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:: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 ::
Plant managers meeting hears OSHA's 'top ten' violation list The Tullahoma News
Construction scaffolding and the lack of training on the handling of hazardous materials are the two most common OSHA violations nationwide, Coffee County Plant Managers Association was told this week.
Stone presented a chart of the 10 most common safety and health violations reported to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 2003: 1. Scaffolding/construction, 8,804 cases reported; 2. Hazard communication, 6,800; 3. Fall protection/construction, 5,544; 4. Lockout/tagout, 4,506; 5. Respiratory protection, 3,939; 6. Machine guarding, 3,400; 7. Electrical wiring, 3,112; 8. Powered industrial trucks, 2,774; 9. Bloodborne pathogens, 2,354; 10. electrical systems, 2,233.
U.S. Shelves Nuke Safety Rules Proposal By NANCY ZUCKERBROD, AP
The government shelved a proposal Monday that would have let contractors at federal nuclear facilities pick which safety rules they should follow.
The idea had come under fire from lawmakers, a government safety board and even some contractors themselves.
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said in a letter to John Conway, chairman of independent Defense Nuclear Safety Board, that he was suspending the drafting of new regulations for implementing the proposal to get more suggestions.
Abraham said he was "deeply concerned by the perception" that the rule proposed by the agency two months ago would have endangered workers.------------------------------------------- posted 5:21 AM :: reference link ::
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