Exposure assessment and monitoring No initial exposure assessment or failure to monitor airborne fiber levels Up to $156,259 per willful violation 29 CFR 1926.1101(f) Respiratory protection and PPE ...

Asbestos exposure during construction at the East Brunswick Public Library has drawn several OSHA violations, some for endangering young readers. The violations reveal construction at the library may ...

San Francisco, November 14, 2023 – A new study summarizing exposures to asbestos during the installation and removal of asbestos cement products demonstrates that these construction activities almost ...

OSHA and EPA yesterday announced that the majority of air and dust samples monitored in New York''s financial district do not indicate asbestos. The new samples confirm previous reports that ambient ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. As more workers speak up about being exposed to asbestos in ...

"These companies failed to follow OSHA's standards for asbestos-related projects in the construction industry," said Dean McDaniel, the agency's regional administrator in Dallas. "Employers must be ...

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Safety should be a top priority in any workplace, and as an employer, it's your responsibility to ensure that your employees are operating in the safest environment possible. To achieve this goal, ...

Here's a look at the most common OSHA concerns in greenhouse and nursery environments and how to address them.