OSHA to 'Aggressively Pursue' Safety Violations in Grain Handling Operations

摘要

Recently, OSHA put grain handling operators "on notice" that it intends to "aggressively pursue" workplace safety violations in the grain handling and storage industries. On Aug. A, 2010, OSHA Administrator David Michaels sent a letter to more than 3,000 grain handling and storage operators warning them that OSHA "will not tolerate" noncompliance with workplace safety standards. A copy of this letter is available at http://www.osha.gov/asst-sec/ Grain_letter.html. In a related press conference, Michaels claimed to be "appalled" at the "outrageously reckless behavior" of some grain storage operators, particularly with respect to allowing workers to enter grain storage facilities without proper equipment, storage and training.