Job Safety Commission Provides Computers To D.C. School
April 22, 1998Computers, no longer useful to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) but of value to a city school, went to Johnson Junior High School in Northeast Washington, D.C. in a recent donation spurred by a Presidential Order…
Job Safety Commission Provides Web Site Access To Its Decisions
March 9, 1998Chairman Stuart E. Weisberg today announced the availability of a new Web site for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), the independent Federal agency that decides disputes involving alleged violations of work place safety rules. The Web site…
Judge Stephen J. Simko, Jr. Joins Job Safety Commission
November 20, 1997Chairman Stuart E. Weisberg announced today that Stephen J. Simko, Jr. will join the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) as an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on November 24, in the agency’s Atlanta regional office. Judge Simko was an…
Job Safety Commission Names Denver Courtroom In Honor Of Judge Sidney J. Goldstein
July 14, 1997Sidney J. Goldstein, First Judge of the Denver Regional Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, was honored today when the courtroom in that office was designated the Sidney J. Goldstein Courtroom, Chairman Stuart E. Weisberg announced. Judge…
Commission Decides Ergonomics Hazards Citeable Under The “General Duty Clause”
April 28, 1997In a much anticipated decision involving the issue of ergonomics, a majority of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ruled that the “general duty clause” of the job safety act may be used to cite employers for safety hazards…
Judge Paul L. Brady Retires From Job Safety Commission
April 15, 1997Paul L. Brady, the first African-American appointed a Federal Administrative Law Judge, retires today after 31 years of service to the Federal government, Chairman Stuart E. Weisberg announced with regret. Judge Brady has spent the last 25 years as an…
Construction Standards’ Applicability To Architects And Engineers Considered By Review Commission
January 21, 1997Whether architects and engineers who do not perform physical labor are subject to job safety rules applicable to construction sites will be considered during oral arguments before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The argument is scheduled for 10…