OSHA Feb 2022 News

OSHA News for February 2022 Hello, This month’s ppt is cold weather safety. I was surprised that I did not teach this before. Natural Gas price doubled from a year ago so many got some hefty gas bills. I also included and article written on lockout by Mark Lies. I like the fact he goes into the periodic audits. Many companies have been cited for this requirement. I got my four COVID test kits in the mail from https://www.covidtests.gov . I think having the tests available will get many in for early treatment. I got covid early last week. Paxlovid worked great. It must be taken in the first Three days of covid symptoms. The symptoms were classic Omicron – runny nose, fever, cough, and congestion. Now I am cleared of the virus and ready to take on a booked February. The US Supreme Court ruled against OSHA on the test vax ETS. Read the decision here. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a244_hgci.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2bePDxk_3NPeWop7z2LYu2ogQxsehSVJ6ZIm4v-XLI8_Jm7b_MOhhR3m8 Stay warm this month and COVID free. John OSHA News. 1) OSHA hiring whistleblower investigators. Announcements to fill several Whistleblower Investigator, GS-1810-9/11, vacancies opened today, January 27, 2022, and will close on February 9. One announcement requires Spanish language fluency, and the other has no language requirement. The links to both announcements on USAJOBS are below. Please see the announcements for the available locations for the positions. Spanish required: MS-22-BOS-OSHA-234: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/633297600 No language required: MS-22-BOS-OSHA-233: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/633307700 2) OSHA hiring an industrial hygienist in Chicago South. An announcement to fill several Industrial Hygienist, GS-0690-7/9/11, vacancies in the Chicago South Area Office opened today, January 27, 2022, and will close on February 9. DE-22-BOS-OSHA-239: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/633290500?fbclid=IwAR2E88YLRaOgMbHQ4bp69mOttWCdzW9X-a8TEU7C46P7c4XKdxCal_E8YtE 3) Rich Products faces a $145,000 fine after an OSHA inspection into a fatal accident at the Crest Hill plant on July 20. https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/news/local/2022/01/25/rich-products-comments-on-osha-penalties/?fbclid=IwAR3iU2Qsmle8Q6LRAQN9pOzlxZNbltFLa_O9qt_48_5mxifdE7Xl04Q_LXs 4) OSHA withdraws ETS on text vax. https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/22211-osha-withdraws-ets-on-covid-19-vaccination-and-testing?fbclid=IwAR1RFah4h7tWrzuXh_RzqglblIkSjPglmT0K57q-wdrJNC98oEJ6voNX2pw 5) OSHA fines contractor for Chemtool Explosion. https://www.wrex.com/news/13-investigates/osha-fines-holian-insulation-for-causing-chemtool-fire/article_554895d0-77e1-11ec-9187-2b7685ceb906.html?fbclid=IwAR22tfuU5SvihWNo_epylqzcKkq1Y-fp-JL60A3sb9--SD-YyxWp0ex8Gcg 6) DOL suing company who paid employee in pennies. https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-government-sues-georgia-auto-011404331.html 7) Jail possible for roofing contractor. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2022/01/03/owing-osha-2-2-m-jacksonville-roofing-contractor-could-face-jail/9038882002/?fbclid=IwAR2BoTzjpYNCVcPDKKZCWpYpuYplhs_aYlfNtPY4Vup0WowUBygLWQHXUtQ 8) OSHA at 50 video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny9PMJxm5jk Other Major News Stories. 