November 15, 2013. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is launching a local emphasis program in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri for programmed health inspections of industries known to use hazardous chemicals, the agency’s regional office said in a news release. The program focuses on those companies that have reported release of hazardous chemicals to the Environmental Protection Agency. Chemicals reported to the EPA that have been released into the environment include ammonia; barium, chromium and copper compounds; hydrochloric acid; hydrogen fluoride; lead and manganese compounds; N-hexane; styrene; sulfuric acid; and nitrate, vanadium and zinc compounds. Industries will be selected for inspection based on site-specific chemical release data from the EPA's TRI Explorer database, which lists industry establishments that have released chemical quantities equal to or exceeding 100,000 pounds. "Through this program, OSHA will improve education for company management and strengthen protections for workers exposed to these chemicals," said Marcia Drumm, acting regional administrator for OSHA in Kansas City. Local emphasis programs are enforcement strategies designed and implemented at the regional and/or area office levels. These programs are intended to address hazards in industries that pose a particular risk to workers in the office's jurisdiction. For more information contact Goosmann Law at info@goosmannlaw.com or by calling 712.226.4000.
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