OSHA NEws March 2024

OSHA News for March 2024 Hello, Another hard busy month. It was good to see many of you at the Construction Safety Conference. I ran out of the handouts. It is good to work with safety teams that are good. I get to see world class ideas and programs. Lockout energy procedures still cause many to struggle. I try to go out to the machine and see if the instructions are clear for me to lock out. Pressure gauge locations are often hard to find on big machines. I am seeing several fatalities for forklifts. Seat belts are must. Backing upo requires the operator to look in the direction of travel. 17 people I know passed certification. A record. I have several hundred CSP, ASP, CHST questions and more in the BCSP study group on Facebook. I would like to see 200,000 certified worldwide by 2030. This month ppt is CDL Safety. Transportation deaths are 20 year high. Over 1000 truck drivers died in 2022. I am finding that much of the training lately is teaching drivers how to fill out the required forms. John OSHA News. 1. The U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Texas contractor Hurtado Construction Co. March 15 after an 18-year-old worker was killed in a trench collapse last September. OSHA proposed $257,811 in fines. https://www.enr.com/articles/58333-osha-cites-texas-contractor-after-trench-collapse-kills-18-year-old-employee?fbclid=IwAR1xNgIesYmhfReC_GE2MJXB3oD686Lxl82hG9vaCIzuDrDOOrJRS8yVRT8_aem_AVWR1wv6Z-6Zijnn54WTaixZKP8AzRwvBOJTe9ZUdaXK0VarK0MPymN2XBu4g5i9_vGZiBUWmH5nA6m0flnqeNJ3 2. The President’s OSHA proposal is 3.6% more than the agency received in FY 2023, the only major increases coming in enforcement and in Federal Compliance Assistance for new AI training technology. 3. ‘Rust’ Armorer Convicted of Manslaughter in Alec Baldwin Shooting https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/arts/rust-armorer-convicted-alec-baldwin-shooting.html 4. OSHA Cites Texas Contractor After Trench Collapse Kills 18-Year-Old Employee https://www.enr.com/articles/58333-osha-cites-texas-contractor-after-trench-collapse-kills-18-year-old-employee?fbclid=IwAR1xNgIesYmhfReC_GE2MJXB3oD686Lxl82hG9vaCIzuDrDOOrJRS8yVRT8_aem_AVWR1wv6Z-6Zijnn54WTaixZKP8AzRwvBOJTe9ZUdaXK0VarK0MPymN2XBu4g5i9_vGZiBUWmH5nA6m0flnqeNJ3 5. OSHA inspects Elon Musk tunnel project. https://news3lv.com/news/local/more-questions-arise-after-osha-finds-safety-violations-at-elon-musk-tunnel-project-las-vegas-convention-and-visitors-authority-nevada-boring-company-tunnels-in-las-vegas?fbclid=IwAR1np7fY6GRJ0r5HjRwvLSoGRUYTvbr8hBRVl4RgxOJwd5JUT8nH6q_WRRA_aem_AVV2aOS4EnJpmnJTzPhamBhxj6mOtW9mFJSG1AgAPom5hKf7Cbk4qiOr4qZ9DvXFnbLXCopzzqsRsiWDUYIYEsTv OTHER NEWS 1. Stress Creates A 4-Fold Increase In Spread Of Cancer: Study https://www.cshl.edu/chronic-stress-spreads-cancer-heres-how/?fbclid=IwAR27QAFInwIzR9fxrDwwO0Nkb2K1q8R9FluwiwUxhaqKh7ESMdVfkWZy9ks_aem_AVURNeLmW5r4N_NWqJq9AMYt0fYCXjrs0nE_ZYjCyCC5ggghbaNJEZlQG-U3bTnVe4hyvLfN56nKrEAic8XSQ2yu 2. More Broccoli, less strokes. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/natural-compound-derived-broccoli-help-prevent-treat-stroke?fbclid=IwAR3G-y6FCTRmqQ6BkBhlQRwFtRR-pw84xdsgFhS2fjwd0tLD3ARYeDShgpQ_aem_AVWXBon2mMyh2RT6IcyoxdiVeSC-mX9rVEMEaSDDfImjJ-zGEVulCOwkGnL_SNxJ3pI1_tahIPd0Liry8rEiujJa#Slowing-down-the-onset-of-stroke 3. Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapses after being struck by ship Six construciton workers believed to have died in the collapse. 