OSHA News April 2025

OSHA News for April 2025 Hello, April ends the period of four months at full speed. Now it will slow down. It was good to see Paul Satti teach in the OSHA 502. He is a manager now at Fermilab. OSHA offered buyouts to managers and National Office. I figure 100 people will take the buyouts. I will know next month. Lee Martin left as Director of Whistleblower. Heat Injury and Illness Prevention: OSHA announced a public hearing to be held on June 16 regarding the proposed rulemaking for heat injury and illness prevention (announced on April 16, 2025) OSHA proposed $262,174 in penalties.to roofer in WI. The agency has inspected Almanza work sites 10 times and cited the contractor for similar violations. https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/chicago/20250407 I was deposed two weeks ago. I think it might get to trial. Not sure how that will go with a jury. Stay tuned. Joe Marchigiani showed me the Heygen.com software that lets you to translate your video into any language. Accurate and great for that have international operations. This Month's Powerpoint: Indoor Crane Safety. Not many fatalities with indoor cranes anymore. Getting hit with the load is the most frequent. Stay cool as the temperatures rise. John OSHA News Update 1. Labor Chief of Staff warns staff against speaking to media. https://www.propublica.org/article/us-department-labor-leak-criminal-charges-threat?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1745415317&utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads&fbclid=IwY2xjawJ_guVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFRV0djaERSa1NNeHpVQUNuAR5oMC47wnwpk04ut0NXisvmJ2UoI60O7Ny1mR5QE32J9sQ3rZFh8h4AD5OB4A_aem_H0CsuWaYPRNAYSMLE3sEZw 2. Jail for Trent Day, vice president at Odessa, Texas-based Aghorn Energy, pleaded guilty to charges of violating the Clean Air Act and OSHA regulations, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fpolicy%2Fenergy-environment%2F5251940-oil-executive-prison-sentenced%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExNTBtMW94MjBxdDZFUVJ5bwEeJ8AEXZos8tB-sArfoVlb4hqlHY4tyGhzhRjKXpx4LBR6v3es6RI7sZH360o_aem_NgeCz2PfxbhhyxSu7dViWw&h=AT2A0AvvsMLXMj_-Hzx8ORqezkFAh6CpjfIapV5QDZeAmZ7ijbsbbLi8zkWTiXkY05OPZcMc_fFz2MwVS0uS6OoAKf-kJ9FpzcQwAZkKo5iJPF3S8VhhzZzO4GU3aAQ-Cedqar_VZCFVjwQYfarr6N7N60wZdw&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2uek56bL4scTwS8y7Tu58H0duMgJa3sJx4WcSYAhXcqpCdOexT-PYxdzIwXkbKSj0bVMoWQlACr0xcyiE9uXZusJ8yDbjKqRrrGgCAHlwcFYHqGnrjBbMrsk03d6O9kT0GxEpneIbwtCOsOPj_RGmY8nzsxMK96SVqq8wPURlg2X7ure-x7A 3. CALOSHA cites contractor for trench death. https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/mag-features/2025/04/07/818442.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ_ic9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1MG0xb3gyMHF0NkVRUnlvAR55ubyz1NmYFP2r_SheiBk_E4hmdUY_3_moJx-BqsLLBJYfHA9aDEQAEUD53A_aem_Z8JPVRw2_rH6g6x9IT2eRg Other News 1. Trench rescue in MN https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/04/24/rescue-crews-free-man-trapped-underground-minneapolis?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ_fTJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFRV0djaERSa1NNeHpVQUNuAR5vFqS-_PnCi5peGop16SBQzp_r-rE5JnrBA6ECQQ6Ukpzxkk3alDnt337Kyw_aem_7UbrhYiBXVO_VNcHgHwS-g 2. 4 dead as dump truck hits ultiity crew in NC https://people.com/4-dead-3-injured-after-dump-truck-hits-crowd-of-utility-workers-11722808?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawJ_fW5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFRV0djaERSa1NNeHpVQUNuAR4KGezCTG0EiBqh_JsN72sCM4qQqRTJFShjCeDBAYAJVpsVJFkGfi8KXa9STA_aem_uuoUfa6gCO7byDJOt_bnVQ 3. Three killed in Scaffold accident in Port Arthur TX. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/port-arthur-lng-scaffolding-collapse-deaths-houston/285-0fc12c3f-767d-4bc8-9a99-ce4d02fb5244 4. Some Illinois residents and pet owners are being urged to use caution after a dead rabbit was diagnosed with tularemia in recent days. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dead-rabbit-tests-positive-for-tularemia-in-central-illinois/3731526/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CHBrand&fbclid=IwY2xjawJ_gsNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFRV0djaERSa1NNeHpVQUNuAR7kaRACgzNfAbnco4cY2WL72gL9xomGWzNEqSCFinO5b1Xqui3WWr2k3Ov41Q_aem_v9lxy7pnLNae7gZwU7FmEA 5. The EPA is currently cleaning up radium-contaminated soil and debris at the former Silbert Watch Co. site in Elgin, Illinois, located at 1409 Dundee Ave, where the company used radium-based paint for luminous watch dials from 1954 to 1971. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week started removing radium-contaminated soil from the former Silbert Watch Co. site and adjacent property at the northeast corner of Dundee and Stewart avenues on Elgin’s northeast side. 6. Louisiana worker awarded $411 million for workplace injury; payout could be biggest ever https://www.wbrz.com/news/report-louisiana-worker-awarded-411-million-for-workplace-injury-payout-could-be-biggest-ever/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJj7ZZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoVnd-T0MT3RouXhzjfvmLMpdXavKuS6MlFULS2CImyTZMOjteGxhBNCC0er_aem_4FDLdxbVSQtIs4tLFeIFZw OSHA CITATIONS Jan 15 2025 None No News Releases related to Citations in March either. Safety Training at Non-Profits (Check Sites for Starting Dates) None, first in 13 years. 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 I usually teach only 10-hour and the 500 series. I have taught 890 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.