b'~ \' .~ e - " - - - - - ~ &Saf ty~ OSHA\'s Strong EnforceJDent PrograJD Continues in\'96 FY Total ofandcontractor, Saugus ConstrucSignificant Egregious Cases up SharplytionCo.,ofGeorgetown, In the past fiscal year,num Mass., provided fal protection theI berofOSHA citations forveryfor its employees (a worker was serious safety violations was upkilled in all at the site). fa30 percent. T total of significant.&.Saugus ConstructionCo.,of he and egregious e casesGeorgetown,,nforcementMass.; $448 000 sed in the fiscal year that ended Sep in propo penalties, for failtember 30, 1996 (FY \'96) was uping to provide fall protection for sharply over theprevious year:itsemployeesattheBoston 165 compared with 125. Signifi site . cant cases are those withpro .&.AK Steel Corp., of Middletown, posedpenaltiestotalingmoreOhio,$1,015,000, for violathan$1 andegregioustionsofthelockout/tagout 00,000 cases are those where multiplestandard. willfulviolationswarrant instance-by-instance penalties. There were six egregious cases in FYwith 17 in FY \'96 compared \'95. The FY \'96 egregious casesThank You MRCA! involved:Continued from page 3 .&.Decoster Egg Farms, of Turner, Maine;$3.6 millioninpro sonal reward of serving our association andion. If you have the professposed penalties, for numerousopportunity to serve - DO IT!The result of that relationship will be to violations,includingyour benefit both personally andfessionally. In theyear I have pro past unguarded machinery and vio attempted to address con that I, as aionalfeel,ieve cernsprofess rooferbellationsofhousingrequire and practice through the vehicle of the Pr icle inmonthesident\'s Art ourly ments for migrant workers.publication,Roofer. Ipe some ofose articles h given an Midwestho th ave assistance .&.LisbonContractors,Inc., ofinsight or information and/orto each and every member of Danboro, P $210,900 inour association. They have all been from the heart,Iao r enn.;becauseamro feproposed penalties, mainly for- aroofer! Speaking for myself,rident and your professionalou new presviolations ofeching stan entireard of directors, I plan on and sincerelyto see each and th tren bo hope dard.every one of youin St. Louisyear. next sincere .&.Richter\'s Bakery of San Anto Finally, a"Thank You MRCA" for allowing me to serve you. It nio,Inc.,ofSanAntonio;has allowed me the opportunity to put back some of what ourion profess$1,040,000 in proposed penal has provided me over the years. ties, mainly for willful violations of standards for confined space entry, lockout/tagout of azard equipment and h commu. nication .&.J.M. Cashman, Inc., of Quincy, Mass.; $770,000 in proposed penalties, for failing to provide fall protection for employees at aconstruction worksite, Boston sub-and failing to ensure that a 4,'