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OSHA Summer Safety Initiative

By Wally Zimolong on Posted in OSHA

OSHA has announced a “no-notice” “Construction Incident Prevention Initiative” campaign to “curb construction fatalities.”  OSHA will be focusing its compliance inspections on construction sites in the Delaware Valley. According to OSHA’s Press Release: “During campaign periods, OSHA sends all of its compliance officers into the field to conduct immediate inspections when unsafe working conditions involving… Continue Reading

OSHA Issues Alert on Silica Use in Fracking – Cue the Plaintiffs’ Bar

By Wally Zimolong on Posted in Marcellus Shale, OSHA

Oil and Gas Lawyer Steven Saunders in Scranton tipped me off to a new OSHA Bulletin entitled “Worker Exposure to Silica during Hydraulic Fracturing.”  A copy of the Bulletin is available HERE.  With this Bulletin, contractors working in the oil and gas industry can be assured that OSHA is going to be paying close attention to… Continue Reading