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There will soon be thousands of people, paid and otherwise, working along the beaches and in tidelands and marshes during the hottest time of the year. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18986.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18979.html Resurfacing work on Old Adobe Road near Penngrove resumed Friday afternoon after a safety meeting called to prevent a repeat of the kind of accident that left a man seriously injured , a Sonoma County official said. Cal-OSHA required the extra worker safety session after halting road work Thursday afternoon in the wake of an incident. At 1:15 p.m. a traffic supervisor walked behind a dump truck and was struck, officials said. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18979.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18978.html OSHA has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations related to electrical hazards found at two Philadelphia facilities after receiving complaints about both locations. Combined proposed penalties total $497,000. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18978.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18977.html Introduction to OSHA, a new training component emphasizing workers rights, is required content in every OSHA 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training Program class. OSHA developed the information in support of the Secretary of Labors goal of strengthening the voice of workers. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18977.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18975.html On the growing list of unknowns that surround the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster -- How many barrels are spilling? When will the leak be capped? -- belongs another, less-discussed mystery: How will the chemical soup of gushing crude and dispersants affect the health of cleanup workers, fishermen and others working along the coast? http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18975.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18973.html A Kingfisher trucking firm and a Minnesota fertilizer plant were cited by Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the deaths of two Oklahoma men in an ammonia accident in 2009. Thirty-one-year-old Robert Shue, of Kingfisher, and 56-year-old Roy Taylor were exposed to anhydrous ammonia at CF Industries Nov. 16 when piping on a tanker truck failed, releasing poisonous vapors. Shue died at the scene and Taylor died two weeks later. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18973.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18968.html The secretaries of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) sent a letter to OSHA Administrator David Michaels asking the agency to conduct a full investigation of oil spill worker conditions and safety. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18968.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18967.html Two Philadelphia U.S. Postal Service distribution centers face $497,000 in fines for allowing inadequately trained employees to perform work without the proper protective equipment while being exposed to live electrical parts, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA cited the Postal Service with four willful violations at the network distribution center at 1900 Byberry Rd., and with three willful and one serious violation at the Processing and Distribution Center at 7500 Lindberg Blvd http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18967.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18963.html CEC Elevator Cab Corp., a Bronx, N.Y., manufacturer of elevator cabs has been cited by OSHA for 18 alleged violations of safety and health standards, chiefly for failing to correct hazards cited during prior OSHA inspections. The company faces a total of $346,500 in proposed penalties. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18963.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18953.html The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered United Parcel Service to pay an Earth City, Mo., truck driver $111,008 in back wages, benefits, compensatory damages, punitive damages and attorney's fees. OSHA investigated the employee's allegation that Atlanta, Ga.-based UPS terminated his employment in retaliation for his refusal to drive after raising safety concerns. OSHA's investigation found the driver was terminated after refusing to drive the vehicle because of inoperable lights on the trailer and tractor. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18953.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18945.html NDK Crystals Inc. has been penalized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for violations that led to an explosion last year at a Belvedere plant that killed one. OSHA on Thursday announced fines of $510,000 against NDK for failing to evaluate the building for a catastrophic event and failing to have an emergency evacuation program, among other violations. Synthetic crystals for computers are made at the plant. Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels says NDK knowingly operated high pressure vessels even after being warned of the potential for a catastrophic failure due to material design and fabrication defects. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18945.html Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18944.html A review is being conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the Bloodborne Pathogens standard, published in 1991, to see if it needs to be updated. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens can put workers at risk for contracting diseases including hepatitis B and C and the human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV). http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18944.html Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18943.html A Waukesha, Wisc., manufacturer faces penalties in excess of $60,000 for 19 alleged violations discovered during a January 2010 inspection, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said.KBRK, doing business as Baird Display, received a willful citation with a proposed penalty of $35,000. OSHA says it found that employees were bypassing safety switches to reach into running machinery to remove jams without shutting down the machine. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18943.html Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18928.html Its nearly thirty years that more than 680 Kansans have been killed on the job. Nearly one in 10 died while working at a grain elevator. The 60 grain elevator deaths include three painters who fell 125 feet from the top of an elevator in Jetmore in 1982. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18928.html Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18927.html The materials supplement OSHA-required training workers must receive before they can be hired to engage in the cleanup. In addition to English, the safety guides and fact sheets initially will be printed in Spanish and Vietnamese in recognition of the diverse population inhabiting the Gulf Coast region. They will be made available by BPs education contractor, PEC, and OSHA officials at cleanup staging areas.The U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration is distributing thousands of safety guides and fact sheets to employees involved with the oil spill cleanup along the Gulf Coast. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18927.html Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18924.html A Grand Island tire business has been fined $52,500 for several safety violations federal officials found. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says a complaint led investigators to find several safety hazards at Graham Tire Co. in Grand Island.The federal agency says it found one repeat violation and one serious violation. The repeat violation was for Graham's failure to provide working safety latches on its hydraulic lifts. The serious violation was for missing face plates on electrical outlets. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18924.html Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18911.html An OSHA representative is scheduled to sign a document May 5 formally recognizing the Crane Institute of America Certification (CIC), which says the signing ceremony at Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C., is only the second time OSHA has taken this action in this industry. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18911.html Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18910.html Severe Violator Enforcement Program is announced by OSHA. It will be in effect in 45 days and also said it is administratively raising the dollar value of its penalties, suggesting it would raise them higher still if it could. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18910.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18901.html Chilworth Technology Inc. has developed a training course specifically designed to prepare attendees for a targeted OSHA dust explosion hazard inspection at their facilities. The course addresses four primary focus areas including: (1) combustible dust accumulations within a facility; (2) specific plant operations that may be targeted by OSHA; (3) classification of electrical equipment and (4) the Hazardous Chemical Communication Standard requirements. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18901.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18900.html A packing plant in Columbus where an employee was killed says it will challenge 30 citations for violating federal health and safety rules. The American Packaging Corporation faces $127,000 in fines proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18900.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18893.html California Division of Occupational Safety is investigating the death of gas station employee who died after apparently being shocked while working on a light fixture. The San Mateo County coroner's office identifies the man who died as 19-year-old Mustafa Algazawy of San Francisco. The office did not list a cause of death. It is possible he died in the fall or he may have been electrocuted. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18893.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18883.html An independent power plant tucked away in an out-of-the-way location in northwest Yuma is a Star and has the certificate to prove it. CalEnergys Yuma Cogeneration Associates plant has earned acceptance in the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations highest level of safety participation and recognition. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18883.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18878.html The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's free Health Hazard Evaluation program evaluates new or recently discovered hazards, illnesses from unknown causes, or exposures to chemical, biological and working hazards not regulated by OSHA. For example, an evaluation at one facility found that workers were being exposed to manganese and other chemicals. NIOSH investigators recommended that the employer install safety systems, such as local exhaust ventilation, to reduce worker exposure to dust. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18878.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18877.html OSHA workers have been on the scene of a building accident scene, trying to get to the bottom of what caused a second floor ceiling to collapse. The collapse injured four worker at Bexar County's new justice center. Authorities say San Antonios code compliance officers, engineers from Zachry Construction and Bexar County are examining the collapsed debris. Scaffolding around the 20-foot by 70-foot damaged area is also off-limits until engineers give Zachry Construction the okay. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18877.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18873.html In 2008, a human resources manager drove Kevin Ekstrom from the Zoltek carbon fiber manufacturing plant to the emergency room at Hendrick Medical Center, according to the now laid-off line worker. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18873.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18868.html An accident at a construction site in Hudson is under OSHA's investigation. Albert Joseph Bagnoli Jr. remains in serious condition at Akron City Hospital after being trapped under 10 feet of mud when a trench collapsed. Bagnoli, along with James http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18868.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18867.html The DOL Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2010-2016 is required through the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act. According to U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, DOLs plan will demonstrate how the department has aligned its strategic direction, goals and performance measures to achieve the goal of good jobs for everyone. DOLs plan is expected to be in place by Sept. 30, 2010. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18867.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18858.html The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Stamar Inc., doing business as Fulton Plumbing, Heating & Air, $89, 50 for alleged safety violations following a trench collapse that killed a worker at a Habitat for Humanity house. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18858.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18853.html The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released photos taken during its investigation into a fatal monorail crash at Walt Disney World last summer. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18853.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18852.html A directive announcing the continuation of its federal agency targeting inspection program for 2010 and outlining how the initiative works is issued by OSHA. The program, which emphasizes workplace safety and health for federal workers and contractors supervised by federal personnel, focuses on the most dangerous federal agency workplaces that experienced high numbers of lost-time injuries during fiscal year 2009. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18852.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18851.html The period for public comment has closed for OSHAs proposed Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements Rule. The Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed to change the pre-existing standards so that employers with 10 or more employees (unless exempt) would be required to record certain work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in their OSHA 300 Log. The rule would require employers to place a check mark in a column for all MSDs they have recorded. The small business community had contacted the Small Business Administrations http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18851.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18840.html The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health has flagged the Bimbo Bakeries plants in Escondido and two other cities in California for problems linked to unshielded equipment and other matters. The Escondido Bimbo facility received $123,535 in proposed penalties by inspectors, including three willful violations. Two other Bimbo plants, in South San Francisco and Montebello, received smaller proposed fines. In all, proposed fines for the three facilities totaled $230,000 for 20 violations. Bimbo, which operates more than 30 bakeries, declined to comment. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18840.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18821.html An Anamosa man died last month when a pipe fell from a clamp, crushing his chest, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found. Faron Fritz, 30, died at St. Lukes Hospital after the Feb. 22 accident at a construction site at 3141 Williams Pkwy. SW. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18821.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18820.html Around 12 contractors face fines totaling $266,825 for alleged workplace safety violations after the companies were hired last summer to fix or replace damaged roofs following hail storms in suburban Albany, N.Y. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18820.