December 2019 OSHA News

OSHA News for December 2019

It was warmer in December than in November. The weather in Chicago got up to 62 degrees which set a record last week.  The flu peaks in February so I hope many of you got a flu shot.

I trained 2180 people last year.  The top five classes were:

1) OSHA 511 OSHA industry Standards

2) Machine Guarding

3) Recordkeeping

4) Lockout – New book written – “Big Book of OSHA Lockout”

5) OSHA 30 in Construction

This month powerpoint is OSHA most frequently cited construction standards for 2019. I want to thank the OSHA people that helped me with the data. In Illinois, nearby 30% of the construction citations are falls from the roof. This is low hanging fruit for OSHA. Everyone on a roof doing construction work must have some fall protection. OSHA gets many cell phone photos of hazards.

I see some large companies get caught on multi-employer issues in civil litigation with million-dollar judgment. A subcontractor with a history of OSHA violations can cost a general contractor millions in civil litigation if they get hurt or killed on a construction site. Many company use the OSHA history among other factors when deciding on a subcontractor.

I will send the most cited industry standards in the next month.  Stay safe and warm.

John

OSHA News. 

1) The US Department of Labor/ OSHA has issued a notice stating that it no longer recognizes crane operator test certifications issued by Florida based Crane Institute Certification - CIC.

The statement issued on Monday states: “OSHA will not accept CIC certification (including recertification) issued on or after December 2, 2019, as evidence of compliance with OSHA’s operator certification requirements in 29 CFR 1926.1427.”

https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20191203/NEWS08/912331997/OSHA-will-no-longer-accept-CIC-certifications

2) After 20 years of litigation, the US Department of Labor is celebrating victory in an epic legal battle to make a construction company boss pay penalties for site safety violations committed in 1998.

New Jersey-based Altor Inc. and its president Vasilios Saites last week finally agreed to pay the original fine of $412,000 plus another $30,000 in interest after a US Court of Appeals in Philadelphia found in July that they were in contempt for failing to pay the original penalties.

http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/company-president-made-pay-442k-safety-violations-/

3) Rare win in ID for suing the employer for wrongful death.

https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-supreme-court-reverses-decision-in-crookham-seed-co-wrongful-death-suit?fbclid=IwAR0FRQFb_k3eqIEzzAjDjI1ouY9K9yZ_CxmvwmDArCEjh4q4ZDh-gadyZUk

4) Silica emphasis program may start in 2020.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/12/21/790298648/a-new-safety-program-takes-on-silica-dust-amid-a-possible-crisis

5) OSHA get budget increase to $581.8 million. Harwood grants cut to $4.5 million.

https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20191217/NEWS08/912332218/OSHA-to-receive-small-increase-in-FY-2020-budget

6) OSHA will target industries from osha amputations database.

https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2019/12/osha-revises-national-enforcement-program-for-amputations/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

7) Statistics from Recent BLS 2018 fatality data.

5250 deaths up from 5147

1863 55 and older – down from 1930 (record)

1072 self-employed - down from 1078 (Truck drivers, construction)

1003 construction – up from 965 

961 Latino Workers – up from 903

831 Truck drivers down from 840

791 falls - down from 887

615 Black Workers – up from 517

615 Falls from heights - down from 713

566 Struck by - up from 503

488 Texas - down from 534

453 Homicides – down from 458

422 California – up from 376

413 Women - up from 386

343 Manufacturing – up from 303

332 Florida - up from 299

305 Unintentional Overdoses at work - up from 272

271 New York – down from 313

264 Farmers, ranchers - up from 262

276 Local government – up from 265

225 Ground maintenance workers – up from 191

184 Illinois – up from 163

173 Indiana – up from 138

160 Electricity – up from 136

154 Same level falls - up from 151 RECORD

145 Missouri – up from 125

137 Caught in - up from 108

114 Wisconsin – up from 106

108 Police up from 93

77 Iowa – up from 72

20 states had lower deaths.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0cdu5u1gStubSN8qKiLNAB4uRA6o4ESNQhpyZZdtHX4qyS7uWkjKnSnEU

Other Major News Stories.

1) 3 French executives convicted for workplace harassment that lead to 35 suicides.

PARIS — The former chief executive of one of France’s biggest companies and two subordinates were convicted on Friday of “institutional moral harassment” in the suicides of 35 employees in the mid-2000s, in a landmark ruling that represents the first time a French company has been held responsible for such a crime.

The chief executive, Didier Lombard, who led France Télécom, the former national telephone company that is now the telecommunications giant Orange, was sentenced to four months in prison and fined $16,000, as were the company’s second-in-command and its director of human resources at the time. Orange was fined the maximum $83,000.

The criminal court in Paris found that the three men were responsible for creating an atmosphere of fear during a desperate company restructuring that led directly to the suicides and attempted suicides of numerous employees.

Current and former workers gave wrenching testimony in a three-month trial this spring and summer about the severe anxiety that prevailed as the executives tackled a $50 billion debt by trying to get rid of 22,000 employees, out of a total of 120,000. Most of the employees were civil servants and thus could not be fired.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/world/europe/france-telecom-suicides.html?fbclid=IwAR2D2XE__gwLo1J57y6OSRYFTJCj0IcQpucPBnWy1TXzh0aOyhsNizizaNA

2) Tank cleaning kills two in TX

https://abc13.com/2-workers-dead-after-incident-at-chemical-plant-in-pasadena-/5794094/?fbclid=IwAR0E3sGwGxXA9QmY20lZM8tAsX90GL_pCcRJWvsYuJXRp_pVM6_fK8duNuQ

3) Triple fatality in MN silo.

