All's quiet on the Washington front; Federal OSHA is at a standstill, but keep your eye on North Carolina

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North Carolina is one of the 23 states implementing its own Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) program under the supervision of federal OSHA. However, a fire at Imperial Inc's poultry processing plant in Hamlet, NC, which resulted in the death of 25 emloyees raised questions regarding the efficiency of North Carolina's OSHA program. An assessment of the state program by federal OSHA led to the discovery of certain flaws, prompting the agency to reinstate federal enforcement and initiate formal legal procedures that might lead to a withdrawal of the state plan's approval.

Food preparations, not elsewhere classified, Groceries and related products, not elsewhere classified, Regulation misc. commercial sectors, Poultry slaughtering and processing, North Carolina, Fires, Poultry industry, Imperial Foods Inc.

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Court favors huge OSHA penalties

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The Court has upheld the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)'s policy of imposing large fines for each violation of its employee safety and health regulations. Administrative law judge D. Burroughs ruled in favor of OSHA's citations when he found the Interstate Lead Co guilty of wilfully violating lead standards and consequently posing health hazards to employees and the public. He believed that stiffer fines will discourage noncompliance of OSHA policies and prevent employers from benefitting from such violations.

Secondary nonferrous metals, Column, Lead industry, Fines (Penalties), Interstate Lead Company Inc.

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This is no half-baked ergonomics case: decision gives OSHA direction for future ergonomis cases

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will long remember its prosecution of the Pepperidge Farms for the valuable lessons it taught in the conduct of ergonomics cases. OSHA was able to win valuable ground when an administrative judge ruled that Pepperidge Farms violated record-keeping and lifting rules. However, the court did reduce the penalty for Pepperidge, because since the OSHA was unable to prove that the company did not institute changes in procedures to ameliorate the safety and health hazards.

Bread, cake, and related products, Bread, Cake & Related Products, Commercial Bakeries, Bakers and bakeries, Bakeries, Baked goods, Ergonomics, Pepperidge Farm Inc.

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