Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels made the announcement at the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association annual conference in National Harbor, Maryland. The new Recommended Practices publication highlights the joint responsibility of the staffing agency and host employer to ensure temporary workers are provided a safe work environment.
“An employer’s commitment to the safety of temporary workers should not mirror these workers’ temporary status,” said Dr. Michaels. “Whether temporary or permanent, all workers always have a right to a safe and healthy workplace. Staffing agencies and the host employers are joint employers of temporary workers and both are responsible for providing and maintaining safe working conditions. Our new Recommended Practices publication highlights this joint responsibility.” OSHA’s Temporary Worker Initiative, launched last year, includes outreach, training, and enforcement to assure that temporary workers are protected in their workplaces. In recent months, OSHA has received and investigated many reports of temporary workers suffering serious or fatal injuries, some in their first days on the job. The Recommended Practices publication focuses on ensuring that temporary workers receive the same training and protection that existing workers receive.
“Workers sent by a staffing agency to a worksite deserve the same level of protection from workplace hazards as the host employer’s workers do,” said NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard. “Recognizing that temporary workers are often new to the workplace to which they are sent, we believe these recommended practices will provide a strong foundation for host employers and staffing agencies to work together to provide a comprehensive program that protects the safety and health of all workers.”
The new guidance recommends that staff agency/host employer contracts clearly define the temporary worker’s tasks and the safety and health responsibilities of each employer. Staffing agencies should maintain contact with temporary workers to verify that the host has fulfilled its responsibilities for a safe workplace.
How to Implement OSHA’s Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication Standard (GHS)
OSHA has issued a final rule revising its Hazard Communication Standard, aligning it with the United Nations’ globally harmonized system (GHS) for the classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals. This means that virtually every product label, safety data sheet (formerly called “material safety data sheet” or MSDS), and written hazard communication plan must be revised to meet the new standard. Worker training must be updated so that workers can recognize and understand the symbols and pictograms on the new labels as well as the new hazard statements and precautions on safety data sheets.
EPA’s New Solvent Wipe, Shop Towel Rule Demystified
- Does the rule apply to both cloth and paper wipes and rags?
- What solvents can be on the towels, and which are prohibited?
- Does the rule also apply to towels that contain characteristic hazardous waste?
- Can P or U-listed wastes be on the towels?
- How must the towels be stored on-site?
- Do they need to be tested for anything?
- How long can they be stored?
- How must the containers be marked or labeled?
- How must they be prepared for transportation?
- Where can you ship them and what are the disposal and recycling options?
- What are the documentation requirements?
- How is the new rule impacted by current state regulations?
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US Chemical Safety Board Warns About Danger of Hot Work on Tanks Containing Biological or Organic Material
Earlier this month, a team of CSB investigators deployed to the Omega Protein facility in Moss Point, Mississippi, where a tank explosion on July 28, 2014, killed a contract worker and severely injured another. Our team, working alongside federal OSHA inspectors, found that the incident occurred during hot work on or near a tank containing eight inches of a slurry of water and fish matter known as “stickwater.”
The explosion blew the lid off the 30-foot-high tank, fatally injuring a contract worker who was on top of the tank. A second contract worker on the tank was severely injured. CSB investigators commissioned laboratory testing of the stickwater and found telltale signs of microbial activity in the samples, such as the presence of volatile fatty acids in the liquid samples and offgassing of flammable methane and hydrogen sulfide.
The stickwater inside of the storage tank had been thought to be nonhazardous. No combustible gas testing was done on the contents of the tank before the hot work commenced.
This tragedy underscores the extreme importance of careful hot work planning, hazard evaluation, and procedures for all storage tanks, whether or not flammable material is expected to be present. Hot work dangers are not limited to the oil, gas, and chemical sectors where flammability hazards are commonplace.
The CSB has now examined three serious hot work incidents—all with fatalities—involving hot work on tanks of biological or organic matter. At the Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), three workers were killed on July 29, 2008, as they were performing hot work on a catwalk above an 80-foot-tall tank of “white water,” a slurry of pulp fiber waste and water. CSB laboratory testing identified anaerobic, hydrogen-producing bacteria in the tank. The hydrogen gas ignited, ripping open the tank lid and sending workers tumbling to their deaths.