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/accidents/4839839-Family-prepares-to-say-goodbye-to-boy-hurt-in-Minnesota-farm-accident?fbclid=IwAR2snCaEakFqIp2QH1TH9ELFRJFB0ilubrW591B8QVE25N61SpgNL-niZ1w

Safety Training at Non-Profits

OSHA 511 NIU Naperville                                                        Jan 13-16

OSHA 7105 CSC Emergency Planning                                   Jan 9

OSHA 10 NIU Naperville                                                          Jan 21-22

NIU is Northern Illinois University OSHA Education Center http://www.nsec.niu.edu

CSC is the Construction Safety Council in Hillside. Www.Buildsafe.org

TRMA is Three Rivers Manufacturers Association   www.trma.org

NSC is National Safety Council http://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/

I usually teach only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series. I have been teaching many 10/30 hour class for private companies.  I have taught 2180 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too. I teach in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.   

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/JohnNewquist/construction-most-cited-fy2019-osha

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

OSHA Citations will be next month

November 2019 OSHA News

OSHA News for November 2019

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Hello everyone, 

I hope you survived the cold weather that we had this month.  Now 36F doesn't seem so bad.

November was a month of audits. I am seeing lockout starting to improve. I saw a cleaning company lockout correctly.  Another met the minor service exception in the lockout standard. 

This month ppt is on the OSHA new respiratory fit test protocol.  It allows people a shorter test to meet the standard. There is a concern about the irritant smoke test. Some students are saying they have respiratory problems with it.

The Construction Safety Council is holding their annual 145 hour class. It is the best preparation for the CHST test. The 145-Hour Safety Administrator course is taught by a variety of engaging instructors, safety experts, and industry professionals, and includes classroom experiences, field trips, the annual safety conference, and more. You'll learn to initiate and maintain a top-notch safety program, while also earning a variety of hazard awareness cards, certifications, your OSHA 30-hr card, and more.

December 3, 2019 - May 21, 2020

Tuesday & Thursday Evenings

Hillside, IL

6pm-9pm

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I ran into formaldehyde in paint last month. OSHA requires compliance with 1910.1048. This requires identifying all employees who may be exposed to formaldehyde at or above the action level or STEL through initial monitoring and determine their exposure. So, a company must conduct air sampling when this paint is used in the workplace.

Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Safe New Years.

John

OSHA News. 

1) OSHA - Online training may not be accepted for training.

"Nevertheless, for training to be adequate, a qualified trainer must supplement and facilitate any appropriate hands-on training or demonstration (e.g., how to use a tool, perform a task, or don appropriate personal protective equipment) as necessary for the employee to learn the safety and operational techniques at issue, and for the trainer to assess the employee’s mastery of them."

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/osha-reiterates-online-computer-based-63946/

2) New OSHA defense to late notice of contest wins in court.

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c0ccebba-f8f3-4aa7-ae85-2909b3cbf1d4

3)  OSHA inspected over 500 amputations in FY2019 with most machine guarding and lockout related.

4) The Naperville OSHA office investigated two 120 volt fatalities. One was a fray extension cord touching a metal tank while the work was in it.

5) Indiana OSHA fatality was manipulated because Amazon could relocate there newspaper alleges.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2019/11/25/amazon-indiana-governor-eric-holcomb-warehouse-accident-hq-2/4282653002/?fbclid=IwAR0MGlhq_5LcOsoks31CXU99jQ1SJVObWQSIbSZpi3dxRvEGI1iSUjU_qLQ

6) Reddit has many unsafe OSHA photos posted.

https://www.reddit.com/r/OSHA/

7) OSHA embraces leading indicators.

https://www.ehstoday.com/osha/osha-embraces-leading-indicators?fbclid=IwAR2MdRc7oiE6cDeq4luNVqI2L3Cj_HxO_jKCkmz1SW86UX6x3_lMbqQTkt0

8) Top 25 OSHA penalties cases in 50 years.

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/10/22/546119.htm?fbclid=IwAR2kzyNVNN_Wr0DUD1BLEHD3lA9JMNqFRfYZSwk6giXpgW_tQMZJx4dk7UU

9) Trench Contractor going to jail for killing two workers.

"The deaths of these two men could have and should have been prevented," Galen Blanton, the New England regional administrator for OSHA, said. "Their employer, which previously had been cited by OSHA for the same hazardous conditions, knew what safeguards were needed to protect its employees but chose to ignore that responsibility."

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Atlantic-Drain-Owner-Convicted-for-Trench-Collapse-that-Killed-2-564165701.html?fbclid=IwAR3mK8vBZEFZltlyFF6jq64E9SYwRBqPAruH-xFjAY8Iv7yUMpVfCnHpuNo

Other Major News Stories.

1) VA - Owner of construction company faces charges after teen dies in trench collapse,

All trench collapse deaths are preventable.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/owner-of-construction-company-faces-charges-after-teen-dies-in-trench-collapse/65-fc8e8602-d4bf-4f7a-a429-cda53125cf08

2) One dead at Buffalo Wild Wings due to chemical exposure.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1-dead-several-ill-after-chemical-accident-buffalo-wild-wings-n1078571?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&fbclid=IwAR0oh20nC9DYdr4pv-6LulvyLIzfHJ8kY2Z_V5lq9ru6ba_MhRahzJdfue4

3) Kiewit and supervisor to face criminal trial in death of a worker in Canada.

https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/ohs/2019/11/kiewit-and-supervisors-to-face-trial-for-worker-death?fbclid=IwAR2Qqr-55oVQCpdfo0C2zOD2E-E3RyN0D26tfIW-oFi7iA7y8uFb358vXAI#.Xb2q3uchsFw.facebook

Safety Training at Non-Profits

OSHA 511 NSC                                                                           Dec 2-6

OSHA 510 CSC                                                                           Dec 9-12

OSHA 30 CSC                                                                             Dec 10,12,17,19

OSHA 7115 Lockout CSC                                                          Dec 17

NIU is Northern Illinois University OSHA Education Center http://www.nsec.niu.edu

CSC is the Construction Safety Council in Hillside. Www.Buildsafe.org

TRMA is Three Rivers Manufacturers Association   www.trma.org

NSC is National Safety Council http://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/

I usually teach only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series. I have been teaching many 10/30 hour class for private companies.  I have taught 2101 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too. I teach in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.   