1) Amazon.com Inc. violated federal labor law by threatening, interrogating and surveiling employees at a New York warehouse where workers are trying to unionize, U.S. labor board prosecutors alleged in a complaint issued Thursday. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-27/amazon-illegally-threatened-staff-labor-board-complaint-alleges?fbclid=IwAR3bV4BfUJMirHK4cpoBF9mkWnyNdAR_FdsFTA71Gtrj2RbZ3h6F9wlTENA 2) Coronavirus in Illinois: 123K New Cases, 843 Deaths in Last Week as Cases Drop, Deaths Rise Illinois health officials reported 123,812 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, along with 843 additional deaths and over 310,000 new vaccine doses administered, marking yet another drop in cases but a rise in deaths from the previous week. 3) Paxalovid is released to certain pharmacies. IDPH.gov has the Illinois map. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/22/1066761436/fda-authorizes-1st-antiviral-pill-for-covid?fbclid=IwAR11EOzaPBAg6M7jupVh8JaHuVblLhS6ElQBm8iMJSDKThBatZp8BfS3dRo 4) Omicron causing more deaths. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/omicron-has-caused-higher-increase-in-u-s-daily-death-count-than-delta-variant?fbclid=IwAR1U11rS0eynmSmDKJK6jPWUTxx7jzMmM8EUSXEhpoOOHE_eAdMRKyUQrXQ 5) One died in Hampshire IL Explosion. https://abc7chicago.com/hampshire-explosion-il-wr-meadows-news/11495506/ 6) Athletes who had COVID will be considered ‘fully vaccinated,’ NCAA says in new guidelines https://www.themainewire.com/2022/01/athletes-who-had-covid-will-be-considered-fully-vaccinated-ncaa-says-in-new-guidelines/?fbclid=IwAR11EOzaPBAg6M7jupVh8JaHuVblLhS6ElQBm8iMJSDKThBatZp8BfS3dRo 7) Two charged in reckless backhoe death in NY. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/01/07/brooklyn-da-charges-reckless-backhoe-driver-foreman-for-killing-senior-pedestrian/?fbclid=IwAR0-E6j35nNEuiCkSfls8CZw9wGQtgNdt4Gvmz5M3GD4zEsxNT14z6HEjEM 8) Covid treatment guidelines https://files.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/guidelines/covid19treatmentguidelines.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3bV4BfUJMirHK4cpoBF9mkWnyNdAR_FdsFTA71Gtrj2RbZ3h6F9wlTENA OSHA Citations for January 2022 KS 1560602.015 Inficon EDC, Inc. OVERLAND PARK 12/15/2021 $45,055.00 KS 1560352.015 Christensen Lumber, Inc. SPRING HILL 12/15/2021 $69,631.00 NC 1538541.015 Industrial Fabricators, Inc. GASTONIA 12/15/2021 $84,000.00 OH 1539723.015 Miller Family Construction, LLC PERRYSBURG 12/15/2021 $81,526.00 OH 1565652.015 Mount Carmel Behavioral Health LLC COLUMBUS 12/15/2021 $40,959.00 OH 1561485.015 Pallet Distributors Inc. SUGARCREEK 12/15/2021 $43,890.00 RI 1539330.015 Seafreeze LTD. NORTH KINGSTOWN 12/15/2021 $64,170.00 TX 1537877.015 AT&T Texas PLEASANTON 12/15/2021 $40,959.00 GA 1536806.015 Flexible Metal, Inc. TUCKER 12/16/2021 $44,861.00 WI 1538155.015 KI, Inc. GREEN BAY 12/16/2021 $46,420.00 CA 1562253.015 Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians COACHELLA 12/17/2021 $75,213.00 GA 1538246.015 Pinova, (DE) Inc. BRUNSWICK 12/17/2021 $44,861.00 NJ 1538038.015 Ocean Care and Staffing, Inc. BRICK 