On February 16, 2009, a welding contractor was killed while repairing a water clarifier tank at the ConAgra Foods facility in Boardman, Oregon. The tank held water and waste from potato washing; the CSB investigation found that water and organic material had built up beneath the base of the tank and decayed through microbial action, producing flammable gas that exploded.
Mixtures of water with fish, potatoes, or cardboard waste could understandably be assumed to be benign and pose little safety risk to workers. It is vital that companies, contract firms, and maintenance personnel recognize that in the confines of a storage tank, seemingly non-hazardous organic substances can release flammable gases at levels that cause the vapor space to exceed the lower flammability limit. Under those conditions, a simple spark or even conducted heat from hot work can prove disastrous.
I urge all companies to follow the positive example set by the DuPont Corporation, after a fatal hot work tragedy occurred at a DuPont chemical site near Buffalo, New York. Following CSB recommendations from 2012, DuPont instituted a series of reforms to hot work safety practices on a global basis, including requirements for combustible gas monitoring when planning for welding or other hot work on or near storage tanks or adjacent spaces.
Combustible gas testing is simple, safe, and affordable. It is a recommended practice of the National Fire Protection Association, The American Petroleum Institute, FM Global, and other safety organizations that produce hot work guidance. Combustible gas testing is important on tanks that hold or have held flammables, but it is equally important—if not more so—for tanks where flammables are not understood to be present. It will save lives.
TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment; Trichloroethylene: Degreasing, Spot Cleaning, and Arts & Crafts Uses
The assessment identified health risks from TCE exposures to consumers using spray aerosol degreasers and spray fixatives. It also identifies health risks to workers when TCE is used as a degreaser in small commercial shops and as a stain removing agent in dry cleaning. TCE is the first chemical to complete the work plan risk assessment process under TSCA.
Federal Audit Slams Cal/OSHA Performance
The latest federal review of California’s worker health and safety program found critical understaffing and other major deficiencies. The findings reinforce the substance of a complaint filed this February against the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
The latest US Department of Labor “Comprehensive Federal Annual Monitoring and Evaluation (FAME) Report” for Cal/OSHA covering the period ending September 30, 2013, was released this month. Paralleling the issues raised by the PEER complaint, this new review concludes –
“Cal/OSHA remains understaffed and, as a result, is challenged to fulfill its important mission.”
“The lack of staffing affects the citation lapse time, the number of inspections conducted, and the response time to complaints. In particular, the number of inspections conducted by current Cal/OSHA staff is well below the federal average. To compound this problem, there has been a steady decrease in inspectors since FY 2011;” and “Cal/OSHA inspections result in a rate of serious, willful, or repeat violations significantly lower than the federal average [26.73% vs. 57.0% for safety and 9.09% vs. 53.7% for health]. This suggests that the agency’s limited resources are not being applied most efficiently and effectively.”
Among the effects cited in the report are workers exposed to hazards longer due to “a long citation lapse time, the time between the start of an inspection and the issuance of a citation.” The state’s new budget does provide for a handful of new compliance officers but still leaves Cal/OSHA at staffing levels below those at the end of Schwarzenegger administration in 2011.
“California workers are paying the price for a cratering Cal/OSHA.” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, whose complaint to the US Department of Labor seeks financial and other sanctions unless improvements occur. “California needs to be jolted out of its occupational death spiral.”
In addition to staffing concerns, the federal report charges that –
- California has misused federal grants for ineligible purposes, buttressing a similar complaint to the State Auditor by Garrett Brown, a former Special Assistant to the Cal/OSHA Chief
- The program shielding workers who blow the whistle on unsafe conditions is being mishandled, including cases settlements with illegal gag orders barring further hazard reports
- Cal/OSHA is not even sending out letters to next-of-kin of on-the-job fatalities “notifying them of the results of the inspection. An interview with one district manager indicated a lack of knowledge that letters were required to be sent out to the next-of-kin.”
