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A contractor faces fines of $76,930 from OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) after exposing workers to fall hazards.
The contractor received a willful citation for failing to provide fall protection equipment to employees working at heights up to 10 feet. Serious violations were given for not providing employees with protective gloves when they applied roof cement, as well as not training workers to inspect and install anchor devices for fall protection. Failure to label hazardous material was another violation.
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Manufacturer Cited for Putting Workers at Risk for Cancer
OSHA cited a manufacturer for two repeated and four serious safety violations for exposing workers to dangerous levels of hexavalent chromium (which can cause cancer) and potentially deafening noise.
An OSHA inspection revealed that the manufacturer didn’t: train employees to understand the hazards of chromium (VI) compounds; monitor employees’ exposure levels to chromium quarterly as required; provide employees with testing, including baseline audiograms to monitor potential hearing loss; comply with respiratory protection standards, including failing to have workers medically evaluated for respiratory wear; and prevent chromium (VI) dust from accumulating on surface areas.
The manufacturer faces proposed fines of $95,000.
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Manufacturer Fails to Follow Safety Procedures, Faces $80,000 Fine
A chemical manufacturer was issued 14 serious violations from OSHA as a result of an inspection that revealed the failure to follow OSHA’s process safety management procedures around hazardous chemicals.
The manufacturer faces a fine of $80,000 for failing to: maintain adequate drawing and diagrams of pipes and instruments used in the chemical process; develop procedures for safely conducting tasks involved with each step in the process, or to maintain the ongoing integrity of equipment; and implement an emergency response plan for the plant and train workers in emergency response procedures.
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