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/JohnNewquist/osha-respirator-fit-test-protocol-2019

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

OSHA Citations

AL          1397520.015      M&M Tire & Mechanical Services, Inc.    GUIN              10/29/2019        $58,292.00         Duty to have fall protection; Lockout / Tagout; Reporting to OSHA the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident within eight (8) hours; PPE; Hand protection; Overhead and gantry cranes; Machine guarding; Wiring methods; Written hazard communication program.

FATALITY: At 5:00 a.m. on April 30, 2019, an employee was working in the outside travel lane of the interstate to remove from left-side of a trailer that had been dropped in location. The employee was killed when struck by an 18-wheeler.

AZ          1418040.015      Champion Home             CHANDLER              10/25/2019        $43,570.00         Duty to have fall protection; Lockout / Tagout; Scaffolds.

FL           1396157.015      American Sales and Management Organization, LLC              MIAMI  10/25/2019        $55,166.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace); Occupational noise exposure; sanitation - vermin control; Bloodborne pathogens; Respiratory protection; Safety data sheets; Hazardous chemical training.

MA        1423254.015      P Gioioso & Sons, Inc.    CAMBRIDGE              10/25/2019        $40,840.00         Protection of employees from loose rock or soil; Daily inspections of excavations; Protective systems in excavations.

NJ          1399559.015      Thomas Foods International       SWEDESBORO              10/25/2019        $304,976.00       Bloodborne Pathogens; Occupational noise exposure; Machine guarding.

NY         1410531.015      Proctor Enterprises, Inc. STANLEY              10/25/2019        $116,686.00       Duty to have fall protection; Ladders.

OH         1400418.015      Transcon Conveyor        MENTOR              10/25/2019        $120,666.00       Duty to have fall protection; Incidental storage or use of flammable liquids; Lockout / Tagout; Powered industrial trucks; Overhead and gantry cranes; Machine guarding; Walking-working surface capacity load; Exit routes.

TX          1404259.015      Qualawash Holdings, LLC             PASADENA              10/25/2019        $48,693.00         Permit-required confined spaces; Hazardous chemical training

AK          1414884.015      Icicle Seafoods, Inc.        DILLINGHAM              10/24/2019        $100,325.00       [no violations linked]

IL           1398632.015      AB Specialty Silicones, LLC           WAUKEGAN              10/24/2019        $1,591,176.00   Flammable liquids; Hazardous (classified) locations; powered industrial trucks.

MS         1426669.015      Neftali Barron   FLOWOOD         10/24/2019              $71,680.00         Housekeeping; PPE; Head protection; Eye and face protection; Ground-fault protection; Scaffolds - erecting, capacity, etc; Scaffold training requirements; Fall hazard training program; Duty to have fall protection; Ladders

WA        1414987.015      Wear Tek, Inc.   SPOKANE            10/24/2019              $40,400.00         [no violations linked]

NJ          1399494.015      Wilmad LabGlass, Inc.    VINELAND              10/23/2019        $56,262.00         Eye and face protection; Lockout / Tagout; Labeling hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace; Anchoring fixed machinery; Machine guarding

OR         1410787.015      Yuval Magid       GRANTS PASS    10/22/2019              $165,000.00       [no violations linked]

NJ          1437664.015      Township of Chatham    CHATHAM              10/21/2019        $49,000.00         [no violations linked]

OH         1426922.015      K & R Construction, LTD CANTON              10/21/2019        $52,280.00         Duty to have fall protection; Fall protection - retraining.

CA         1397212.015      Sparkling Image Corp.    BAKERSFIELD              10/18/2019        $69,185.00         [no violations linked]

KY          1423871.015      National Maintenance & Repair of Kentucky, Inc.              PADUCAH           10/18/2019        $69,047.00         Stairways; Scaffolds; Guarding of deck openings and edges; Medical services and first aid (stretchers); Labeling hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

PA          1394990.015      Economy Locker Storage Co., Inc.             MUNCY              10/18/2019        $49,062.00         PPE; Eye and face protection; Eye wash stations and emergency showers; Written hazard communication program; Hazardous chemical training; Lockout/Tagout; Powered industrial trucks, Machine guarding; Safety-related work practices.

FATALITY: At 11:30 a.m. on April 22, 2019, an employee was operating an industrial grinder mixer machine and fell into the mixer paddles, penetrating his body several times, killing him.

FL           1394207.015      Big Fred Enterprises, Inc.             SAINT PETE BEACH              10/17/2019        $90,920.00         PPE; Written hazard communication program; Safety data sheets; Hazardous chemical training.

GA         1412457.015      Boral Windows, LLC        BALDWIN              10/17/2019        $51,385.00         Lockout / Tagout; Powered industrial trucks

HI          1416210.015      Hawaii Food Products, Inc.          WAIPAHU              10/17/2019        $51,718.00         [no violations linked]

MD        1417529.015      Jose Flores         ODENTON          10/17/2019              $50,400.00         [no violations linked]

NJ          1394552.015      Cambridge Pavers, Inc.  LYNDHURST              10/17/2019        $46,030.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace); Installation of fuel containers; Lockout / Tagout; Wiring methods.

FATALITY: At 11:28 a.m. on October 19, 2019, an employee was cleaning a concrete mixer when he was struck by a bar of metal within the barrel. fracturing his skull and killing him.

NY         1428124.015      ASF Construction & Excavation Corp.      PEEKSKILL              10/17/2019        $47,736.00         Duty to have fall protection; Fall hazard training program.

TX          1400301.015      Humanetics II, LTD          MCALLEN              10/17/2019        $66,300.00         Occupational noise exposure - Audiometric testing program

TX          1425038.015      Kassem Enterprises, Inc.              HEARNE              10/17/2019        $41,865.00         Duty to have fall protection; Powered industrial trucks; Hand-Held Equipment; Wiring methods; Reporting to OSHA the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident within eight (8) hours; Walking-working surface load capacity.

