March 2000 OSHA News, Federal Register Notices & Announcements
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| March 31 - [Memo - National Partnership for Reinventing Government] - Employee Survey Improvement Plan. |
| March 31 - [Federal Register #: 65:17316-17321] - Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. |
| March 30 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA Accepting Proposals for $5.7 Million in Safety and Health Training Grants. |
| March 30 - [Federal Register #: 65:16967] - Acrylonitrile (AN) Standard (29 CFR 1910.1045); Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. |
| March 30 - [Region 5 News Release] - OSHA targets road construction sites to protect workers in Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio. |
| March 27 - [Region 1 News Release] - OSHA cites Rhode Island electric utility for alleged willful and serious safety violations following accident at providence substation. |
| March 27 - [Region 6 News Release] - Aeriform customers in Houston, Port Arthur, Beaumont and Corpus Christi alerted to hazardous air cylinders. |
| March 27 - [Region 6 News Release] - Aeriform customers in Houston, Port Arthur and Beaumont alerted to hazardous air cylinders. |
| March 27 - [National News Release] - OSHA identifies 13,000 workplaces with highest injury and illness rates. |
| March 24 - [Region 1 News Release] - Watertown, Mass., employer cited by OSHA for fall protection safety hazards at Nashua, N.H., worksite; nearly $65,000 in penalties proposed. |
| March 23 - [Statement of Charles N. Jeffress] - Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, House Appropriations Committee, March 23, 2000. |
| March 23 - [Federal Register #: 65:15652-15653] - Construction Records for Tests and Inspections of Personnel Hoists; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements.. |
| March 23 - [Federal Register #: 65:15651-15652] - Construction Records for Blasting Operations; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. |
| March 23 - [Federal Register #: 65:15650-15651] - Trucks Used Underground to Transport Explosives--Inspection Record; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. |
| March 22 - [Federal Register #: 65:15018-15019] - Rigging Equipment--Proof Testing of Welded End Wire Rope Attachment; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. |
| March 17 - [Region 9 News Release] - Guam construction company fined $101,000 for repeatedly violating workplace safety rules. |
| March 16 - [Region 9 News Release] - Guam construction company fined $101,000 for repeatedly violating workplace safety rules. |
| March 15 - [Joint Regional News Release] - OSHA Regions 1 & 6 - OSHA cites Louisiana-based contractor for five alleged willful safety violations on Northern Massachusetts natural gas pipeline project. |
| March 15 - [OSHA Statement] - Opening Statement at the Public Hearing on the Agency's Proposed Ergonomics Program Standard. |
| March 14 - [OSHA Statement] - Statement by Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman: opening of hearings on ergonomics standard. |
| March 14 - [Region 2 News Release] - Ford Motor Company plant in Hamburg, New York, cited by OSHA for alleged serious and repeat safety violations; $57,125 in penalties proposed. |
| March 13 - [Trade News Release] - NACOSH public meeting set for April in Washington. |
| March 13 - [Federal Register #: 65:13254] - Ergonomics Program. |
| March 13 - [Federal Register #: 65:13325-13326] - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Notice of Rechartering. |
| March 13 - [National News Release] - OSHA ergonomics hearing opens today. |
| March 9 - [Federal Register #: 65:12578-12579] - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting. |
| March 9 - [Federal Register #: 65:12318] - Cotton Dust Standard: Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. |
| March 7 - [Federal Register #: 65:11948-11949] - Ergonomics Program. |
| March 7 - [Region 6 News Release] - OSHA cites TGR constructors $35,000 for alleged safety violation of excavation fatality in Lewisville. |
| March 7 - [Region 1 News Release] - OSHA cites Hampstead, New Hampshire, contractor for alleged willful and serious trenching safety violations at Manchester worksite. |
| March 6 - [Federal Register #: 65:11802-11803] - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request. |
| March 6 - [Federal Register #: 65:11804-11806] - Wyle Laboratories, Inc.; Application for Renewal of Recognition. |
| March 6 - [Region 5 News Release] - OSHA issues citations to W.R. Kelso Company, Indianapolis, for alleged workplace safety and health violations. |
| March 6 - [Region 4 News Release] - Celanese Chemicals fined $250,000 for safety violations at Bucks, Alabama, plant. |
| March 6 - [Region 4 News Release] - Atlanta contractor fined $108,000 for safety violations at Buford job site. |
| March 6 - [Region 4 News Release] - OSHA fines Alabama fireworks manufacturer $64,750 following investigation of fatal explosion. |
| March 6 - [Region 4 News Release] - OSHA proposes $200,000 penalty following accident at Dalton plant. |
| March 3 - [Federal Register #: 65:11344-11345] - NSF International, Application for Expansion of Recognition. |
| March 3 - [Region 6 News Release] - W.S. Bellows Construction Corp. in Houston recognized for safety excellence. |
| March 2 - [Region 8 News Release] - OSHA fines White Wave Inc. in Boulder $101,250 following comprehensive inspection. |
| March 2 - [Region 8 News Release] - OSHA fines Kurt manufacturing company in Pueblo $113,700 for 26 safety and health violations. |
| March 2 - [Region 8 News Release] - OSHA fines Meeker contractor $153,450 for willful and serious violations of trenching and excavation standards. |
| March 1 - [Federal Register #: 65:11088-11089] - 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. |
| March 1 - [Federal Register #: 65:11087-11088] - 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. |
| March 1 - [Federal Register #: 65:11086-11087] - Methylenedianiline (MDA) Standard for Construction (29 CFR 1926.60); Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. |
| March 1 - [Federal Register #: 65:11085-11086] - Methylenedianiline (MDA) Standard for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1050); Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. |
| March 1 - [New OSHA Content Area] - OSHA has added a new content area and button to the main home page. The Events Page provides information on upcoming Conferences and Hearings. |
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