According to a report by AFL–CIO, it would take OSHA 129 years to inspect all workplaces under its jurisdiction.
None the less, OSHA is responsible for enforcing its standards on regulated entities. The agency sends Compliance Safety and Health Officers to work sites, where they carry out inspections and assess fines for regulatory violations. Inspections are planned for work sites in particularly hazardous industries. Inspections can also result in response to workplace incidents, worker complaints or referrals by other individuals.
OSHA covers approximately 7 million workplaces. Platt Rogers is proud to go above and beyond OSHA regulatory standards. Here’s what’s new with OSHA since the new year:
- January 24 – Region 6 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces safety stand-down at oil and gas exploration sites today through Feb. 28
- January 24 – Region 2 – Albany, NY, asbestos removal company cited by US Labor Department’s OSHA for 1 willful and 8 serious violations of safety standards
- January 23 – Federal Register 78: 4873-48741 – Electrical Protective Equipment Standard and the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- January 22 – Region 5 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Rana Meal Solutions LLC with 12 safety violations at Bartlett, Ill., pasta manufacturing plant
- January 22 – Federal Register 78: 4324-4331 – Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (Non-Mandatory Appendix); Technical Amendment
- January 17 – Region 6 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Riddell All-American Sports Co. with 8 serious safety and health violations in San Antonio
- January 17 – Region 5 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA finds 7 safety violations at Battle Creek, Mich., medical center for veterans
- January 17 – Federal Register 78: 3918-3920 – Revision of Approved Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approval; Regulations Containing Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints
- January 16 – Region 5 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA establishes alliance with Builders Association to improve health and safety on Illinois construction sites
- January 16 – Region 5 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Guardian West for failing to protect workers from exposure to hazardous materials at Illinois plant
- January 16 – Region 1 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Massachusetts wholesale food manufacturer/distributor for energy control, ammonia and other hazards [En español]
- January 15 – OSHA QuickTakes – January 15, 2013
- January 15 – National Release – BNSF Railway Co. signs accord with US Labor Department’s OSHA regarding employee practices under Federal Railroad Safety Act
- January 14 – Region 9 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA finds 58 safety and health violations at Hoover Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant in Boulder City, Nev.
- January 14 – Region 2 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Rochester, NY, roofing contractor for fall hazards at Fairport work site
- January 10 – Region 5 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Plastic Systems in Kenton, Ohio, with 5 safety violations after worker injured when struck by forklift
- January 10 – Region 6 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Waco, Texas, battery manufacturer with 8 serious health violations
- January 10 – National Release – US Department of Labor announces winners of Worker Safety and Health App Challenge
- January 10 – Region 5 – US Labor Department sues S.E.M. Villa II seeking reinstatement, back wages for whistleblower who reported bedbugs at retirement home
- January 9 – Region 6 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Tejas Underground Utilities for exposing workers to excavation hazards at Houston work site
- January 9 – Region 2 – US Labor Department’s OSHA posts results of sampling for contaminants at Sandy cleanup areas in New York and New Jersey
- January 8 – Trade Release – OSHA issues 2012 inspection plan to reduce injuries and illnesses at high-hazard workplaces
- January 8 – Federal Register 78: 1598-1603 – Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
- January 8 – Region 1 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Dracut, Mass., contractor, proposes $55,660 in fines for excavation, other safety hazards at Nashua, NH, work site
- January 7 – Region 5 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Cleveland Granite & Marble for exposing workers to safety and health hazards; proposes $98,000 in fines
- January 7 – Region 5 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA fines Zamastil Exteriors in Wonder Lake, Ill.; $87,010 in proposed fines for lack of worker fall protection
- January 7 – Region 5 – US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites foundry COL-Pump Co. in Columbiana, Ohio, for exposing workers to noise hazards
- January 3 – Region 6 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites BMC Building Materials and Construction Services in New Braunfels, Texas, for exposing workers to electrical, machine guarding hazards
- January 3 – Region 5 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites two Wisconsin companies following worker’s death on US Route 41 bridge construction site near Oshkosh
- January 3 – Region 2 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Rochelle Park, NJ, stucco contractor for repeat fall hazards at Westwood, NJ, site
- January 2 – Region 2 – US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Rosina Food Products Inc., proposes $54,750 in fines for serious hazards at West Seneca, NY, plant
