Thursday, June 25, 2009
OSHA issues citations for combustible dust hazards
As part of an ongoing national effort to identify workplace combustible dust hazards, OSHA said June 18 that its compliance officers identified 3,662 violations during 813 inspections in a wide range of industries during the past 16 months.
The enforcement visits are part of a National Emphasis Program intended to reduce worker exposure to combustible dust hazards. The program was created in response to a number of high-profile incidents.
OSHA said it made more than 100 visits to targeted facilities in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi and issued 667 citations.
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