ASA Webinar to Focus on OSHA Compliance
The Automotive Service Association will be hosting a webinar featuring Ian Adams of Cintas that will cover safety and OSHA concerns for shops.
OSHA Issues $69,058 in Fines, Seven Citations to Goodyear
A U.S. Department of Labor’ agency has slapped Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. with $69,058 in fines and seven citations for endangering its employees, it found in an investigation.
Goodyear Chemical Plant Earns OSHA VPP Star Status for Safety
Goodyear’s Houston chemical plant has earned certification to Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Status by OSHA.
Mavis Tire Store Faces OSHA Fine
Mavis Tire’s Westfield location is facing a $103,331 fine from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for eight health and safety violations. OSHA cited the tire store for one repeat and seven serious violations, according to OSHA documents. The repeat citation was for obstructed exit routes found during a March 30 inspection that was also
T.O. Haas Tire Earns OSHA Safety Recognition
Two T.O. Haas Tire locations have joined the Nebraska Department of Labor’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Award Program (SHARP). SHARP is regulated by OSHA and recognizes small employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management system. “We’ve been working hard on reaching SHARP certification status at all of our stores,” said Randy Haas,
OSHA Issues Rule to Modernize Injury Collection Data
OSHA has issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public, and OSHA about workplace hazards. There are more than three million workers that suffer workplace injury or illness annually, according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics. Currently, little or no information about worker injuries and illnesses at
OSHA Requires Businesses to Post Injury, Illness Summaries
From Feb. 1 until April 30, employers must post OSHA’s Form 300A. The form summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses logged during 2015. The summary must be displayed in a common area where notices to employees are usually posted. Businesses with 10 or fewer employees and those in certain industries are exempt from OSHA recordkeeping and
Remember: New OSHA Requirements Start 2015
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) made changes to reporting and recordkeeping requirements that employers must follow starting in 2015. New reporting rules require employers to contact their state OSHA agency within eight hours for a work-related fatality. Also under the rule employers must report, within 24 hours, a work-related accident that results in
TIA States Opinion On OSHA Proposal
The Tire Industry Association sent comments online to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) docket office, regarding a proposal from OSHA to “improve tracking workplace injuries and illnesses” by making the data available to the public. The proposed rule would require “electronic” submission of injury and illness data from employers that are already required
TIA Seeks Comments on OSHA Proposal to Make Injury and Illness Data Available
The Tire Industry Association is seeking comments from all segments of the tire industry regarding a proposal from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” in part by making the data available to the public. During a recent informal public meeting with the agency in Washington D.C., organizations