust hazards by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) after dust explosion incidents between 1990 and 2005. After its study, the CSB has recommended that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should put a regulatory standard in place to prevent combustible dust explosion hazards. In this connection, the OSHA has issued a safety and health information that aims at reducing dust explosion.

The article focuses on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Top 10 most cited workplace violations for 2006. The standard covering general safety requirements for scaffolding is the most cited violation with 9,012 cases. The standard addressing chemical hazards is the second most cited violation with 6,704 cases. The third most cited violation is the standard that outlines where fall protection is required.

The article provides an overview of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) policy on employer-paid personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers. The PPE policy is based on the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 which states that employers are duty-bound to furnish workers a place of employment free from recognized hazards. The PPE workplace rules govern the industries of construction, shipyards, marine terminals and longshoring.

The article reports on the ten most frequently violated industrial safety standards in workplaces in the U.S. in fiscal year 2005. The total violations in the top ten slightly decreased from 2004. Total top ten violations for fiscal year 2004 were 44,718 compared with 44,381 in fiscal year 2005. With 85,383 total violations in contrast to 85,765 violations in 2004, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration predicted total violations in 2005 will end up slightly higher than 2004.

Presents a listing of National Safety Council training programs in the United States for November and December 2005. Advanced safety certificate; Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance; Certificate in principles of safety; Other occupational safety courses.

Discusses the key factors to consider when contesting a citation from the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for alleged violations of workplace safety and health standards. Functions of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; Statistics of OSHA violations; Percentage of contested citations that are resolved procedurally at or before the administrative judge level. INSET: Three company fights citations..

Focuses on an alliance formed by 13 airlines and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to spread best practices to ground workers throughout the industry. Total recordable cases of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses among air transportation workers in 2003; Number of employees in the air transportation industry in 2002 who worked on the ground; Indication that airline baggage handlers are the least paid in the air transportation industry and the most often hurt; Extension of the issue of workplace musculoskeletal disorders beyond the workplace and into homes and communities. INSETS: Feature at a Glance.;Genesis of an alliance..

Focuses on State Plan states, U.S. states or jurisdiction that have chosen to develop and operate their own occupational safety and health compliance programs for private and public sector employees. Responsibility of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to approve and monitor State Plans; Estimated number of employers and employees covered by State Plans.