Pennsylvania manufacturer settles with OSHA, must pay $299K in penalties for 17 violations
OSHA has reached an agreement with Regal Industrial Corp. following an investigation that began in April 2022. As part of the agreement, the company accepts its four willful, 11 serious, and two other-than-serious citations. These violations include failing to create a written hazard communication program, a lack of proper employee training, failing to provide fall protection and machine guarding, and an inability to maintain safety data sheets onsite. Regal Industrial will have to pay $299,000, as well as implement enhanced abatement measures that includes establishing a safety and health management program with clear safety and health goals. In addition, the company must make identifying hazards a priority and work on ways to control them.
In a recent quote, Regional Solicitor of Labor Jeffrey S. Rogoff said, “This positive outcome demonstrates the value of the vigorous enforcement and litigation efforts by OSHA and the department’s Office of the Solicitor to ensure that employers come into compliance and make meaningful safety improvements for their workers.”
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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