WA        1400081.015      Morrow Equipment Company, LLC           SEATTLE              10/17/2019        $70,000.00         [no violations linked]

DC         1394834.015      Fort Myer Construction Corporation              WASHINGTON   10/16/2019        $40,916.00         Walking-working surface maintenance; Duty to have fall protection; Protection from falling objects; Machine guarding; Oxygen cylinder storage.

TX          1396120.015      Luminant Generation Company, LLC              JACKSONVILLE   10/16/2019        $47,736.00         Overhead and gantry cranes: Rated load marking, Guards for moving parts; Marking of electrical connections; PPE.

FATALITY: At 2:32 p.m. on April 23, 2019, an employee was killed while troubleshooting at a junction box that had 480 volts. The employee was found unresponsive with wiring in his right hand and without electrical gloves.

FL           1395649.015      Westwind Contracting, Inc.         PEMBROKE PINES              10/15/2019        $185,239.00       Safety training and education; Identification by a competent person of confined spaces and permit spaces; Written permit space program; Isolation of the permit space and physical hazard(s) within the space; Barriers to protect entrants from external hazards; Rescue and emergency procedures for workers in permit spaces; Confined spaces training; Protective systems for excavations.

KY          1403816.015      L-M Asphalt Partners, Ltd.           LEXINGTON              10/15/2019        $120,250.00       [no violations linked]

OH         1393708.015      Mike Krueger     TOLEDO              10/15/2019              $116,688.00       Accident prevention responsibilities; Fall hazard training; Duty to have fall protection.

OH         1399714.015      Mike Krueger     PERRYSBURG     10/15/2019              $130,856.00       Eye and face protection; Ladders; Accident prevention responsibilities; Duty to have fall protection; Fall hazard training.

FL           1394054.015      King Construction USA, Inc.         CLEARWATER              10/11/2019        $40,009.00         Duty to have fall protection; Fall hazard training;  Providing records to government representatives within four (4) business hours; Respirable crystalline silica.

FATALITY: At 9:30 a.m. on April 15, 2019, an employee was blowing debris from a roof using backpack blower when he stepped on a rotted area and fell to the ground, killing him.

IA           1421191.015      Roquette America, Inc.  KEOKUK              10/11/2019        $149,813.00       [no violations linked]

MN        1395578.015      MN Dept. of Natural Resources - Div. of Enforcement     PINE CITY           10/11/2019        $53,500.00         [no violations linked]

FATALITY: At 8:26 p.m. on April 19, 2019, two employees launched a boat from a boat landing and went into open water before they were going to come back to shore to pick up another passenger. Before coming back into shore, the boat driver and passenger were thrown out of the boat approximately 200-300 yards from the shore without personal floatation devices. The passenger was saved by other employees, but the driver went under water before he could be rescued. Rescue attempts were unsuccessful and the employee died from drowning.

MS         1425480.015      Leggett & Platt Components Company, Inc.              SALTILLO            10/11/2019        $47,650.00         Walking-working surfaces; Ladder inspections; Lockout / Tagout; Machine guarding, Powered industrial trucks; Examination of electrical insulation.

TN         1419375.015      Summers-Taylor, Inc.     JOHNSON CITY              10/11/2019        $40,800.00         [no violations linked]

CA         1393444.015      Concreative Construction Company        OXNARD              10/10/2019        $44,995.00         [no violations linked]

FATALITY: At 1:28 p.m. on April 11, 2019, an employee was crushed when a crane collapsed.

KS          1388616.015      Simmons Gun Repair and Sales, Inc.        OLATHE              10/10/2019        $103,428.00       Hazard assessment and PPE selection; Inorganic arsenic; Respirable crystalline silica; Respiratory protection; Eye wash stations and emergency showers; Lead; Cadmium; Written hazard communication program; Labeling of hazardous chemicals in the workplace; Hazardous chemical training.

MA        1393132.015      IQE KC, LLC         TAUNTON          10/10/2019              $48,306.00         Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals; Compliance audits; Installation of electrical equipment.

MO        1432718.015      Prairie Farms Dairy Hazelwood  HAZELWOOD              10/10/2019        $54,936.00         PPE; Eye and face protection; Portable fire extinguishers; Powered industrial trucks; Space about electric equipment; Written hazard communication program.

DE         1392307.015      Delaware City Refining Company, LLC     DELAWARE CITY      10/09/2019        $72,934.00         Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals; Fire protection and prevention responsibilities of welders and cutters.

KY          1395947.015      Amscan, Inc.      LOUISVILLE        10/08/2019              $70,000.00         [no violations linked]

NE         1394264.015      Hiland Ice Cream             NORFOLK              10/08/2019        $44,517.00         Guardrail systems; Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals; PPE.

CA         1395912.015      General Dynamics NASSCO         SAN DIEGO              10/07/2019        $41,600.00         [no violations linked]

GA         1395476.015      PVH Corp.          MCDONOUGH   10/07/2019              $100,948.00       Line-of-sight to an exit sign must clearly be visible at all times; Eye wash stations and emergency showers; Portable fire extinguishers; Safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles loading docks, doorways, turns, passages, etc; Space about electric equipment; Powered industrial trucks.

SC          1419023.015      ASRC Federal Holding Co., LLC    CHARLESTON              10/07/2019        $56,830.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace); Hand-fed crosscut table saws; Hand-fed ripsaws; Guards; Work rests; Labeling electrical equipment; Guarding of live parts; Temporary wiring; Visibly marked exit routes.

TX          1418637.015      Penske Logistics              KELLER  10/07/2019              $51,146.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace); Walking-working surfaces; PPE; Periodic inspection of gantry cranes.

AR         1405554.015      Helm Fertilizer Terminal WEST HELENA              10/04/2019        $54,108.00         Portable ladders; Lockout / Tagout; Machine guarding (conveyors); Emergency facilities (eye washing, showers);  Workplace labels or other forms of warning must be legible, in English, and prominently displayed.

AR         1418328.015      Avila Framing, LLC           BENTONVILLE              10/04/2019        $102,102.00       Eye and face protection; Duty to have fall protection.

