Southern Oregon restaurant fined $14K for allowing dine-in
A Roseburg, Oregon restaurant has been fined nearly $14,000 by OR-OSHA for reopening for dine-in seating in violation of an executive order, and continuing to do business after officials put a warning notice on the front door. KATU
Newport News Shipbuilding withdraws from VPP following employee death
Newport News Shipbuilding announced last weeek that the shipyard no longer would participate as a Fed-OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star worksite in the wake of the fatal fall last August of a 58-year-old man who was working inside a tank on an aircraft carrier. According to the company’s president, during the coronavirus pandemic the facility is planning for reapplication to VPP in 2021 by improving the safety culture. WAVY
Fed-OSHA investigating Utah energy bar company over PPE allegation
Fed-OSHA is investigating a Utah-based energy bar company after a former employee filed a lawsuit alleging employees were never provided with protective equipment such as masks, gloves or sanitizer, even after rumors circulated that a production line employee had contracted COVID-19. Fox 13 (Salt Lake City)
Meatpacking safety recommendations largely unenforceable
Extensive recommendations issued last month by Fed-OSHA that are intended to protect meatpacking employees as they return facilities that are reopening are unlikely to be enforced, according to critics. Charlotte Observer [with audio]
Fed-OSHA, Industrial Commission of Arizona issue guidance on recording COVID-19 cases
Two recent guidance documents affecting Arizona employers, one from Fed-OSHA and the other from the Industrial Commission of Arizona, emphasize the importance of appropriately recording and responding to work-related cases of COVID-19, writes Tibor Nagy Jr. of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. National Law Review
Amidst a dramatic global workplace shift, professionals around the world have retreated to their homes and immediately became responsible for their own office design. But most office professionals have no idea about occupational safety regulations. How do employers protect themselves and their teams? Forbes