Archived Safety NetNews™

May 6, 2008 (Click date to view stories in this section)

• OSHA fines 11 contractors more than $135,000 for fall hazards at Walden Galleria Mall construction project in Cheektowaga, N.Y.
• Westchester County, N.Y. contractors face $130,600 in fines after cave-in hazard spotted at public library construction site
• OSHA proposes more than $94,000 in penalties following inspection of construction trench in Atlanta

April 28, 2008 (Click date to view stories in this section)

• OSHA recognizes U.S. Postal Service's Chula Vista Main Office as safety and health “star”
• OSHA and the Industrial Truck Association renew Alliance to prevent hazards of powered industrial trucks
• OSHA announces informal public hearing on proposed rule on Confined Spaces in Construction

April 21, 2008 (Click date to view stories in this section)

• OSHA renews Alliance with the National Telecommunications Safety Panel
• DCS Sanitation Management Inc. for multiple safety and health violations following electrocution death
• OSHA fines Valero Energy Corp. in Port Arthur, Texas, more than $100,000 for alleged safety violations

April 14, 2008 (Click date to view stories in this section)

• OSHA forms new Alliance with Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association
• U.S. Department of Labor files whistleblower suit against Freehold, N.J., construction company
• Con-Way Freight cited for safety violations by OSHA following death of forklift operator at Manchester, N.H., depot