OSHA Gloves Come Off with Questionable Press Release
Four repeat violations with penalties totaling $21,800
o These repeats are not from this Whitehall, Wi facility. Milk Specialties operates five other manufacturing plants in Wisconsin and Minnesota - post by comdust
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citations resulting from many of the same safety and health hazards cited in the most recent inspection.
o Very misleading. There was never any repeat citations by OSHA at the Whitehall, WI facility. The facility was purchased from SPF North America in October 2008 and the OSHA inspection took place less than 60 days later. - post by comdust
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Permalink Reply by Andy Purvin on -
John,
I ran into this alot at my previous employer. OSHA says since the company has a large enough communications network, relaying information between plants wouldn't be a hradship. Therefore, since they could've "learned" from the previous inspection citations, it technically IS repeat violations. I argued similar points to yours, but lost. Companies that have multi-site designation are going to be held accountable to update all plants on Regulatory Activity. To combat this, at my current company, when OSHA "visited" one of our locations, I communicated the results to all and confirmed corrective actions had taken place at EVERY location to avoid repeat violations.
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Permalink Reply by John Astad on -
Great comment Andy, which all plant management with multi-facilities should read.
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