12/17/2021 $49,152.00 WA 1551944.015 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS/STAFFORD CREEK ABERDEEN 12/17/2021 $60,000.00 FL 1538641.015 ALEJANDRO CARPENTRY, INC. BRADENTON BEACH 12/20/2021 $41,739.00 IA 1539842.015 Flint Cliffs Manufacturing Corp. BURLINGTON 12/20/2021 $144,920.00 OH 1546023.015 Akron Foundry Company AKRON 12/20/2021 $65,650.00 OH 1558022.015 General Mills WELLSTON 12/20/2021 $81,918.00 CA 1537872.015 JR Filanc Construction Company, Inc. LEMOORE 12/21/2021 $121,500.00 CA 1557133.015 City of Lemoore LEMOORE 12/21/2021 $75,000.00 GA 1540330.015 Latexco, LLC LAVONIA 12/21/2021 $108,130.00 NY 1545865.015 WellNow Urgent Care ELMIRA 12/21/2021 $54,612.00 NY 1545878.015 WellNow Urgent Care WATERTOWN 12/21/2021 $54,612.00 NY 1541601.015 WellNow Urgent Care OSWEGO 12/21/2021 $54,612.00 OH 1566028.015 Florentino Velasco WESTERVILLE 12/21/2021 $66,511.00 WI 1551613.015 Watry Industries, LLC SHEBOYGAN 12/21/2021 $47,427.00 CO 1540240.015 LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL INC. LONGMONT 12/22/2021 $42,910.00 PA 1537729.015 Inframark, LLC DOWNINGTOWN 12/22/2021 $46,812.00 WA 1541205.015 RED DIAMOND CONSTRUCTION INC. VERADALE 12/22/2021 $57,600.00 CA 1539242.015 Steven T. Blaze, individually ESCONDIDO 12/23/2021 $60,975.00 HI 1557822.015 Surface Shield Roofing Company LLC PEARL CITY 12/23/2021 $43,557.00 IL 1548827.015 Texas Roadhouse, Inc. EAST PEORIA 12/23/2021 $66,515.00 OH 1569353.015 Perez Construction LLC DELAWARE 12/23/2021 $78,956.00 AR 1565411.015 GPM Investments, LLC MENA 12/28/2021 $44,860.00 CA 1540933.015 Airgas USA, LLC SALINAS 12/28/2021 $50,100.00 CT 1547968.015 Guallpa Construction Services LLC BRIDGEPORT 12/28/2021 $52,566.00 MD 1557868.015 Rub & Dan Construction, LLC UPPER MARLBORO 12/28/2021 $121,000.00 MD 1560470.015 Rub & Dan Construction, L.L.C. NEW MARKET 12/28/2021 $59,400.00 MT 1543891.015 Mountain Power Construction Company BIG SKY 12/28/2021 $173,787.00 NH 1553346.015 American Performance Polymers LLC COLEBROOK 12/28/2021 $49,152.00 NY 1565922.015 J. Salvatore & Sons Inc. SCARSDALE 12/28/2021 $49,152.00 PA 1549683.015 nGROUP Performance Partners WOOLRICH 12/28/2021 $40,960.00 TX 1542021.015 Lexicon, Inc. SINTON 12/28/2021 $54,612.00 CA 1540519.015 Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. and Tutor Perini Corporation LOS ANGELES 12/29/2021 $71,375.00 GA 1539634.015 Safavieh Inc. SAVANNAH 12/29/2021 $101,424.00 VT 1546908.015 CASELLA WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. ADDISON 12/29/2021 $40,959.00 VT 1542411.015 McDonald Electric Corporation READSBORO 12/29/2021 $40,959.00 VT 1570104.015 MCDONALD ELECTRICAL CORPORATION READSBORO 12/29/2021 $40,960.00 AL 1547414.015 Daikin America, Inc. DECATUR 12/30/2021 $232,103.00 NV 1540497.015 NectarTek, LLC PAHRUMP 12/30/2021 $63,078.00 PA 1540853.015 Cook Drilling Corp. PHILADELPHIA 12/30/2021 $46,420.00 WA 1548080.015 VALENTINE ROOFING INC. LAKE TAPPS 12/30/2021 $96,000.00 MO 1542037.015 MAGNITUDE 7 METALS LLC MARSTON 01/03/2022 $90,111.00 OH 1570528.015 C.R.H. Roofing LLC COLUMBIA STATION 01/03/2022 $41,935.00 PA 1540500.015 B and C Construction Contractors LLC NORRISTOWN 01/03/2022 $40,959.00 WA 1551333.015 BNSF Railway OLYMPIA 01/03/2022 $86,016.00 OH 1565648.015 