ME        1404345.015      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.        GORHAM              10/04/2019        $71,604.00         Ventilation requirements for dipping and coating operations; PPE; Written hazard communication program; Safety data sheets; Hazardous chemical training.

MO        1403725.015      Play Power, Inc. MONETT             10/04/2019              $87,140.00         Operation of powered industrial truck; Machine guarding; Work rests; Point of operation guards.

NY         1415430.015      Charles Pisik       WATERTOWN   10/04/2019              $62,304.00         Head protection; Fall protection (scaffolds); Fall hazard training; Duty to have fall protection; Access to scaffolds; Portable ladders.

PA          1396882.015      Vyacheslav Leshko          PHILADELPHIA              10/04/2019        $143,208.00       Scaffolds; Head protection; Scaffold platform construction; Access to scaffolds; Clearance between scaffolds and power lines; Falling object protection; Scaffold training requirements.

GA         1393070.015      OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc.       GAINESVILLE              10/03/2019        $45,094.00         Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels; Written hazard communication program; Safety data sheets; Hazardous chemicals training.

GA         1415011.015      Valley Services, Inc.        CORNELIA              10/03/2019        $70,089.00         Duty to have fall protection (stairways); Unobstructed exit routes; Eye and face protection; Eye wash stations and emergency showers; Portable fire extinguishers; Working space about electric equipment may not be used for storage; Faceplates for flush-mounted snap switches; Air contaminants; Safety data sheets; Hazardous chemicals training.

GA         1430395.015      Accurus Aerospace Athens, LLC  ATHENS              10/03/2019        $52,736.00         Providing records to government representatives within four (4) business hours; Respiratory protection; Machine guarding; Oxygen storage.

MA        1400470.015      NL General Construction Corp.   BURLINGTON              10/03/2019        $42,300.00         Ladders; Duty to have fall protection; Scaffold design and capacity.

MS         1402382.015      Graham Construction    OCEAN SPRINGS              10/03/2019        $161,771.00       Exposure to vehicular traffic; Daily inspections of excavations; When competent person detects possible danger during inspection, removal of employees until their safety can be ensured; Protective systems for employees in excavations; Means of egress from trench excavations.

TX          1427417.015      Greatwide Distribution and Logistics, LLC              HOUSTON          10/03/2019        $72,930.00         Lockout / Tagout.

CA         1428393.015      BSA Framing, Inc.            COSTA MESA              10/02/2019        $66,345.00         Employee training in ladder safety; Provision for obtaining emergency medical services; Portable ladders selected by duty rating; Care, use, inspection and maintenance of ladders.

GA         1417507.015      Argos USA, LLC  DORAVILLE        10/02/2019              $64,406.00         Fall protection; Alternate exit-route codes; Lockout / Tagout; Machine guarding; Installation of electrical equipment; Temporary wiring.

MN        1403819.015      Structural Wood Corporation     WHITE BEAR LAKE              10/02/2019        $51,000.00         Duty to have fall protection; Fall hazard training; Report in-patient hospitalization of employee within 24 hours.

FATALITY: On May 15, 2019, an employee had just connected one of two slings from the bridge crane to a bundle of structural lumber and was crawling down from a 8 ft 5 in stack of structural wood. The employee was killed when he fell and suffered a broken neck and skull contusion.

NY         1402669.015      Orange County Superior Concrete, Inc.   MONROE              10/02/2019        $53,040.00         Protection of employees from loose rock or soil (excavations); Daily inspections of excavations; When competent person detects possible danger during inspection, removal of employees until their safety can be ensured; Protective systems for employees in excavations; Guarding all protruding reinforcing steel; Portable ladders; Report in-patient hospitalization of employee within 24 hours.

TX          1397472.015      Northeast Texas Farmers Co-op GREENVILLE              10/02/2019        $56,261.00         Walking-working surfaces; Lockout / Tagout; Machine guarding; All electric equipment legibly marked with identifying info.

WA        1405495.015      Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.  TACOMA              10/02/2019        $132,000.00       Unobstructed access to exit routes; Exit routes at least 28 inches wide at all points; Portable fire extinguishers; Written accident prevention program.

NY         1414293.015      Ackmen Construction, LLC           BUFFALO              10/01/2019        $42,621.00         Personal fall arrest system; Scaffolds; Duty to have fall protection (steep roofs

October 2019 OSHA News

OSHA News for October 2019

October was a fast month. We had 3 inches of snow on Halloween. It is never too late to teach workers safety in winter and walking on ice.

I did some rare audits outside the Chicagoland areas. People like getting benchmark scores for safety. I think many consultants are like OSHA and only find a few items. They make many clients happy but gives an illusion of safety. I pass out the audit in the OSHA 511 class to help new safety professionals benchmark themselves. I like watching the scores improve in time and some become VPP or world-class.

I am working on the NIU machine guarding grant. If you know of a pasta company, offset printer, or meat processor that would be open to discussion injuries and prevention, I would be glad to do a free visit. We are try to show solutions for guarding.

This month ppt is on Mercury. I remember buying mercury from Acme Chemical when younger. No warnings. Just a plastic blue bottle and white cap. My fifth-grade teacher said it was poisonous and told me to wash my hands. I never brought it back. 

John

OSHA News. 

1) The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Request for Information as the agency considers a new model to administer online classes for the Outreach Training Program.

 OSHA is requesting information and comment: modifying the current model for online delivery of Outreach training, scope of online offerings, roles and responsibilities, validating online curriculum and training content, ensuring program management and strengthening program oversite.

OSHA seeking comments through Dec. 9

Comments must be submitted on or before 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.  Comments and materials may be submitted electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal, or by facsimile or mail. See the Federal Register notice http://www.federalregister.gov, for submission details.

2)  Amanda Wood Laihow to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a six-year term expiring April 27, 2023.

Laihow currently serves as the chief counsel to OSHRC Chairman James J. Sullivan Jr., who is currently the only member of the three-member panel.

Former chair Heather MacDougall left the commission in March to become Amazon.com Inc.’s vice president of worldwide employee health and safety.

