OSHA cites Stavis Seafoods Inc. for 20 serious violations following March ammonia leak in which employee died

U.S. Department of Labor | September 30, 2016 BOS 2016-156 OSHA cites Stavis Seafoods Inc. for 20 serious violationsfollowing March ammonia leak in which employee died Boston seafood processor neglec

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SLC 2016: Compliance and OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Rule

Tressi Cordaro, principal at Jackson Lewis P.C., discussed OSHA’s respirable crystalline silica rule and how it will affect the construction industry.

While the respirable silica rule isn’t in effect until June 23, 2017 for the construction industry, safety professionals are questioning whether they will be able to stay compliant.

Tressi Cordaro, principal at Jackson Lewis P.C., gave Safety Leadership Conference attendees a road map to its respirable crystalline silica rule and answered some of those questions.

 “It’s just about everywhere, and trying to regulate it is problematic,” Cordaro said. “The question is can employers feasibly do what OSHA is asking them to do?”

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OSHA fines Houston machinery rebuilder more than $155K for continuing to expose workers to amputation, other hazards

September 28, 2016 OSHA fines Houston machinery rebuilder more than $155K for continuing to expose workers to amputation, other hazards Employer names: Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders Inc. Houston,

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Mahalia Jackson: A Little Higher

In the 1950s, R&B and rock 'n' roll was aimed squarely at the bottom half of the body while gospel took care of the rest. Blues shouting came out of gospel in the 1940s. So did the passion and conviction of jazz solos and jazz vocals. In the world of gospel singing in the 1940s and '50s, the Queen of Pews was Mahalia Jackson. Born in New Orleans in 1911, Jackson single-highhandedly turned church singing into a high art, lifting the music with an earthy emotionalism, feverish conviction and operatic power that left the devout and secular listeners thunderstruck. By the 1960s, she was perhaps the world's best-known African-American singer and civil rights advocate.

As Anthony Heilbut writes in his superb liner notes to Mahalia Jackson: Moving on Up a Little Higher, a new album from Shanachie Records, "It was this combination of raw amateurism and a world-class voice that made her so appealing. Had she exhibited more vocal control, she might have seemed too grand or "seditty." Had her voice been less spectacular, she would have seemed just another gospel shouter." Heilbut, of course, is the author of The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times (Anchor).

The new album features more than 20 previously unreleased recordings between 1946 and 1957, including material from two of her most important concerts—a 1951 symposium that introduced her to an integrated audience and the Sunday performance at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival. There also are New York church performances and a hair-raising recording of her singing Before This Time Another Year in 1954.

This is listening music, the sound of soul before the word existed. I found myself transfixed by Jackson's performances, her elation and all-in vocal tones and feeling. She's also the fount every major soulful singer has channeled, from Dinah Washington and Aretha Franklin to Janis Joplin and Whitney Houston. In the case of each singer, Mahalia left her mark.

JazzWax tracks: You'll find Mahalia Jackson: Moving on Up a Little Higher (Shanachie) here.

JazzWax clips: Here's Before This Time Another Year from 1954...

Before This Time Another Year

And here's Have a Little Talk With Jesus from 1951...

Have a Little Talk With Jesus

       

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OSHA, Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust renew alliance to train Chicago area electricians, protect them from job hazards

September 29, 2016 OSHA, Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust renew allianceto train Chicago area electricians, protect them from job hazards Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Oc

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Florida roofing contractor exposes workers to dangerous fall, other hazards at Jacksonville work site; OSHA proposes more than $212K in penalties

September 29, 2016 Florida roofing contractor exposes workers to dangerous fall, other hazardsat Jacksonville work site; OSHA proposes more than $212K in penalties Carlson Enterprises cited six times

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Worker's first day on the job leads to severe injury, prompts OSHA investigation at construction site in Bay Harbor Island, Florida

September 29, 2016 Worker's first day on the job leads to severe injury, prompts OSHAinvestigation at construction site in Bay Harbor Island, Florida Fast Carpentry I cited for willful, repeated viol

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OSHA: Tire explosion which severely injured employee at Woburn truck sales and repair facility 'preventable'

U.S. Department of Labor | September 29, 2016 BOS 2016-152 OSHA: Tire explosion which severely injured employeeat Woburn truck sales and repair facility 'preventable' Crown Equipment Corp. cited for

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SLC 2016: Subcontractor Safety Requirements [Photo Gallery]

Choosing the right subcontractor is crucial to ensuring site-specific safety plans are followed and employees go home safely each night.