4. US bans asbestos https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/18/chrysotile-asbestos-ban-epa/?fbclid=IwAR3OWHAtOzMvquRZWHmswSgB0WRsB-seXwKaqw3bLQSHB6kHKwps65sJG9I_aem_AVUXWw1RkHe-iTxrwP1w8T-_5vfYkHYdOIUG3xUyWPQ4PEdHk5rGkMAcs9T-14SQ_FBOlle-XZLSdMFOUmrWn7Fj 5. First responders lift the most. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/01/most-physically-demanding-jobs-america/?fbclid=IwAR3EjJNFb6nIRFemlPopMvgx17e9G5uaQl0EIDe0SnMc_-V5l1jR8b8Q3HQ_aem_AVXhUOdBfJyRwNlE4Ah10-ArqhxI9z1BV6ZVnOA7PmFhs85Nmr006xjbZaA8hPOYDgrEPvEZ-AQ_hr5Fvvs7RL9K OSHA CITATIONS Feb 24 2024 to Mar 13 2024 NC 1696119.015 Barnes Farming Corporation SPRING HOPE 03/04/2024 $187,509.00 OH 1706281.015 New Horizons Baking Company NORWALK 03/04/2024 $70,984.00 OH 1722819.015 YUSA CORPORATION WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE 03/04/2024 $80,655.00 PA 1713420.015 Dollar General MILLVILLE 03/04/2024 $76,054.00 VA 1696114.015 Thomas Builders of Virginia, Inc. LYNCHBURG 03/04/2024 $655,533.00 WA 1700128.015 STEMILT AG SERVICES LLC OTHELLO 03/04/2024 $353,000.00 WV 1702629.015 APG Polytech, LLC APPLE GROVE 03/04/2024 $55,891.00 MN 1713474.015 Quanex Custom Components Inc SAINT CLOUD 03/01/2024 $52,800.00 OH 1706386.015 Fuyao Glass America, Inc. MORAINE 03/01/2024 $204,877.00 PA 1695874.015 Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC VALENCIA 03/01/2024 $345,685.00 TN 1697081.015 Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. GATLINBURG 03/01/2024 $110,000.00 AL 1695231.015 Cullman Casting Corporation CULLMAN 02/29/2024 $95,981.00 TX 1719127.015 BCR Construction, Inc. EL PASO 02/29/2024 $78,591.00 AR 1694410.015 KAJACS CONTRACTORS, INC. SCOTT 02/28/2024 $91,950.00 AR 1696278.015 Mississippi Limestone Corporation HELENA 02/28/2024 $41,628.00 CA 1701807.015 National Cement Company of California, Inc. LEBEC 02/28/2024 $61,925.00 CA 1707121.015 Super Center Concepts, Inc. LYNWOOD 02/28/2024 $70,000.00 KS 1695602.015 Red Barn Truck Wash & Service Center LLC LIBERAL 02/28/2024 $171,680.00 OH 1713729.015 Appian Manufacturing Corporation COLUMBUS 02/28/2024 $70,977.00 OH 1701233.015 Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Middletown Works MIDDLETOWN 02/28/2024 $96,786.00 TX 1698351.015 Mueller Environmental Designs, LLC BROOKSHIRE 02/28/2024 $41,488.00 TX 1699933.015 Dyna-Mix, Inc. TYLER 02/28/2024 $87,632.00 WI 1695353.015 WD Flooring LLC LAONA 02/28/2024 $49,684.00 WI 1695738.015 WD Flooring LLC LAONA 02/28/2024 $129,538.00 CT 1716027.015 Realize Services, LLC BRIDGEPORT 02/27/2024 $62,361.00 LA 1700953.015 TRITON CONSTRUCTION LLC GEISMAR 02/27/2024 $45,168.00 MA 1701001.015 Western Bronze, Inc. WEST SPRINGFIELD 02/27/2024 $47,009.00 MA 1694585.015 Oxford Airport Technical Services BOSTON 02/27/2024 $46,096.00 NC 1694431.015 Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. SANFORD 02/27/2024 $156,259.00 NV 1718590.015 Western States Contracting, Inc. LAS VEGAS 02/27/2024 $63,382.00 NV 1717023.015 Park MGM LAS VEGAS 02/27/2024 $44,080.00 OH 1702447.015 A & A Safety, Inc. CLEVELAND 02/27/2024 $193,585.00 PA 1694816.015 BCG Contractor Corp PHILADELPHIA 02/27/2024 $159,696.00 TX 1706068.015 Lone Star Bakery CHINA GROVE 02/27/2024 $71,441.00 CA 1711942.015 Martin Marietta Northern California Aggregates, LLC SANGER 02/26/2024 $50,000.00 CA 1696423.015 Kenneth Lunsford KLAMATH 02/26/2024 $44,709.00 FL 1694074.015 St Johns Ship Building, Inc. PALATKA 02/26/2024 $55,539.00 NC 1697562.015 MASTEC UTILITY SERVICES, LLC WAKE FOREST 02/26/2024 $42,186.00 OH 1701370.015 Mingo's Construction LLC COLUMBUS 02/26/2024 $41,943.00 VA 1701237.015 Monogram Snacks Martinsville, LLC MARTINSVILLE 02/26/2024 $47,335.00 NH 1717457.015 Recycling Associates Inc