Category: August 2022 Newsletter

A worker performing maintenance inside a cement mixer at a Colorado Springs concrete manufacturing company narrowly escaped fatal injuries when a co-worker turned the machine on. An OSHA investigation determined the company’s failure to comply with federal workplace safety standards nearly cost the worker their life. OSHA inspectors learned Lindsay Precast…

An Ohio contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations has added an additional $228,126 in fines to $108,318 in unpaid penalties with OSHA for again exposing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards. OSHA inspectors observed two employees of Benny Troyer Roofing and Trail Roofing LLC working at heights…

OSHA recently granted Massachusetts initial approval to enable the state’s safety and health plan to be responsible for protecting state and local government workers. The Massachusetts State and Local Government Only State Plan will cover more than 430,000 employees of the state and its political subdivisions under an OSHA-approved plan….

Despite a history of violations and worker injuries dating back almost a decade, Fiesta Mart LLC – a Houston-based supermarket operator – continues to fail in its legal obligations to protect employees. Made apparent after federal inspections in February and May 2022 determined two butchers suffered amputation injuries due to…

An administrative law judge in Denver has affirmed the findings of a U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation that determined a Louisville acute inpatient psychiatric treatment facility exposed direct care employees – such as nurses and mental health technicians – to aggressive patients who regularly assaulted and seriously injured…

NASP has recently partnered with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) to offer our newest course, the Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene. The Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene provides a foundational understanding of key Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety concepts as the basis for anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling…

Just having a safety procedure in place is not enough. Procedures must be followed to be effective; failing to do so can result in fatal consequences, as a recent Mine Safety and Health (MSHA) investigation illustrates. MSHA investigators were called to the Freeport-McMoRan Morenci mine in Greenlee County, Arizona, this…

We at NASP would like to take the time to congratulate our latest round of newly certified Master Safety Professional (MSP) and Certified Safety Director (CSD) professionals! Earning these certifications is truly an amazing accomplishment, and we could not be prouder of your success! Want to join their ranks? Learn…

The Biden Administration on Thursday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move intended to dramatically ramp up the fight against the spread of the virus. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the number of reported monkeypox cases has grown to just over 6,600 in…

In past weeks, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the release of a new set of best practices for protecting temporary workers. Temporary workers, or “temporary agency workers,” are paid by a staffing company and assigned to a host employer on both short- and long-term assignments….