Previously, Laihow was the director of labor and employment policy for the National Association of Manufacturers. She also served as deputy general counsel for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and as assistant general counsel at the General Services Administration.

Laihow earned her law degree from the University of Maine School of Law and her bachelor’s in political science from the University of New Hampshire. She lives in Arlington, Va., with her husband and two daughters.

3) 340,022 students took online OSHA courses in FY 2018

4) The President has nominated Cynthia L. Attwood to serve a third term on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Her previous term on the three-member panel expired April 27, 2019.

5) The U.S. Department of Labor has issued nearly $1.6 million in penalties to a company whose Waukegan plant exploded in May, killing four employees.

The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited AB Specialty Silicones LLC for 12 willful federal safety violations in the fire and explosion occurring May 3, according to a news release.

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/10/25/u-s-dept-of-labor-issues-1-6-million-penalties-for-waukegan-plant-explosion/

6) Trench Contractor going to jail for killing two workers.

"The deaths of these two men could have and should have been prevented," Galen Blanton, the New England regional administrator for OSHA, said. "Their employer, which previously had been cited by OSHA for the same hazardous conditions, knew what safeguards were needed to protect its employees but chose to ignore that responsibility."

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Atlantic-Drain-Owner-Convicted-for-Trench-Collapse-that-Killed-2-564165701.html

7) Dollar Tree blocks more exits. This in MA. CEO Gary Philbin has never commented on safety. Just increasing shareholder value. OSHA needs to subpoena him and ask how Dollar tree had four blocked exit WIllful citations in four months. This worked when I was with OSHA and a Billion dollar CEO had two explain how you do 1.7 billion in revenue and only had one safety person.

https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/safety/dollar-tree-fined-nearly-460-000-for-egress-storage-hazards?fbclid=IwAR0IEfjTpp755MbIP9OT16iWOeIv-uj5bHYnOEYFiKGT_KhyG-OZRCLk3NU

Georgia https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-business/ga-dollar-tree-faces-125k-in-penalties-for-osha-violations/?fbclid=IwAR2VGewm0dIL-0Swt73rIEOLZVKcP8FDB08MnFXH5jZ0Wz_CUN8lq9d3yCs

New York. - https://www.mytwintiers.com/local-news-3/local-dollar-tree-cited-for-osha-violations/?fbclid=IwAR1fA7B9X9OPbbwWFvG0jq1ZlRvJgbtmB9qxNkCpvEPmXnKZ7PeimWytpew

8) Op-ed OSHA’s on the case in N.J., but is it effective?

The penalties stem in part from a gory incident four years ago, when a worker lost two fingers in a machine that presented significant safety hazards. According to a press release from OSHA’s Evesham Township office, the machine wasn’t fixed during a follow-up visit in 2017 and, in an April 2019 inspection, Aruvil still was not in compliance. During the 2019 visit, inspectors allegedly found several violations, including four that they termed as “willful.”

The NJ website failed to mention that the employer contested in court and eventually had to guard the machines. But he did not develop lockout programs.

How hard is it for a paper to call the employer and ask why he cannot spend an hour and write some procedures and install light curtains. Below is a weaving machine with light curtains. I show students in the classes all the time how to comply. Most can write procedures in 15 minutes

Citations for lockout, lighting and machine guarding.

https://www.osha.gov/…/citat…/AruvilInternational1393384.pdf

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/10/oshas-on-the-case-in-nj-but-is-it-effective-editorial.html?fbclid=IwAR04kmisspahsSvGU1EQYWaTxkdxJfH-vJJ-4ajYIzk9EfcGaAfsc8fXG0w

9) OSHA ends with 752 inspectors in the field.

https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/safety/federal-workplace-safety-inspector-numbers-stay-flat-in-fy-2019?fbclid=IwAR2WmmwAZtMQ3rQ7vV9cWE3ClLJNgTVNv5HivpHaOr95aR35QSiRAtFc-QY

10) 10 easy ways to get your safety program started

https://www.osha.gov/shpguidelines/ten-easy-things.html?fbclid=IwAR2T9dv0C_1mJKL9tdY_JMjgdkA8slYb4HvI4qso3S_JFrN0xFsrGWZRpSE

Other Major News Stories.

1) How Do Police Officers Determine Marijuana Impairment in Drivers?

https://reason.org/commentary/how-do-police-officers-determine-marijuana-impairment-in-drivers/

2) Kiewit and supervisors to face trial for worker death in Canada.

https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/ohs/2019/11/kiewit-and-supervisors-to-face-trial-for-worker-death?fbclid=IwAR3hzkDj2_oe3V1yPkmEpZv8nZH238C2lmv7NaOq9TLhwa791VnD9oxmD4k#.Xb2q3uchsFw.facebook

3) $300 guardrails would have saved her life.

Pennsdale, Pa. – A wholesale meat processing facility in Lycoming County has received penalties of $49,062 for OSHA violations found after an employee died last April when she fell or was pulled into a commercial meat grinder.

What a horrible death.

Two violations listed in the OSHA report were related to the April 22 incident. The report mentioned the mixer/grinder was operated with the lid open, which exposed the operator to the rotating mixer paddles. The lid of the grinder also had a 10-by-24-inch opening that exposed employees to hazards, according to the report.

https://www.northcentralpa.com/business/meat-processing-plant-penalized-by-osha-for-in-relation-to/article_4e89edca-f697-11e9-be0e-4785edf631ce.html?fbclid=IwAR2taAqheyva8BAeIMb6eU0T8Nqz2AMzM1OpyCf0_ddyovVB3MTPztTREJo

4) Odessa Tx. A $600 gas detector installed would have saved husband and wife.

ODESSA, Texas — A 44-year-old Texas oil company worker died after being overcome by poisonous gas at a pump house, and his 37-year-old wife also was killed by the fumes when she went to check on him.

The Ector County Sheriff's Office says Jacob and Natalee Dean died Saturday night after inhaling hydrogen sulfide gas at an Aghorn Energy pump house in Odessa. Deputies say the company dispatched the husband to check on the facility. When he didn't return as expected, his wife tried to reach him by phone but got no answer.