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18819.html OSHA signs an alliance with the Mechanical Contractors Association and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Locals 26 and 32. The pact will be designed to provide employers and their workers in western Washington with information about programs and training to help reduce workplace hazards and their resulting human and financial costs, the agency said. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18819.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/abstract18816.html A list of free OSHA publications including posters, videos, pocket guides, standards, study materials, power points and more. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/abstract18816.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18812.html Ohio-based companies American Warming and Ventilating Inc. in Bradner, Ohio, and Ohio Decorative Products has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration a die cast metal products manufacturer in Spencerville for safety violations. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18812.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18811.html OSHA's hazard communication standard (HCS) has been in effect for more than 20 years, but it continues to be at the top of the list of most-cited standards. Last year, for instance, there were more than 2,500 citations on the hazcom written plan, nearly 800 for container labeling violations and close to 1,300 related to MSDSs. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18811.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18809.html The Food and Drug Administration announced regulations Thursday that ban the sale and marketing of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products to people younger than 18 measures that, for the most part, already have been implemented by the states. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18809.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18808.html A new safety valve to its line of Air Preparation Products is introduced by Bimba Manufacturing. Current OSHA and ANSI/PMMI standards1 require a lockout valve installed on all air-operated equipment to isolate the equipment from its air supply and to exhaust all downstream air pressure making the equipment safe for maintenance. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18808.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18807.html Recent deaths have illustrated the dangers of working with electric power. For example, a worker installing decorative lights on a tree was electrocuted after touching a high-powered overhead electrical line. Another worker was electrocuted after contacting an overhead high-voltage line with a portable light tower while working at a water main repair site. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18807.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18804.html TransPecos Foods in Pecos, Texas has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for alleged workplace safety and health violations following an inspection at the company's facility on East Palmer Road. Proposed penalties total $69,650. OSHA's El Paso Area Office initiated its inspection on October 15, 2009. The investigation found that TransPecos Foods, which employs about 150 workers at its Pecos facility, failed to implement OSHA's process safety management procedures, exposing employees to unsafe working conditions. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18804.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18799.html BP North American Inc. and BP-Husky Refining LLCs refinery in Oregon, Ohio, has been cited by OSHA with 42 alleged willful violations. The enforcement action included 39 per-instance violations and 20 alleged serious violations for exposing workers to hazards. Among these was failure to provide adequate pressure relief for process units. Proposed penalties total $3,042,000. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18799.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18789.html A Strong wood pellet facility that sustained an explosion at its mill in August now faces $27,000 in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Geneva Wood Fuels LLC faces six citations related to workplace safety standards following the explosion at the wood pellet manufacturing facility, according to the Sun Journal. The citations, announced yesterday, include deficiencies in construction and design of the pellet processing system, the use of unapproved equipment that could produce sparks, and a failure to train employees to prevent the ignition of wood dust. OSHA officials said the plant's combustible dust triggered the explosion, which caused $8 million in damages at the Franklin County mill. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18789.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18785.html The U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration surveys employers to collect workplace injury and illness data it uses to identify employers whose injury and illness rates are considerably higher than the national average. A letter has been sent to about 15,000 workplaces with the highest numbers of injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work, restricted work activities or job transfers, known as the DART rate. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18785.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18775.html e-Smart Technologies Inc. has been ordered by OSHA to pay back wages with interest and approximately $600,000 in compensatory damages to a California worker who was discharged after raising concerns about misinformation contained in a draft public filing. The agency also ordered the company to reinstate the whistleblower to his former position. e-Smart makes biometric smart cards and other products designed for security and homeland defense. The Labor Department does not release the names of employees involved in whistleblower complaints. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18775.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18770.html A Meridian-based company has been fined by the U.S. Department of Labor for violating federal rules on safe working conditions at a Montana work site.Cascade Pipeline Corp. must pay $32,000 for an unsafe trench in Miles City, Mont. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the trench lacked required protective systems and that ladders and excavated dirt were too close to the trench http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18770.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18769.html The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Worldcolor Buffalo for repeated violations at the printing giants plant in Depew. The company, formerly Quebecor, is said to have committed 27 health and safety violations. Two dozen of the infractions have been labeled as serious by OSHA, resulting in $61,350 in fines. Three less-then-serious violations tacked on another $1,000 in penalties. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18769.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18760.html Federal investigators have cited a Pennsylvania construction company after a worker fell 225 feet to his death. The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Mariani & Richards Inc. failed to protect workers from falls on a construction site in downtown Pittsburgh. As a result of the OSHA investigation in August 2009, the company has been cited with one willful violation and a proposed $70,000 fine. OSHA says Mariani & Richards was cited for the same violation in November 2007 but didn't take steps to remedy the situation. The company has 15 days to comply, request a conference with OSHA officials, or contest the ruling and fine. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18760.html Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18748.html The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is involved in the investigation into the ammonia leak at AmeriCold in Portland nearly two weeks ago. An inspector from OSHA has been at the facility since the leak and will remain there until further notice. http://www.compliancehome.com/resources/OSHA/Articles/abstract18748.html