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OSHA Issues 33 Notices to Illinois VA Center

A veterans’ health care center in North Chicago has received 33 notices of unsafe working conditions from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA Chicago North area office director Diane Turek said Monday that the center “failed to properly ensure” …

United Furniture Pays OSHA Fine

United Furniture Industries, charged by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in February with safety violations, has paid its fine to the federal agency. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports OSHA reduced the original $66,000 penalty to $37,500. OSHA says …

Pennsylvania State Police Cite Nearly 800 Hazmat Trucks

Pennsylvania State Police say troopers issued nearly 800 citations for safety violations during a one-day enforcement effort targeting vehicles carrying hazardous materials. Acting Commissioner Frank Noonan says 790 citations were issued after troopers inspected 1,599 commercial vehicles on March 29. …