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The DOJ announced in March 2022 that it would be working more closely with OSHA on cases where criminal charges may be warranted and then followed through on that promise over the following years. OSHA has the power to refer employers to the DOJ for criminal enforcement under the Occupational Safety and HealthThu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.safetynewsalert.com/articles/worker-deaths-osha-criminal-referrals/https://www.safetynewsalert.com/articles/osha-cases-employer-production-over-safety/Safety professionals know that bypassing guards on equipment or splicing wires together for a makeshift extension cord are definite hazards that could lead to employee injuries. However, these kinds of blatant safety violations still happen. Sometimes it isn’t the workers who are taking these shortcuts, but instead a management team who values production over safety. Two recent decisions by judges for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) illustrate some extreme examplesTue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.safetynewsalert.com/articles/osha-cases-employer-production-over-safety/https://www.safetynewsalert.com/articles/5-safety-issues-liquid-nitrogen-release/A fatal liquid nitrogen release at a poultry processing facility occurred because there was a single point of failure built into the freezer room and employees weren’t trained to identify the hazard. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) found that the incident that killed six workers in 2021 at the Foundation Food Group facility in Gainesville, Georgia was also due to a lack of process safety management policies. Workers told to take break while maintenance worked on fFri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.safetynewsalert.com/articles/5-safety-issues-liquid-nitrogen-release/https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2018/08/24/some-parents-questioning-teacher-schedule-changes-n-lebanon/1076567002/Northern Lebanon parents may feel like a lot is changing this year when they get that first day of school report Monday night, and they wouldn’t be wrong. After members of the school community contacted LDN about what was described as excessive teacher reassignments, we learned more teachers were moved for the 2018-19 school year compared to last year for several reasons. “We have had teachers who have been reassigned to teach a different grade level within their area of certification,” SuperiFri, 24 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2018/08/24/some-parents-questioning-teacher-schedule-changes-n-lebanon/1076567002/https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2018/01/19/continuations-continue-zoning-hearing-royal-oaks-vineyard-hearing-continued-fourth-time-music-being/1045169001/The continuations continue in zoning hearing to decide the future of Royal Oaks Vineyard After three previous hearings designed to decide the future of Royal Oaks Vineyard & Winery, the North Cornwall Zoning Hearing Board continued the proceedings again at a meeting Wednesday night. But despite the lack of a decision, music will again be played in the Royal Oaks tasting room, according to the owner. Amplified music had been banned for the winery, which first opened its doors in June, followingFri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2018/01/19/continuations-continue-zoning-hearing-royal-oaks-vineyard-hearing-continued-fourth-time-music-being/1045169001/https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2018/01/16/therapy-ducks-having-positive-impact-autistic-boys-life-according-his-mother/1024706001/How much of an impact can caring for ducks have on an autistic boy’s life? A big impact, according to his mother. “He has never been able to speak in public or to anyone he doesn’t know, but since these ducks have come into his life he will tell anyone that will listen (about them),” the boy’s mother, Tania Ortiz, said. Ortiz and her family got their 11-year-old son, Coby, his first pair of ducks the day after Easter. The duck's names are Lucy and Ethel. Over the next few months, the number ofTue, 16 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2018/01/16/therapy-ducks-having-positive-impact-autistic-boys-life-according-his-mother/1024706001/https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/08/04/summer-camp-heart-patients-lionhearted/529764001/There is a summer camp nestled in an expanse of forest in South Londonderry Township that exists solely for a special group of children. All of the children who attend the camp, called Camp Lionheart, are victims of heart disease. “I went into cardiac arrest. I was playing basketball one day and it just happened. I was 14,” Cody Royer, who is now 15, said. “Coming to this camp lets me meet other kids like me who have heart conditions.” The camp, which is in its second year, has 24 children raFri, 04 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/08/04/summer-camp-heart-patients-lionhearted/529764001/https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/07/27/police-parents-still-looking-kortne-stouffer-5-years-later/465627001/Kortne Stouffer disappeared from her Palmyra apartment July 29, 2012. Five years later her parents and local authorities are still searching for her. “It has been five years, but five minutes is too long when your child goes missing and you don’t know where they are or what happened to them,” Wendy Stouffer Hammel, Kortne’s mother, said. “So coming up on five years it is just devastating – every day and every minute it is hard.” Kortne Stouffer disappeared from her apartment at 810 W. Main St.Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/07/27/police-parents-still-looking-kortne-stouffer-5-years-later/465627001/https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/07/18/palmyra-6-year-old-grew-up-isolated-surrounded-garbage/486013001/Palmyra 6 year old grew up isolated, surrounded by garbage The 6-year-old boy who was found living in a garbage- and excrement-filled home with 27 Pomeranian dogs is now staying with a relative after the Palmyra house was condemned Saturday. “They are just elated that they have him in the family. They are like us in that they have been trying for years to see him,” Missy Adams, a friend of the family, said. “He is safe. The people I’ve been in contact with said he is in good hands.” However, Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/07/18/palmyra-6-year-old-grew-up-isolated-surrounded-garbage/486013001/https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/06/26/mount-gretna-craft-brewery-seeks-establish-sense-community/373902001/The owners of Mount Gretna Craft Brewery at Leed’s Corner sought to incorporate a sense of community into their business, from the building’s construction materials to the brew pub’s menu. “We are trying to establish a community and family environment that is all about the neighborhood,” Brad Kleinfelter, co-founder and head brewer at Mount Gretna Craft Brewery, said. “That is why when you walk into the brew pub the first thing you see is a lounge.” The lounge has a working wood fireplace, couMon, 26 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/06/26/mount-gretna-craft-brewery-seeks-establish-sense-community/373902001/https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/06/25/just-folks-cleona-bowhunter-finds-her-dream-job/412760001/Cleona native and Lebanon Valley College grad Emily Kantner never thought she’d find her dream job. “I’ve told people that if I could have come up with what my dream job was I don’t even think this would have been it, because I never thought it was a possibility,” she said. Kantner has been the associate editor at Petersen’s Bowhunting magazine since December. She has been an avid bowhunter since 2010. “Not only am I doing the bowhunting, which I absolutely love, and getting amazing opportuniSun, 25 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/06/25/just-folks-cleona-bowhunter-finds-her-dream-job/412760001/https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/06/22/palmyra-woman-crowned-miss-pennsylvania/417942001/Miss Pennsylvania 2017 has her roots firmly planted in Lebanon County, even though she wasn’t born here. “My family is very much a Palmyra, Pa. family,” Katie Schreckengast, who was crowned Miss Pennsylvania on June 17, said. “They’ve lived here their entire lives.” Katie’s parents, Randy and Lori Schreckengast, adopted Katie from South Korea when she was 6 months old, and adoption serves as her platform as Miss Pennsylvania. “That is the message I’ll be spreading throughout my year, talking Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2017/06/22/palmyra-woman-crowned-miss-pennsylvania/417942001/