News from the Safety Industry
ALJ Upholds Citations Against Jersey City Medical Center
Published: Monday July 1st 2019
Source: OHS Online Magazine
OSHA issued citations for one willful and four serious safety violations against the medical center for electrical hazards after a maintenance worker received an electrical shock and fell from a ladder while changing an overhead ballast in a light fixture in June 2016. He died a month later.
IEEE Launching 14 New Open Access Journals
Published: Monday July 1st 2019
Source: OHS Online Magazine
The journals span a wide range of technologies, including telecommunications, computing, biomedical engineering, automotive technology, signal processing, industry applications, and power and energy. They will begin accepting submissions in fall 2019 and publish their first articles in early 2020.
NTSB to Meet July 23 for Probable Cause of 2018 Amtrak Crash
Published: Monday July 1st 2019
Source: OHS Online Magazine
The Amtrak train struck a stopped CSX train near Cayce, S.C. The southbound Amtrak train had been diverted from the main track through a hand-thrown switch into a siding, where it collided with the CSX train.
Federal Judge Upholds Safety and Health Citations, Penalties Against Jersey City, New Jersey Medical Center
Published: Friday June 28th 2019
Source: OSHA News
June 28, 2019
Federal Judge Upholds Safety and Health Citations, Penalties
Against Jersey City, New Jersey Medical Center
U.S. Department of Labor Orders Kentucky Trucking Company To Reinstate Driver Who Refused To Operate Vehicle During Inclement Weather
Published: Friday June 28th 2019
Source: OSHA News
June 28, 2019
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Illinois Metal Treating Facility
Published: Friday June 28th 2019
Source: OSHA News
June 28, 2019
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Illinois Metal Treating Facility
CSU Presents 2019 Outstanding Safety Professional Award
Published: Friday June 28th 2019
Source: OHS Online Magazine
"I am honored that Columbia Southern University has chosen me to represent them in this way. I hope to inspire other professionals to continue to develop as leaders and expand their understanding of their craft," Wyatt Bradbury said. "I also hope to challenge experienced professionals to begin the transfer of knowledge that is necessary for the next generation of OSH professionals."
State Farm Sponsoring West Virginia Courtesy Patrol
Published: Friday June 28th 2019
Source: OHS Online Magazine
State Farm is the new sponsor of the Courtesy Patrol, whose personnel assist drivers on the entire 88 miles of the West Virginia Turnpike, from Charleston to Princeton. It now has a new name, the WV Turnpike State Farm Safety Patrol.
DOT Eases CDL Process for the States
Published: Friday June 28th 2019
Source: OHS Online Magazine
The proposed rule would give states discretion to allow qualified third-party skills trainers to also conduct the skills testing for the same individual.
U.S. Department of Labor Schedules Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Meeting; Announces Committee Appointments
Published: Thursday June 27th 2019
Source: OSHA News
June 27, 2019