“Today Cal/OSHA is an agency completely adrift,” added Ruch, pointing out that all three of the leadership positions requiring gubernatorial appointment and Senate confirmation (Chief, Deputy Chief for Enforcement, and Deputy Chief for Health & Engineering) are all vacant for the first time in memory. Cal/OSHA should not need to be reminded to let a grieving family know what caused the fatal accident.”
The state of internal confusion is perhaps best illustrated by a July 2, 2014, memo from acting Cal/OSHA Chief Juliann Sum calling for steps to “increase number of inspections” while at the same time identifying “greater numbers of hazards” in “inspections that are thorough and complete” that “collect higher quality evidence.” The memo offers no guidance as to how to simultaneously achieve these apparently conflicting goals.
Hewlett-Packard Recalls over 6 Million Notebook Computer AC Power Cords Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
HP and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced a recall of LS-15 AC power cords manufactured in China due to fire and burn hazards. Approximately 5,577,000 cords in the US and 446,700 cords in Canada have been recalled.
The power cords were distributed with HP and Compaq notebook and mini notebook computers and with AC adapter-powered accessories such as docking stations. The power cords are black in color and have an “LS-15” molded mark on the AC adapter end of the power cord.
HP has received 29 reports of power cords overheating and melting or charring resulting in two claims of minor burns and 13 claims of minor property damage.
If you have one of these power cords, HP recommends that you immediately stop using and unplug the recalled power cords and contact Hewlett-Packard to order a free replacement. You can continue to use the computer on battery power.
Notebook and mini notebook computers and accessories were sold with the AC power cords at computer and electronics stores, authorized dealers, and online from September 2010 through June 2012 for about $500 to $1500.
Air Conditioning and Heating Units Recalled Due to Burn and Fire Hazards
Air conditioning and heating units manufactured in the US by Goodman Company, LP are being recalled due to burn and fire hazards. The recall involves Amana, Century, Comfort-Aire, Goodman, and York International-branded Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps. The units are rated 230/208 volt, 3.5 kW and are most often installed in walls of hotels, motels, apartment buildings, and commercial spaces to provide room climate control. The recalled units are beige with serial numbers ranging from 0701009633 through 0804272329. The brand name is located on the unit’s front cover. The serial number is located on the control board plate found by lifting the unit’s front cover.
Goodman has received five reports of power cords smoking or catching on fire. No injuries have been reported.
Non-commercial owners will receive free installation of the power cord and inspection of the PTAC control board for damages. If the control board has been damaged by the recalled power cord, non-commercial owners will also receive a free installation of a replacement control board. Commercial owners are being contacted directly and will install the power cord and inspect the control board. If the control board has been damaged by the recalled power cord, Goodman will provide a new control board for commercial owners to install.
These units were sold by Goodman and heating and cooling equipment dealers nationwide from January 2007 through June 2008 for between $700 and $1,000.
Cree Recalls LED Light Fixtures Due to Laceration Hazard
Cree has recalled 10,000 CXB Series LED high-bay indoor light fixtures with model numbers CXB-23L-40K-U-1-HC and CXB-23L-40K-U-1-JP. The light fixtures are used in airport, industrial, municipal, and retailer settings, are silver colored, have a tempered glass lens and measure about 16 inches x 18 inches x 7 inches. The affected products can be identified by the manufacturing lot number found underneath the UPC label on the rim of the fixture. Only products with a manufacturing lot number starting with the following codes are included in this recall:
AG45, AG48, AG49, AG50, AG51, AG52
AH01, AH02, AH03, AH04, AH05, AH06, AH07, AH08, AH09, AH10, AH11, AH12,
AH13, AH14, AH15, AH16, AH17, AH18
L1H01, L1H02, L1H03, L1H04, L1H05, L1H06, L1H07, L1H08, L1H09, L1H10,
L1H11, L1H12, L1H13, L1H14, L1H15, L1H16, L1H17, L1H18
The Cree logo, model number and 23000 lumens are printed on UL label on the rim of the fixture.
Cree received 15 reports of the tempered glass lens breaking. No injuries have been reported. The company recommends that you stop using the light fixtures immediately and contact Cree for free replacements. Cree is contacting purchasers directly.
The light fixtures were sold by wholesale electrical distributors and lighting contractors to businesses from January 2014 through April 2014 for approximately $350.
California Considers Listing Dibenzanthracenes and N-Nitrosomethyl-N-Alkylamines as Carcinogens
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the lead agency for the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 19861 (Proposition 65). The Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) advises and assists OEHHA in compiling the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer as required by Health and Safety Code section 25249.8. The Committee serves as the State’s qualified experts for determining whether a chemical has been clearly shown through scientifically valid testing according to generally accepted principles to cause cancer.
Two groups of chemicals, dibenzanthracenes and N-nitrosomethyl-n-alkylamines, will be considered for possible listing by the CIC at its next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 19, 2014. The CIC may choose to list each group, or individual chemicals within each group that are not already on the list. The meeting will be held in the Sierra Hearing Room at the Cal/EPA Headquarters building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will last until all business is conducted or until 5:00 p.m. The agenda for the meeting will be provided in a future public notice published in advance of the meeting.
The CIC will consider these documents in making any listing decisions on these chemicals. In preparing these documents, OEHHA issued requests for information relevant to the evidence of carcinogenicity of Dibenzanthracenes and N-Nitrosomethyl-n-alkylamines (also known as N-Methyl-N-nitroso-1-alkylamines). The data call-in period for the dibenzanthracenes opened on November 10, 2011 and closed on January 10, 2012. The data call-in period for the N-nitrosomethyl-n-alkylamines opened on March 22, 2013 and closed on May 21, 2013. No information was received on either set of chemicals.
Copies of the documents are available from OEHHA’s web site. The documents may also be requested from OEHHA’s Proposition 65 Implementation Office by calling 916-445-6900.
Superior Plastics Cited for 24 Violations
Employees at Superior Plastics Extrusion Co., Inc., doing business as Impact Plastics, were exposed to two dozen safety and health hazards, including falls and mechanical hazards, according to federal inspectors. OSHA has proposed penalties totaling $66,789 for violations at the company’s Putnam, Connecticut, manufacturing plant.
“This inspection uncovered a wide range of safety and health hazards, which could injure, sicken or even kill employees,” said Warren Simpson, OSHA’s area director in Hartford. “While the range of hazards in a manufacturing setting can be broad, their proliferation is unacceptable. More importantly, the existence of these hazards is preventable if the employer takes a responsible and comprehensive approach to identifying and addressing conditions before they place employees at risk.”
OSHA’s inspection found that employees were exposed to hazards, including:
- Falls from unguarded work platforms
- Being caught in unexpectedly activated machinery due to a lack of specific procedures to lock out machines’ power sources
- Lacerations and amputation from machinery whose operating parts were not guarded against contact
- Electric shock due to lack of training for electrical maintenance staff
- Fire or explosion from improperly secured gas cylinders
These conditions resulted in OSHA citing the company for 22 serious violations and two other violations of workplace safety standards. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
Film Pak Extrusion Fined $90,300 for Exposing Workers to Amputation Hazards
Workers at Film Pak Extrusion, LLC, were exposed to amputation and other safety and health hazards according to an investigation by OSHA. The company’s Paterson manufacturing facility has been cited for one willful and 12 serious workplace violations related to the dangerous conditions. The company manufactures products under the name Frost King, a well-known, do-it-yourself brand of supplies for contractors distributed in stores like Home Depot and Lowes throughout the United States. OSHA initiated the inspection in February and is proposing $90,300 in penalties.
“Machines left without required guards can cause catastrophic injury to workers, including amputation and death. One slip can end a worker’s life or livelihood, and employers can prevent that,” said Lisa Levy, director of OSHA’s Hasbrouck Heights Area Office. “Film Pak Extrusion has a responsibility to put worker safety first.”
OSHA inspectors cited the company with a willful violation, with a $56,000 penalty, due to a lack of machine guarding. BLS reported 8,200 New Jersey manufacturing workers were injured in 2010. The rate of incidents grew from 3.2 cases per 100 workers in 2010 to 3.6 in 2011. A willful violation is one committed with intentional, knowing, or voluntary disregard for the law’s requirements, or with plain indifference to worker safety and health.
Carrying $34,300 in penalties, serious violations were cited for the following:
- An obstructed exit route
- Lack of a lockout/tagout program
- Powered industrial trucks not inspected prior to use
- Lack of a hearing conservation program
- Failure to conduct audiometric testing
- Failure to provide hearing protection and training on hearing protection and noise hazards
- Failure to maintain washing facilities
A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
Douglass Colony Group Inc. Fined $81,000 for Exposing Workers to Asbestos
“Asbestos is a dangerous material that can potentially cause lifelong, irreversible health problems if proper procedures are not followed,” said Herb Gibson, OSHA’s area director in Denver. “OSHA’s asbestos standard has a specific work practice covering roofing operations that the employer failed to follow, exposing workers to needless health hazards.”
Three of the four repeat violations, with a $45,000 penalty, were cited for failure to provide a competent supervisor to oversee the removal of asbestos-containing material, conduct an asbestos exposure assessment and provide adequate training for workers performing asbestos removal duties. The fourth repeat violation, with a $15,000 penalty, was cited for failure to remove asbestos-containing material properly to minimize potential release of airborne asbestos; use mist-cutting machines appropriately; and use ventilation for dust collection and proper containment and transfer of asbestos-containing material. A repeat violation exists when an employer previously has been cited for the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule, or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years. Similar violations were previously cited in June 2013.
Seven serious violations, with a penalty of $21,000, were cited for failing to conduct asbestos removal work within a regulated area; conduct daily air monitoring to determine employee exposure; provide protective respiratory equipment and clothing; identify and inform workers and others of the presence, quantity, and location of asbestos-containing material; and label waste containers holding asbestos products.
Workers Exposed to Fall Hazards at Bloomfield, New Jersey, Construction Site
Concrete and masonry company Concrete Systems, Inc., has been cited for one repeat and seven serious safety hazards following a February investigation conducted by OSHA. OSHA investigators opened the inspection after observing workers constructing formwork without fall protection at the construction site of three midrise buildings at 300 Glenwood Ave. in Bloomfield, New Jersey.The proposed penalties for these violations total $52,470.
“Concrete Systems, Inc., was previously cited twice for exposing workers to fall and other safety and health hazards at work sites in Kearny and Cranford, New Jersey,” said Kris Hoffman, director of OSHA’s Parsippany Area Office. “Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry. It is imperative that this company immediately implement an effective fall protection program to ensure the safety of its employees.”
The repeat hazard, with a $13,860 penalty, was cited because employees were exposed to a 25-foot fall hazard without the proper protection.
The serious violations, carrying a $38,610 penalty, were cited almost entirely for violations of fall safety standards. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 25 feet while accessing scaffold platforms without using a ladder. Employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 16 feet or 25 feet without the proper fall protection while working from scaffolding. In addition, the company failed to ensure employees were properly tied off on boom lifts and to adequate anchorage points.
Employees were also exposed to impalement hazards due to rebar ends that were not properly guarded.
The page offers fact sheets, posters, and videos that vividly illustrate various fall hazards and appropriate preventive measures.
PJ Lumber Co. Fined $50,085 for Exposing Workers to Fall and Amputation Hazards
An inspection initiated in June 2014 by OSHA found that workers at PJ Lumber Co., were exposed to falls, amputations, and other hazards. The company, which manufactures finished lumber products for resale, has been cited for 13 serious safety and health violations found at the company’s lumber mill on Stephens Road in Pritchard. Proposed penalties total $50,085.
“PJ Lumber has created an unacceptable work environment at this lumber mill and has shown a complete disregard for its workers’ health and safety,” said Joseph Roesler, director of OSHA’s Mobile Area Office. “Employees are subjected daily to multiple hazards, including electrocution, falls, hearing loss, and dangerous, unguarded machine parts.”
The serious violations were cited for missing handrails on stairways, amputation hazards from exposed moving machinery parts and exposure to high noise levels without an effective hearing protection plan. The employer failed to provide written procedures to prevent machinery startup during servicing and maintenance and failed to remove forklifts from use when in need of repair. The employer did not require employees to wear seat belts while operating forklifts.
This company was previously inspected at the Pritchard lumber mill in 2001 and cited for machinery parts guarding, forklift safety and machinery energy control violations.
The page offers fact sheets, posters and videos that vividly illustrate various fall hazards and appropriate preventive measures.
DiMeo Brothers for Exposes Workers to Falls, Trench Cave-Ins
Two employees of DiMeo Brothers, Inc., were observed on April 14 working in a 25 foot-deep trench without adequate cave-in protection while installing storm sewers for the Village of Glenview. OSHA has cited the sewer and water contractor for one willful and two serious safety violations carrying proposed penalties of $44,660.
DiMeo Brothers, headquartered in Elk Grove Village, was awarded a contract from the Village of Glenview to construct the Navy By-Pass Storm Sewer Project and an easement to alleviate flooding along Shermer Road, Patriot Boulevard and Compass Road in the village, adjacent to the former Glenview Naval Air Station.
“Trench collapses can occur suddenly, and it is only a matter of minutes before a worker becomes trapped. DiMeo Brothers failed to meet their responsibility to adequately protect employees working in trenches,” said Angeline Loftus, OSHA’s area director for Chicago North. “Violations of trenching standards result in numerous fatalities and injuries every year, and no employee should become a statistic.”
OSHA initiated the inspection under the National Emphasis Program for trenching and excavation, which was implemented in the 1980s.
One willful violation was cited for failing to ensure workers were adequately protected from cave-in hazards while working in a trench approximately 25 feet in depth. Cave-in protection was placed about 8 feet off the bottom of the trench, which was not an adequate depth to protect the workers. OSHA standards mandate that all excavations 5 feet or deeper be protected against collapse. Detailed information on trenching and excavation hazards is available from OSHA.
The investigation also found that the company failed to provide life jackets to employees working over water and fall protection for use when working around the deep trench, resulting in the issuance of two serious violations.
Champion Roofing Exposes Workers to Dangerous Falls, fined $48,400
Employees at a construction site in Bradley were expected to work on a low-sloped roof, 13 feet above the ground without the recommended means of fall protection. Champion Roofing, Inc., has been cited for two willful safety violations for exposing workers to these fall hazards by OSHA. OSHA has proposed $48,400 penalties for the violations. The Bensenville, Illinois-based company has been cited by OSHA five times in the past five years for exposing workers to fall hazards.
“Falls remain the leading cause of death in the construction industry. Allowing construction workers on roofs without fall protection is inexcusable negligence,” said Kathy Webb, OSHA’s area director in Calumet City, Illinois. “Champion Roofing has a legal responsibility to protect workers from fall hazards, and the fact that we keep seeing the same violations over and over again means they are not taking that responsibility seriously. No worker should lose their life for a paycheck.”
During its inspection on May 22, OSHA determined that workers at the site were not provided basic fall protections, such as guardrails, safety nets, warning-line systems, or personal fall arrest, directly violating OSHA’s construction safety standards. They were also exposed to an unprotected skylight while they were on the working surface of the roof. These violations resulted in the two willful citations.
The page offers fact sheets, posters, and videos that vividly illustrate various fall hazards and appropriate preventive measures. OSHA standards require that an effective form of fall protection be in use when workers perform construction activities 6 feet or more above the next lower level.
City of Jasper Surpasses Decade of Safety and Health Excellence
The City of Jasper became Indiana’s first INSHARP site in 2003.
“The City of Jasper took the initiative to become the first INSHARP certified site in the state,” said Indiana Department of Labor (IDOL) Commissioner Rick J. Ruble. “They led the way in employee safety and health, and continue to demonstrate their dedication by maintaining INSHARP certification for more than a decade. The IDOL proudly continues its workplace safety and health partnership with the City of Jasper,” said Ruble.
Since the City of Jasper first became certified in 2003, 39 Indiana businesses have received and maintained INSHARP certification.
To participate in INSHARP, a company (or municipality) must develop, implement and maintain an exemplary worker safety and health management system and pass a comprehensive safety and health evaluation by the IDOL. In addition, the facility’s occupational injury and illness rates must be below the national industry average.
Founded in 1830, the City of Jasper is located in Bainbridge Township in the center of southern Indiana’s Dubois County. Jasper is home to major industries including manufacturing, distribution and logistics, medical, and retail.
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