NASHUA 03/13/2024 $51,623.00 NH 1713587.015 Worthen Industries, Inc. NASHUA 03/12/2024 $48,393.00 RI 1719011.015 Alert Ambulance Service, Inc. SOUTH KINGSTOWN 03/12/2024 $42,646.00 WA 1700574.015 PACE INTERNATIONAL LLC EAST WENATCHEE 03/12/2024 $574,000.00 WA 1701164.015 STEMILT GROWERS LLC EAST WENATCHEE 03/12/2024 $76,300.00 WA 1709964.015 ALLWAYS ROOFING INC SNOHOMISH 03/12/2024 $491,101.00 NC 1699144.015 Johnson Brothers Utility - Paving Company, Inc. SAINT PAULS 03/11/2024 $68,750.00 PR 1714773.015 NCBPR GUAYNABO 03/11/2024 $42,000.00 TX 1713752.015 Mundell Terminal Services, Inc EL PASO 03/11/2024 $82,961.00 CA 1697989.015 City and County of San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing SAN FRANCISCO 03/08/2024 $47,550.00 CA 1698000.015 The Tides Center SAN FRANCISCO 03/08/2024 $42,750.00 CA 1701068.015 Frontier Building Products Pacific, Inc. HAYWARD 03/08/2024 $40,320.00 IL 1696750.015 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company DECATUR 03/08/2024 $50,704.00 MN 1699602.015 Wiman Corporation SAUK RAPIDS 03/08/2024 $40,825.00 PA 1697039.015 Level Edge Construction, LLC FOLCROFT 03/08/2024 $271,750.00 PA 1697960.015 E&H Conveyors, Inc. DBA KJ Mushroom Services, Inc. KENNETT SQUARE 03/08/2024 $46,137.00 WI 1700433.015 Grande Cheese Company FOND DU LAC 03/08/2024 $44,145.00 AL 1700412.015 Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC GARDENDALE 03/07/2024 $101,398.00 FL 1699843.015 PCP Group, LLC CLEARWATER 03/07/2024 $155,698.00 IA 1709769.015 City of Sioux City SIOUX CITY 03/07/2024 $43,317.00 IL 1716553.015 North Shore Framing Inc. CHICAGO 03/07/2024 $146,019.00 NC 1700350.015 Autobell Car Wash, LLC WOODFIN 03/07/2024 $67,786.00 NY 1697775.015 International Asbestos Removal Inc. BROOKLYN 03/07/2024 $48,393.00 NY 1697782.015 NorthStar Contracting Group Inc. BROOKLYN 03/07/2024 $48,393.00 OH 1720840.015 Metallus CANTON 03/07/2024 $101,396.00 OH 1725194.015 Foundations Health Solutions SAINT CLAIRSVILLE 03/07/2024 $58,080.00 OK 1699007.015 Lopez Foods, Inc. OKLAHOMA CITY 03/07/2024 $57,620.00 AR 1697373.015 Granges Americas Inc. NEWPORT 03/06/2024 $64,524.00 MI 1705478.015 DW National Standard Niles LLC NILES 03/06/2024 $44,200.00 ND 1715434.015 Cleary Building Corporation FARGO 03/06/2024 $80,655.00 OH 1712545.015 Haverhill Coke Company LLC FRANKLIN FURNACE 03/06/2024 $55,306.00 PA 1700919.015 Venegas Contracting, LLC HARRISBURG 03/06/2024 $161,324.00 WI 1707720.015 Darling Ingredients Inc. BERLIN 03/06/2024 $43,790.00 CA 1698772.015 Tesla, Inc. FREMONT 03/05/2024 $54,000.00 NJ 1708732.015 Moura Construction Corp. BELMAR 03/05/2024 $77,434.00 NJ 1695486.015 Aunt Kitty's Foods Inc. VINELAND 03/05/2024 $463,224.00 AL 1696543.015 Dean Sausage Company, Incorporated ATTALLA 03/04/2024 $116,153.00 MO 1714424.015 MAGNITUDE 7 METALS LLC MARSTON 03/04/2024 $41,483.00 MT 1702380.015 Fred's Appliance, Inc. BELGRADE 03/04/2024 $46,090.00 MT 1697700.015 Pyramid Mountain Lumber, Inc. SEELEY LAKE 03/04/2024 $174,227.00 Safety Training at Non-Profits (Check Sites for Starting Dates) CSC 7125 Silica Apr 15 CSC 510 April 15-18 NIU Mental Health Apr 26, 12 NIU 511 Apr 1-4 2024 CSC 7845 Recordkeeping Apr 19 2024 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 10-hour and the 500 series. I have taught 857 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, and early mornings too. I teach in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Indiana. The PowerPoint is posted free at usmwf.org. https://www.usmwf.org/powerpoints-and-safety-information.html I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.