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November 9, 2009
 
OSHA Standards for General Industry as of August 2009

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OSHA addresses workplace violence and fatigue at upcoming international conference on work stress and health

The dangers to workers of violence and fatigue are among topics OSHA presenters will address at the 8th international conference on occupational stress and health, "Work, Stress and Health: Global Concerns and Approaches," Nov. 5-8, 2009, in San Juan, PR.

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Standard Interpretation Letter indicates OSHA will accept EU GHS labels under certain conditions

A Standard Interpretation Letter, issued on October 6, 2009, indicates that as long as the European Union (EU) Global Harmony System (GHS) label contains the information required by OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, OSHA will consider the EU GHS label sufficient.

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New Haven, Conn., contractor faces $308,500 in OSHA fines for fall hazards at two Massachusetts worksites

New Place Carpentry, a New Haven, Conn., contractor with a long history of fall protection violations, faces a total of $308,500 in new fines from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for willful and repeat fall hazards following the agency's inspections at worksites in Plymouth and Methuen, Mass. The contractor, which primarily performs residential framing work, has been cited by OSHA eight times since July 2003. Fines from earlier investigations total $171,700 for failing to provide fall protection and other required safeguards for workers at jobsites in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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