WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule that will require all federal agencies to submit their OSHA-required injury and illness data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics every year. This data will allow OSHA to analyze the injuries and illnesses that occur among the more than two million federal […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is opening an investigation into the circumstances of the death of a postal worker who collapsed on the job in Medford Friday, a spokesmen for the Department of Labor said Monday. James Baldasarre, 45, collapsed near the Hyatt Place Hotel on Riverside Avenue about 5:40 p.m. Friday and was […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union have agreed to terms of a settlement that will improve safety in postal facilities across the country. The settlement follows negotiations stemming from inspections at 42 Postal Service sites in 2009 and 2010 […]
APWU Web News Article 025-2013, March 8 , 2013 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a citation to the Postal Service for unsafe working conditions at its Scarborough ME facility and fined the agency $27,500 on Feb. 1. The Postal Service failed to mark aisles in work areas where mechanical handling equipment such […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the USPS for unsafe working conditions following the death of mechanic Steny Wing Hoi Yu, who died July 27 from injuries he sustained while working at the Detroit NDC. Yu apparently fell from a ladder while carrying a fire extinguisher in response to an emergency dispatch to […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the USPS for safety violations at its Providence, RI operation including three violations concerning the organization’s failure to protect employees from multiple potential hazards from using powered industrial trucks. OSHA also admonished the USPS for two safety violations that were not specifically covered […]
TUCSON, Ariz. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center in Tucson for one willful safety violation for the improper operation of a powered industrial truck. The proposed penalty is $70,000. OSHA’s investigation of the facility, located at 1501 S. Cherrybell Stravenue, […]
Seattle-based employee allegedly suffered retaliation after informing co-worker of rights SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the U.S. Postal Service alleging discrimination and retaliation against a safety specialist who provided information to an employee wishing to file a safety complaint with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The lawsuit, filed in […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service at 3200 Summit Blvd. in West Palm Beach for eight alleged safety violations following a November 2010 inspection. Proposed penalties total $164,200. Six repeat violations with penalties totaling $155,200 include failing to appropriately mark […]
NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for five alleged repeat violations of safety standards following an inspection of the Morgan Processing and Distribution Center, located at 341 Ninth Ave. in Manhattan. The Postal Service faces a total of $93,500 in proposed fines […]