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• Alabama auto parts supplier, staffing agencies face $2.5M in fines after robot fatally crushes young worker
• OSHA requests comments, schedules meeting on standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare, social assistance
• Transport company agrees to enhanced safety measures at over 100 freight terminals in settlement with OSHA
• USPS fined $342K after workers were exposed to bloodborne pathogen hazards at Maryland facility
• Two global employers cited after multiple workers suffer amputations and other injuries
• Washington marine cargo handling company fined $124K after worker’s fatal fall
• Wisconsin aluminum coatings company fined more than $170K after worker fatally crushed
• Judges approve OSHA settlement agreement with event company and uphold nearly $345K in fines against masonry contractor
• State Plan enforcement cases
• OSHA issues final rule for handling retaliation complaints from automotive industry workers
• Jordan Barab receives Lifetime Achievement Award at National COSH conference
• New Mexico retirement home contractor recognized for safety excellence
• New York nursing facility maintains Star status for workplace safety
• OSHA offers new outreach training elective on safety leadership
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• New final rule updates walking-working surfaces standards and establishes personal fall protection requirements
• Ohio worker’s death highlights doubling of trench collapse fatalities nationwide in 2016
• OSHA issues recommended practices to promote workplace safety and health programs in construction
• New York tree service cited for failing to provide training that could have prevented worker’s death
• Ohio auto glass plant racks up $227K in penalties following eight complaint inspections this year
• Roofing company fined more than $300K for exposing workers to falls at Pittsburgh worksite
• Nebraska feed company fined more than $500K following worker’s fatal engulfment in grain bin
• State Plan enforcement cases
• Colorado sporting goods manufacturer ordered to pay $125K to employee fired for reporting unsafe equipment
• OSHA extends deadline for comments on proposed rule to improve provisions in its standards
• Meetings of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health scheduled for Dec. 13-14
• OSHA renews alliance with National STEPS Network and NIOSH to protect workers in oil and gas extraction industry
• National Safety Council accepting nominations for Green Cross Awards until Dec. 9
• Oregon surgical center celebrates five years of safety excellence
• New bilingual cards explain whistleblower rights protected under five federal statutes
• New fact sheets provide information on changes to electric power standards
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• Employers and safety professionals share their efforts to protect workers from heat illness
• OSHA kicks off ‘Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge’
• Company fined $320K after worker falls to death at facility cited for similar hazards 4 months earlier
• Alabama tubing manufacturer faces nearly $200K in fines for fall, electric shock, unguarded equipment and other hazards
• OSHA cites Georgia feed mill, contractors after dust explosion kills 1 and injures 5
• Missouri aluminum foundry fined more than $100K after maintenance technician is fatally crushed by 2-ton machine part
• New York company that exposed workers to mercury poisoning fined $142K
• State Plan enforcement cases
• OSHA seeks member nominations for Federal Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
• OSHA engineers help uncover and prevent causes of structural collapse
• State initiatives educate young workers on occupational hazards and their right to a safe workplace
• OSHA Construction Safety and Health Conference Oct. 26-27 in Irving, Texas
• New York state Safe Patient Handling Conference to be held Sept. 21-22
• OSHA recognizes John Elway auto dealerships in Colorado for outstanding safety and health program
• New resources highlight tractor safety and methylene chloride hazards
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• Wisconsin shipyard faces nearly $1.4M in penalties for exposing workers to lead, and other hazards
• OSHA wants to hear how employers are keeping workers safe from the heat
• New York manufacturer fined $197K after failing to correct combustible dust, explosion hazards despite 2015 fire
• Colorado steel mill fined $103K for exposing workers to hazards
• Macy’s and The Finish Line face more than $103K in penalties for blocked exits, electrical and other hazards at Florida store
• Staffing agencies and manufacturers jointly fined for endangering workers in Alabama and Texas
• State Plan enforcement cases
• Settlement reached in case of worker fired after multiple reports of mold hazards
• U.S. Steel reaches settlement with OSHA on United Steelworkers disciplined over injury reporting policy
• OSHA calls on Philadelphia construction companies to prevent worker falls after five tragic incidents in one month
• OSHA, Better protections and services: OSHA and WHD ally with New York Workers’ Comp Board
• Free training offered at Montana safety event
• Arkansas grain-handling facility recognized for outstanding workplace safety
• NIOSH’s Engineering Controls Database can help employers reduce risk of workplace illnesses and injuries
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• OSHA delays effective date for enforcing anti-retaliation section of injury tracking rule
• New York foundry fined $175K for repeat, serious safety violations after worker dies while servicing coal elevator
• National pediatric health care provider cited for failing to protect workers from physical, sexual assault
• Judge upholds OSHA citations and $249K in penalties against contractor for scaffold hazards at Manhattan construction site
• Illinois ambulance service fined more than $290K for failing to protect workers from risks of bloodborne pathogens
• New Jersey food manufacturer faces more than $100K in fines after warehouse worker suffers fatal fall
• State Plan enforcement cases
• Michigan school district ordered to pay $193K to worker punished for warning of asbestos exposures at city school
• OSHA staff help ensure safety and health of workers, public performing flood cleanup in West Virginia

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• Arkansas cold storage facility recognized for safety and health excellence
• OSHA, Chippewa Valley Technical College renew alliance to train and protect workers from job hazards
• Oklahoma construction company signs partnership with OSHA to protect workers during stadium expansion
• Pamphlet offers safety guidance on the deadly combination of tree care work and electricity
• QuickCards offer guidance on protecting outdoor workers from Zika virus
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• OSHA penalties to be adjusted for inflation after August 1
• Ohio auto parts manufacturer faces $3.42M in fines for willfully exposing workers to machine hazards
• Employers highlight efforts to protect waste collection workers in heat
• OSHA promotes safety in fireworks industry in light of July 4 festivities
• Despite extensive violation history, Dollar General continues to expose workers to safety hazards
• Ohio foundry continues to expose workers to hazards, faces $143K in fines
• Food additive manufacturer faces $180K in fines after explosion, fire injures 4 workers at Ohio facility
• Two workers suffer amputation injuries due to lack of proper safety guards at Missouri frozen food company
• OSHA attributes worker fatality, injury at Kroger distribution center to a failure to inspect, recognize visible hazards
• State Plan enforcement cases
• OSHA to host stakeholder meeting to discuss protecting tree care workers from injury or death
• NACOSH schedules fifth meeting of the Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee
• New Mexico Consortium receives SHARP Award
• Association of Energy Service Companies provides well servicing rig orientation for OSHA staff
• OSHA holds training event to help improve federal worker safety and health
• New online fact sheets address hazards related to agriculture and combustible dust
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