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OSHA has cited Mountain Pure MS and proposed penalties totaling $164,150 following the investigation of a fatal May 24 accident at the company's Magee, Mississippi, facility.

A unanimous three-member Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has rejected an important interpretation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of its Hazard Communication Standard, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200. McDermott Will & Emery's OSHA, MSHA and Catastrophe Response Group had filed an influential amicus curiae brief on behalf of a coalition of major trade associations disputing OSHA's interpretation of this standard, which requires that employers provide information about hazardous chemicals to employees.

Widespread OSHA recordkeeping mistakes can prove very costly, a federal appeals court in New Orleans recently reminded employers, telling them also not to rely too heavily on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission to save them from immense penalties in cases involving certain willful violations.

This document is designed to help employers provide effective training to employees who are exposed to hazardous chemicals, as required by the Occupational Safe

Employers are subject to unannounced inspections during regular work hours.