Federal panel vacates Postal Service heat citations

Posted on March 11, 2023 by 21cpw

March 10, 2023 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently vacated four Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for letter carriers in Benton, Arkansas; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; and Martinsburg, West Virginia, exposed to excessive heat. The commissioners concluded that OSHA failed to identify economically and…

OSHA cites USPS for failing to provide running water, usable bathroom at Chesapeake facility for more than a month

Posted on February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 by 21cpw

OSHA News Release – February 7, 2023 Investigative Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an inspection at the U.S. Postal Service’s Chesapeake facility on Aug. 30, 2022, responding to an allegation that the employer did not provide potable water to the facility or an operating bathroom. OSHA inspectors learned…