Falls are a leading cause of shipyard fatalities, according to OSHA, which states that 40 percent of all fatal incidents in shipyard employment from 1992 to 2014 resulted from falls to a lower level, ...

In its recently revised Shipyard Industry Standards, a guidance document providing employers and workers with an overview of all safety and health standards associated with the shipyard industry, OSHA ...

NORFOLK -- Workers at a shipyard in Norfolk have been repeatedly exposed to life-threatening safety and health hazards, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...

“Working in shipyards is one of the most hazardous occupations in the nation,” said OSHA Administrator Edwin Foulke Jr. “Shipyard employees perform industrial operations such as abrasive blasting and ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering updating its safety standards covering falls in shipbuilding, ship repair, shipbreaking, and other shipyard-related employment and has ...

The KING 5 Investigators have learned that five years after closing the case, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reopened its inquiry into alleged toxic chemical exposures ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found multiple safety violations at Colonna's Shipyard after a worker suffered ...

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) in Bremerton has lost its ability to participate in a prestigious U.S. Department of Labor safety program, whose members must "show excellence in occupational ...

Already categorized as a severe violator for incidents this decade, Fraser Shipyards in Superior settled another regulatory penalty this spring after an employee was injured in February. The employee ...

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