Florentino Velasco COLUMBUS 01/04/2022 $62,221.00 KY 1548328.015 BULK FIRST LLC LOUISVILLE 01/05/2022 $88,900.00 MD 1564283.015 VD Construction Services LLC FUNKSTOWN 01/05/2022 $96,400.00 OK 1556937.015 F and B Unique Exteriors TULSA 01/05/2022 $44,471.00 TX 1542083.015 Prince Business Investments Inc. SUGAR LAND 01/05/2022 $58,708.00 CA 1540059.015 Davis Stone, Incorporated ESCONDIDO 01/06/2022 $92,255.00 IA 1542665.015 New Heaven Chemicals Inc. MANLY 01/06/2022 $43,886.00 TX 1558076.015 Ismael Delgado SPRING 01/06/2022 $133,021.00 WI 1541509.015 Tulip Richardson Corporation MILWAUKEE 01/06/2022 $66,708.00 CO 1549579.015 Colorado Roofing Products, LLC AURORA 01/07/2022 $40,961.00 OK 1543105.015 Asphalt Express Enterprises, L.L.C. ARDMORE 01/07/2022 $113,319.00 TX 1544460.015 Turn 2 Specialty Companies LA PORTE 01/07/2022 $53,247.00 TX 1544480.015 Lyondell Basell LA PORTE 01/07/2022 $54,612.00 CT 1546149.015 Hartford Healthcare-GoHealth Urgent Care, LLC WEST HARTFORD 01/10/2022 $65,939.00 DE 1543718.015 Hanover Foods Corporation CLAYTON 01/10/2022 $92,452.00 NJ 1552067.015 Prevost Car US, Inc. SOUTH PLAINFIELD 01/10/2022 $42,911.00 TN 1563996.015 Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC JACKSON 01/11/2022 $87,000.00 WA 1545356.015 NORTHWEST PALLET SERVICES LLC CENTRALIA 01/11/2022 $70,000.00 WI 1546939.015 Dairyfood USA, Inc. BLUE MOUNDS 01/11/2022 $43,886.00 CA 1541487.015 Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. SALINAS 01/12/2022 $44,800.00 VA 1543992.015 Bowman Andros Products, LLC MOUNT JACKSON 01/12/2022 $168,880.00 WA 1543162.015 BERRY ACRES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC. SUMAS 01/12/2022 $53,400.00 WA 1545552.015 IKO PACIFIC INC. SUMAS 01/12/2022 $98,000.00 WA 1547827.015 CAPSTONE LOGISTICS LLC CENTRALIA 01/12/2022 $75,400.00 VI 1544419.015 GEC, LLC ST THOMAS 01/13/2022 $55,299.00 WA 1544261.015 UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC. CENTRALIA 01/13/2022 $140,400.00 WA 1547315.015 DOLLAR TREE STORES INC. PUYALLUP 01/13/2022 $136,532.00 WA 1549643.015 BOSS CONSTRUCTION INC. VANTAGE 01/13/2022 $283,864.00 IL 1544076.015 Fuchs Lubricants Co. HARVEY 01/14/2022 $47,909.00 KY 1545538.015 LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY VALLEY STATION 01/14/2022 $63,000.00 PR 1543631.015 U.S. Postal Service - San Juan Processing and Distribution Center SAN JUAN 01/14/2022 $49,544.00 WA 1553325.015 ZWEIGART CONSTRUCTION INC. BATTLE GROUND 01/19/2022 $43,260.00 AR 1545741.015 HIXSON LUMBER COMPANY, LLC MAGNOLIA 01/20/2022 $94,263.00 Safety Training at Non-Profits (Check Sites for Starting Dates) NIU OSHA COVID Manufacturing Feb 15 NIU Healthcare ETS Feb 25 NIU Infectious Disease Feb 28 NIU Machine Guarding Feb 3 OSHA 3015 Trench CSC Feb 9-11 NIU 7205 Feb 18 NIU 7500 Feb 23 NIU is Northern Illinois University OSHA Education Center http://www.nsec.niu.edu FREE machine Guarding https://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/course-schedules/free-courses/free-machinery-courses/index.shtml 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 117 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too. I teach in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Indiana. I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.