She drove with their two children, ages 6 and 9, to the pump house and was overcome by the colorless, highly corrosive gas when she entered the building. The children were left in the car and weren't harmed.

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/west-texas-man-killed-by-poisonous-gas-wife-dies-checking-on-him?fbclid=IwAR3jNg1w4uYs8IR5NhXqD9POAgTeSwbi-vMCzUK2eBtUE0EW2zicC3B-CJU

5) Moorseville IN. A $10 lock, training, and procedures would have saved him. A 22-year-old worker died Tuesday morning as a result of an accident at the PacMoore Process Technologies plant.

The victim, identified as Sean Merrell of Mooresville, died of blunt force trauma to the head, chest, and abdomen after being trapped in a machine he was cleaning, according to the coroner's office. The machine restarted while Merrell was still in it.

99% of the cleaners are not given locks in my experience.

https://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Worker-Dies-in-Food-Processing-Plant-Accident-10-28-2019?fbclid=IwAR1KT_6J6l_HHhvdpS8nyZlSFYaDTy7uPF7nA-GN6gMd96zL27V5U34IQT4

6) Film crew member falls to his death at Starved Rock Park in IL.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/news/2019/10/19/20922359/person-falls-starved-rock-state-park?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR28KaMqftmLLBH_Dsnpk_kfmeQmB-5tw-7Jxk3L-rsWu2qQ6zM1m4FGIhk

7) Four dead in hot tub due to Legionnaires

https://people.com/health/4-people-now-dead-from-legionnaires-outbreak-linked-to-hot-tub-display-at-a-state-fair/?fbclid=IwAR0VKa_aSdgAM8dxLuafSP8WSS7GjjXvlndC5c4O1o5v53gWL2JqLOGkXSQ

8) Two workers died in one week at the Hanford site.

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article236333933.html?fbclid=IwAR3yhxJpl1j_fvEeAUHE4-yvFdiazcamBoSjBvBp5fj5Lf-mjftVfj9Z9J8

9) Hard Rock hotel collapses. 3 dead.

https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/hard-rock-hotel-collapses-on-canal-street/289-930d2437-69fa-4993-a41e-0bd480274f44?fbclid=IwAR0zsC-eL3fX2MogGxWsvjcrcjFbXXY-rJOkfenp8a7T3ZBMPMLUfSpltxc

10) BP contract worker died from a fall at the Indiana refinery.

All falls are preventable.

https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/construction-worker-dies-in-accident-at-bp-whiting-refinery/article_79ce0dd7-6498-5640-86ee-ca42a5ab3a2d.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR3C6I3W10Lw4fCW6-wgC2RkEkYeC5K-6_9PeBapW5VSaZshEBBsgPsKPs0

Safety Training at Non-Profits

OSHA 511 Chicago Downtown                                               Nov 4-7

OSHA 7500 Safety Mgt Dekalb                                               Nov 14

OSHA 7845 Recordkeeping Dekalb                                       Nov 18

NIU is Northern Illinois University OSHA Education Center http://www.nsec.niu.edu

CSC is the Construction Safety Council in Hillside. Www.Buildsafe.org

TRMA is Three Rivers Manufacturers Association   www.trma.org

NSC is National Safety Council http://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/

I usually teach only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series. I have been teaching many 10/30 hour class for private companies.  I have taught 1874 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too. I teach in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.   

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/JohnNewquist/mad-hatter-disease 

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

OSHA Citations

OH         1392239.015      Envelope 1, Inc. COLUMBIANA   09/27/2019              $55,427.00         [no violations linked]

OH         1407843.015      Envelope 1, Inc. COLUMBIANA   09/27/2019              $132,598.00       [no violations linked]

MO        1393573.015      Kerry, Inc.           GREENVILLE       09/26/2019              $223,525.00       [no violations linked]

NM        1391330.015      Santa Fe, City of              SANTA FE              09/26/2019        $183,375.00       [no violations linked]

HI          1419141.015      AOUO Symphony Honolulu         HONOLULU              09/25/2019        $106,080.00       [no violations linked]

NJ          1392221.015      Rich Products Corporation          VINELAND              09/25/2019        $291,735.00       [no violations linked]

NJ          1392282.015      Rich Products Corporation          VINELAND              09/25/2019        $79,184.00         [no violations linked]

NY         1389876.015      Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.  ELMIRA 09/25/2019              $208,368.00       [no violations linked]

OH         1416092.015      Ferry Industries, Inc.      STOW   09/24/2019              $41,106.00         [no violations linked]

TX          1393309.015      BMC - Building Materials & Construction Solutions              EL PASO              09/24/2019        $47,926.00         [no violations linked]

KY          1393443.015      Phillips Brothers Construction, LLC           FORT KNOX    09/23/2019        $102,856.00       [no violations linked]

OH         1428741.015      Diamond Products, Limited         ELYRIA              09/23/2019        $49,252.00         [no violations linked]

NH         1409425.015      Chinburg Builders, Inc.   SOMERSWORTH              09/20/2019        $78,766.00         Lead, Respiratory protection, Respirable crystalline silica

VA         1409078.015      Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia, LLC              SALEM  09/20/2019        $41,976.00         [no violations linked]

IA           1388268.015      Hull Trailers, Inc.             BRADDYVILLE              09/19/2019        $45,065.00         [no violations linked]

OH         1430266.015      Trademark Exteriors, LLC             HUDSON              09/19/2019        $55,692.00         [no violations linked]

GA         1396199.015      Parts Authority Georgia, LLC       NORCROSS              09/18/2019        $108,356.00       PPE Hazard Assessment, Foot protection, Respiratory protection, Stable and secure storage of material, Lead, Labeling of hazardous chemicals, Eye wash stations, Forms

NJ          1387011.015      Amerinox Processing, Inc.           CAMDEN              09/16/2019        $43,299.00         Walking-working surfaces (access and egress), Protection from fall hazards, Machine guarding, Annual summary, Sanitation, Oxygen storage.