Joel Pickering, senior vice president of Lendlease (US) Construction LMB Inc., told Safety Leadership Conference attendees about the prequalification process and measures Lendlease has in place to select safety-conscious subcontractors.

“If you don’t manage [safety], it sometimes is not managed well by others,” he told attendees.

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Roland Kirk - Cuckoo Serenade

On Sept. 16 and 17, 1964. Roland Kirk recorded tracks for an important album for Mercury called I Talk With the Spirits. It's important because of its instrumental eclecticism, its spiritual qualities and its original compositions by Kirk and playing by the group. The music holds up gloriously. It's independent-minded, it's melodic and it's soulful.

On these particular days, two songs were recorded—the album's title track and Serenade to a Cuckoo. The personnel on both songs featured Roland Kirk (c-fl,African fl on the title track), Bob Moses (vib-on Serenade to a Cuckoo), Horace Parlan (p), Michael Fleming (b), Walter Perkins (d) and Miss C.J. Albert (vcl).

Last week I learned that that "Miss. C.J. Albert"—Crystal Joy-Albert—is a JazzWax reader. We emailed and I asked her a few questions about the session. Here's what she wrote back:

"Dear Marc,

"Well, after a hectic career around the cabaret scene in New York City as a singing pianist at the Toast, Smalls Paradise, the Tender Trap and other clubs as well as a recording session for Steve Allen plus his TV show and a few others in Los Angeles, I married a brilliant Viennese pianist named Charles Albert. He played at La Cave, Henri IV, Huttons Murray Hill, the Viennese Lantern, La Chansonette and the Regency cocktail lounge to name a few.

After we married, we moved into a new apartment building on East 7th Street and Tompkins Square Park. It was a gem, and soon other musicians and jazz-club patrons discovered it. At one time, in addition to Roland (pre-Rahsaan) and his wife, Edith, residents included Albert "Tootie" Heath, Ted Curson, and lesser-known artists. In addition, a young crowd moved in so there was a club-like atmosphere in the building.

"You could hear practicing on various instruments all day, and that's how Roland and I got together. We lived next door to each other on the second floor and could hear each other's music all day. He heard something in my voice that translated into the sound of his flute. Edith Kirk had been urging him to make a flute album. She felt his playing was outstanding on that instrument and called for a feature album. 

"The timing was perfect. I had stopped taking night gigs and was enjoying domesticity, so this was a chance to do a little something without a big commitment. We ran over the tunes a little at home and then went into the studio along with his Vibration Society sidemen (all of us had some small instrument, kazoos, etc.).

"Bobby Scott (above), an old friend, was the A&R guy on the album [producer] and got the flavor right away. It was an easy session, as I recall, not many takes. Roland and I argued about who was out of tune on one note. It was probably me, but that was the running joke. 

"I used my married name then. I was determined to be a housewife at that time. The business end of my career was devastating. We eventually moved to New Jersey, Roland and Edith (above) moved to West End Ave. and eventually to East Orange N.J. We remained friends until their passing. Their son, Rory, and I still are close.

"I believe the session was done in the afternoon. I no longer own the album. Light-fingered friends have taken most of my collectibles, sigh. Thank goodness for YouTube!"

JazzWax tracks: You'll find Roland Kirk's I Talk With the Spirits here.

JazzWax note: Today, Crystal Joy-Albert is the music director of the Pensacola JazzFest.

JazzWax clips: Here's I Talk With the Spirits...

And here's Serenade to a Cuckoo...

       

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OSHA, Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association alliance aims to reduce employee exposure to hazards associated with animal handling

September 28, 2016 OSHA, Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association alliance aims toreduce employee exposure to hazards associated with animal handling Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupati

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Wisconsin military explosives manufacturer faces nearly $143K in OSHA penalties for exposing workers to lead and other hazards

September 28, 2016 Wisconsin military explosives manufacturer faces nearly $143Kin OSHA penalties for exposing workers to lead and other hazards OSHA finds workers exposed to lead levels two-and-a-ha

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Crewman Dies After Heat-Related Hospitalization

Crewman is hospitalized after core body temperature soars above 108 degrees; OSHA fines Townsend Tree Service Company after investigation.

A 23-year-old ground crewman is one of 16 heat-related deaths reported to OSHA since January.

The Townsend Tree Service Company worker collapsed after working more than nine hours in the direct sun when the heat index soared to 110 degrees near Poplar Bluff, Ind. on July 22. The crewman died after being hospitalized with a core body temperature above 108 degrees.

OSHA issued the company, based in Muncie, Ind., one serious citation following its investigation. Proposed penalties total $12,471.

