April 2000 OSHA News, Federal Register Notices & Announcements
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| April 28 - * OSHA Unveils the Workers' Page |
| April 27 - [Congressional Testimony by Charles N. Jeffress] - Statement of Assistant Secretary Charles N. Jeffress - Before the Subcommittee on Employment, Safety, and Training of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, April 27, 2000. |
| April 27 - [Federal Register #: 65:24512] - Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of MOM Approval. |
| April 27 - [Federal Register #: 65:24512-24513] - Susan Harwood Training Grant Program; Revised Notice. |
| April 26 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA Cites Florida construction company for exposing workers to potential fatal falls; proposes penalties of $456,000. |
| April 26 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA extends application deadline for harwood training grants. |
| April 25 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA issues hazard information bulletin for lyme disease. |
| April 24 - [Federal Register #: 65:23013-23081] - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. |
| April 20 - [Region 2 News Release] - Elmont, New York, contractor painting the Bayonne Bridge In Bayonne, New Jersey, cited by OSHA for alleged health violations; $128,000 in penalties proposed. |
| April 20 - [Federal Register #: 65:21028-21030] - Training Grant Program Internet-Based OSHA Expert Compliance Assistance System. |
| April 19 - [Federal Register #: 65:20735-20743] - Nevada State Plan; Final Approval Determination. |
| April 18 - [Trade News Release] - Nevada OSHA Plan Receives Final Approval. |
| April 13 - [National News Release] - Avondale Industries agrees to pay $357,750 in fines; Will implement revised safety and health program. |
| April 13 - [Congressional Testimony by Charles N. Jeffress] - Statement of Assistant Secretary Charles N. Jeffress - Before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction of the House Small Business Committee, April 13, 2000 * RELATED: [National News Release] - Time to Act on Musculoskeletal Disorders" Jeffress Tells Congress |
| April 12 - [Federal Register #: 65:19702-19703] - Ergonomics Program Standard Informal Public Hearings. |
| April 12 - [Region 2 News Release] - Burlington, New Jersey, Food Warehouse Cited by OSHA for Alleged Willful Safety Violations; $109,500 in Penalties Proposed. |
| April 11 - [Federal Register #: 65:19023-19025] - Applied Research Laboratories, Inc., Expansion of Recognition. |
| April 11 - [Federal Register #: 65:18124-18125] - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request. |
| April 10 - [New JSHQ Publication {7.1 MB PDF}]- Job Safety & Health Quarterly Magazine, Volume No. 11-2 - Winter 2000. |
| April 10 - [National News Release]- OSHA Adds Two Days to Ergonomics Proposal Hearing Session Beginning April 24 in Portland, Ore. |
| April 06 - [Region 10 News Release] - Ergonomics Proposal Hearing To Open April 24 in Portland, Ore. |
| April 06 - [Region 6 News Release] - OSHA proposes $138,275 penalty against Monfort Beef Division in Cactus, Texas. |
| April 06 - [Region 8 News Release] - OSHA fines Louisiana Pacific Corporation in Olathe $95,000 for willful and serious safety and health violations. |
| April 05 - [Region 6 News Release] - OSHA proposes $94,500 penalty against Kohler Co., Searcy, Ark. |
| April 05 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA joins transportation partners in ‘Stay Alert' campaign stressing safety for highway workers. |
| April 04 - [Trade News Release] - OSHA Announces April 5 National Small Business Forum in Arlington, Va.. |
| April 04 - [New OSHA Publication] - Subject: Small Business - Title: "Questions & Answers for Small Business" - OSHA Publication # 3163 - April 2000. |
| April 03 - [Speech by Charles N. Jeffress] - 3/30/2000 Presented To: National Conference on Preventing Hearing Loss in Construction - Subject: Hearing Conservation in the Construction Industry. |
| April 03 - [Region 5 News Release] - OSHA Issues Citations to American Coating Technology, Inc., Eau Claire, WIS., After a Workplace Fatality - Proposed penalties total $238,250. |
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