TX          1386420.015      Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC              LA PORTE  09/16/2019        $53,040.00         Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals

CA         1396505.015      Mission Linen Supply     NEWARK              09/13/2019        $76,770.00         [no violations linked]

IA           1421180.015      Department of Human Services, State of Iowa              INDEPENDENCE 09/13/2019        $72,770.00         [no violations linked]

ID          1391372.015      Dollar Tree Stores Inc.    BOISE    09/13/2019              $229,218.00       Exit routes (clear and unobstructed), Stable and secure storage of material         

ID          1391524.015      Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.  CALDWELL              09/13/2019        $288,700.00       Exit routes (clear and unobstructed), Sufficient access and working space around electrical equipment, Stable and secure storage of material

ID          1391852.015      Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.  NAMPA 09/13/2019              $151,546.00       Ladders, Protection from fall hazards, Stable and secure storage of material

ID          1392581.015      Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.  MERIDIAN              09/13/2019        $229,218.00       Exit routes (clear and unobstructed), Stable and secure storage of material

KY          1387862.015      BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC          PADUCAH              09/13/2019        $49,000.00         [no violations linked]

MS         1385578.015      HOWARD INDUSTRIES INC.          LAUREL              09/13/2019        $53,040.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace), Protection from fall hazards, Lockout / Tagout

NH         1398405.015      Ocean State Job Lot        STRATHAM              09/13/2019        $154,199.00       Respiratory protection, Sanitation, Vermin control

NY         1390472.015      KTC Design Group, Inc.  BROOKLYN              09/13/2019        $44,180.00         Accident prevention responsibilities, Housekeeping, Grounding path, Worn or frayed electrical cords or cables, Daily inspections of excavations, Protective systems for excavations, Engineering survey prior to beginning demolition operations

TX          1419839.015      Protech Roofing Systems LLC.     EL PASO              09/13/2019        $100,644.00       Aerial lifts, Fall protection, Fall hazard training

MA        1416526.015      James Roberts   FLORENCE          09/12/2019              $59,384.00         Fall hazard training (with certification), Duty to have fall protection

OH         1407810.015      Superior Dairy, Inc.         CANTON              09/12/2019        $65,637.00         Lockout / Tagout

PA          1421626.015      AVI Foodsystems, Inc.    CALIFORNIA              09/11/2019        $51,145.00         Eye wash stations, Safety data sheets, Hazard information and training, PPE (hazard assessment), Eye and face protection, Hand protection

TX          1426676.015      Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc.           HOUSTON              09/11/2019        $50,011.00         Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection, PPE, Lockout / Tagout, Work rests, Machine guarding.

WI         1401653.015      Wood Sewer & Excavation, Inc.  FOX POINT              09/11/2019        $65,921.00         Excavations: means of egress, inspections, protective systems.

MN        1397387.015      Brentwood Motor Inn LP dba Brentwood Inn - Suites    ROCHESTER       09/10/2019        $50,375.00         [no violations linked]

OH         1413216.015      Windsor Realty & Management, Inc.       KENT              09/09/2019        $64,028.00         Accident prevention responsibilities, Safety training, Scaffolds, Fall protection, Fall protection training, Ladders, Recording criteria, Report in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours.

WA        1387932.015      EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE THE             OLYMPIA              09/09/2019        $135,600.00       [no violations linked]

FL           1416242.015      Domingos 54 Construction, Inc. RUSKIN              09/06/2019        $43,757.00         [no violations linked]

GA         1384550.015      Hyundai Transys Georgia Powertrain, Inc.              WEST POINT      09/06/2019        $68,194.00         Scaffolding (fall protection / falling object protection), Hearing conservation program, Lockout / Tagout

KS          1404598.015      Shamrock Tire & Auto Service, Inc.          WICHITA              09/06/2019        $104,754.00       Portable wood ladders, Scaffolding (fall protection / falling object protection), Flammable and combustible liquids, Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels, Powered industrial trucks, Machine guarding, Work rests, Guarding pulleys, Examination of electric equipment, Visual inspection of portable electric equipment, Written hazard communication program, Hazardous chemical training, Report in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours.

NY         1409528.015      Grand Rehabilitation & Nursing in Batavia              BATAVIA             09/06/2019        $45,464.00         Exit routes, Automatic sprinkler systems, Asbestos, Bloodborne Pathogens (Exposure Control Plan, Training program, Training records).

TX          1387139.015      Jupiter Metal Roofing    CARROLLTON              09/06/2019        $62,132.00         Fall hazard training, Fall protection, Reporting the fatality of any employee as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA and US Dept of Labor within 8 hours.

TX          1387186.015      VALLEY RIDGE ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION LLC              CARROLLTON    09/06/2019        $102,101.00       Fall hazard training, Fall protection

CA         1383554.015      Batth Farms, Inc.             CARUTHERS              09/05/2019        $58,350.00         [no violations linked]

IL           1387243.015      Graham Welding, Inc.    DECATUR              09/05/2019        $40,628.00         Portable wooden ladders, Hearing conservation program, PPE, Eye and face protection, Eye wash stations, Machine guarding, Flexible cords and cables (visual inspection and removal of defective or damaged parts), Inorganic arsenic (monitoring, PPE), Lead (PPE, hazard communication), Safety data sheets, Written hazard communication program, Hazardous chemical training, Respiratory protection, Cadmium (exposure monitoring).

IL           1386770.015      Polo Masonry Builders, Inc.         CHICAGO              09/05/2019        $252,136.00       Scaffolds (fall protection), Walking-working surface (fall protection), Guarding protruding steel to eliminate hazard of impalement, Forms for recordable injuries and illnesses, Written certification of training

NJ          1397879.015      EG Munoz Construction, LLC       NEWARK              09/05/2019        $116,688.00       Safety training, Lead, Respiratory protection, Asbestos

SC          1384093.015      Cedar Fair Southwest Inc dba Carowinds              FORT MILL          09/05/2019        $42,000.00         [no violations linked]