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OSHA fines roofer, home service contractor more than $61K for ignoring fall risk to workers at Colorado Springs work site

U.S. Department of Labor | Sept. 27, 2016 OSHA fines roofer, home service contractor more than $61K for ignoring fall risk to workers at Colorado Springs work site Employers' names: JD Vigil Home Ser

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Video: Sonny Rollins, 1959

For me, what sets Sonny Rollins apart from all other tenor saxophonists in the 1950s is how he makes you feel as soon as he starts to play. For some reason, Sonny's sound hits my heart and mind, making me more emotionally aware. A feeling of seriousness comes over me and I pay hard attention to what he's playing. As much as I admire John Coltrane, this doesn't really happen to me with his work in the 1950s. It's not until the early 1960s, on the Impulse label, that Coltrane articulates his vision on his terms and makes me pay attention.

Sonny pioneers this soulful, intellectual approach as early as 1953, starting with the Thelonious Monk Quintet album for Prestige. By 1959, the sound of Sonny was akin to the penetrating voice of a civil right minister. The same way that Martin Luther King's gentle, lilting voice in speeches can still grab our ear and galvanize us today, Sonny's saxophone in the 1950s holds that timeless power over me.

To show you what I mean, watch this video and be aware of how you feel the moment Sonny starts to play Weaver of Dreams in 1959...

      

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Landscaping company cited after 23-year-old worker succumbs to fatal heat stroke in 110-degree weather

September 27, 2016 Landscaping company cited after 23-year-old workersuccumbs to fatal heat stroke in 110-degree weather Employee hospitalized with a body core temperature over 108 degrees POPLAR BLU

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Global meat-casing manufacturer continues to expose workers to unsafe conditions at Illinois plant, OSHA says

September 27, 2016 Global meat-casing manufacturer continues to exposeworkers to unsafe conditions at Illinois plant, OSHA says Employer name: Viscofan USA Inc. Danville, Illinois Citations issued: S

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OSHA: Methuen cave-in "could have been prevented"

U.S. Department of Labor | September 27, 2016 BOS 2016-154 OSHA: Methuen cave-in "could have been prevented" ET&L Construction Corp. faces $119K in fines for willful, serious safety violations Employ

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5 Tips on Maintaining Your Steam Shower

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Steam showers are pricier than your average shower, but considering all the benefits, we’re sure you’ll agree that it’s worth the investment. Bearing in mind how much the cost is, as much as possible we would want to maintain the state of our newly installed steam shower as it is. The trick is to be on top of things and not wait until the damage becomes hard to fix, and to do that, follow the tips below:

Weak Steam Output
After about 20 showers its good practice to clean the steam generator
Fill the tank with between 5 to 10 grams of citric acid diluted with about 1.5 liters of warm water.
Let it set for 12 hours before turning it on to heat the water. This will vaporize the citric acid.
The steam generator will have a manual drain valve. This valve should be drained approximately every 2 months. You may have to remove any large clumps by hand. Source: Bathroomz

Inspecting for Tightness of Seals and Joints
Silicone seals, water supply joints, valves, and nozzles should be checked at least once a year. If the silicone seals are loose, replace them. Sealing the doors and walls is quite easy. Nozzles, joints, and drainage systems can be tightened or repaired using the most basic plumbing skills. Source: DoItYourself

It’s Worth It to Squeegee
Water can leave behind minerals that create a whitish haze over glass doors and tile. The longer the minerals sit, the harder they are to remove. So a quick squeegee after the last shower of the day will make cleaning easier in the long run. Source: HGTV

A Natural Alternative
A mixture of baking soda and water makes a scum-fighting scrub that many experts swear by. Measurements for the mixture will vary depending on how much you need. To get started, try using a half-cup of baking soda, and then add water as needed to make a thick paste. Using a nonabrasive sponge, scrub the glass and rinse it with vinegar. Source: Houzz

Maintaining Steam
Hot, damp areas are perfect incubators for mold and mildew. After using your steam shower, open the door to dry out your bathroom, and run the exhaust fan to suck out the steam.
Every few months, flush the unit to get rid of calcium deposits. Source: Houselogic

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Welcome Autumn with an Interior Update

Just as you change the types of clothing you wear every season, it’s also best to change up your interiors. You don’t need to make drastic alterations; adding one thing or two pieces, or just changing some pieces is certainly enough to change the ambiance of a room. Let the changing of leaves and crisp breeze inspire you to do some of the tips below:

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Autumn Textures
Growing accustomed to the new season comes easy with warm cushion covers and sofa blankets. