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EPA Settlement with Trucking Company will Improve Facility Safety Different stakeholders are involved in the settlement to make sure N&D Transportation Company Inc. in Rhode Island is held accountable. By Shereen Hashem Apr 22, 2021 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and N&D Transportation Company Inc. reached a settlement and corrected alleged violations of chemical safety regulations, according to a press release. They will pay a penalty of $314, 658. EPA claims the company violated chemical accident prevention provisions of the Clean Air Act and violations of chemical inventor...

Safety Speak: The Future of OSHA—Biden Chooses a New Leader In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses NIOSH's new tool to measure worker well-being, worker hesitation to returning to the office without COVID-19 vaccines and Biden's nomination for OSHA Head. Who is he and does this nomination mean for the agency? By Sydny Shepard, Shereen Hashem Apr 19, 2021 On this Safety Speak episode of the podcast, we will discuss a survey distributed by the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety and how employers and health professionals are encouraged to distribute the resource ...

Oregon OSHA fines a roofing and painting company for $104,000. By Shereen Hashem Apr 16, 2021 West Coast Roofing and Painting Inc. was fined for $104,000 by Oregon OSHA. The fine comes from six job safety violations, including repeatedly failing to follow minimum requirements to protect workers from fall hazards that could potentially kill them. According to an article, the division cited the company following an inspection which included an examination of work activity at a residential construction site in Portland, interviews of employees and a supervisor as well as a review of the company...

By Shereen Hashem Apr 16, 2021 OSHA has extended its comment period for the proposed rule to update the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to May 19, 2021, according to a press release. OSHA published a Federal Register Notice to extend the submission of public comments by 30 days to allow stakeholders interested in the proposition the time needed to collect information and data necessary for comment. OSHA expects the HCS update will increase worker safety and protection, reduce chemical-related incidence, occupational illnesses and injuries by improving information on Safety Dat...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Tax Preparation Service for COVID-19 Unsafe Work Environment A Boston company owner faces high charges for not allowing employees or customers to wear masks or social distance. By Shereen Hashem Apr 15, 2021  A tax preparation service owner in Lynn, MA was fined $136,000 for prohibiting her employees as well as customers from wearing masks on the job and social distancing. Ariana Murrell-Rosario also refused to implement other precautions in protection against COVID-19. The U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA cited Murrell-Rosario for “willfully failing to deve...