OSHA Requests Information on the Powered Industrial Trucks Standard

Posted on March 14, 2019March 15, 2019 by 21cpw

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information as the Agency considers rulemaking to update the powered industrial trucks standards for general, maritime, and construction industries. The standards became effective in 1971, and were based on industry consensus standards from 1969. Since then, national consensus standards…

Des Moines Post Office faces thousands in fines for safety violations

Posted on March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 by 21cpw

By Matt Kelley – March 16, 2015 A post office in central Iowa is facing a sizeable fine for alleged safety violations, according to Scott Allen, spokesman for the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. “OSHA did issue citations to the Des Moines Main Post Office for one repeat and two…