Wednesday, October 15, 2008


Forest Service has OSHA violations OSHA found serious safety violations at 10 locations in the Salmon-Challis National Forest and cited the U.S. Forest Service for 51 violations and 77 repeat violations of safety regulations. The violations involved fall hazards, emergency egress design and maintenance, machine guarding, storage of compressed gas cylinders, liquefied petroleum gas, and flammable liquids and electrical hazards. “Federal agencies are required by executive order to comply with OSHA standards and must promptly abate unsafe working conditions,” said Richard S. Terrill, regional administrator for OSHA in Seattle. “These citations put the U.S. Forest Service on notice that improvements need to be made.”....The USFS has 77 repeat violations? Someone needs to cancel their permit.

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