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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration so far in fiscal year 2010 is on track to significantly outpace its enforcement performance in previous years across a range of actions, Richard Fairfax, OSHA’s deputy assistant administrator, said during an April 28 panel discussion at the National Labor College. Roughly halfway through the fiscal yearOSHA has performed
Read more“Drastic changes are clearly needed to enable American workers, businesses and government to address the needs and challenges of the 21st century workplace. Fines and penalties are simply too low, whistleblowers are not adequately protected and almost nine million public employees still lack the right to a safe workplace.” Review the news release and other
Read moreThis year marks the 40th anniversary of both the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, which promise American workers the right to a safe workplace and require employers to provide safe conditions. For years April 28 has been recognized by America’s Labor Unions as the day to
Read moreOn April 25, 2010 Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on worker deaths: “Yesterday we received the sad news that another worker died from injuries he sustained from the fire earlier this month at the Tesoro Corp.’s Anacortes, Wash., refinery. That brings to seven the number who lost their lives in
Read moreOSHA has just issued two new enforcement policies – the Severe Violators Enforcement program (SVEP) and a new directive on penalties that changes the penalty calculation formulas. The new SVEP program targets repeated severe violators with increased inspections, including inspections of other worksites of the same employer. According to OSHA the new penalty
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