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OSHA Grease Traps ‘Hazard Bulletin’ Falls Short Of Schumer Call For Rule


April 24, 2020 at 05:44 PM
OSHA has issued a non-binding “hazard bulletin” for grease traps that details how companies should protect workers against trap-related accidents, falling short of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) call for the agency to issue strict new rules for the traps after a child fell through a fast food venue’s grease trap cover and drowned.

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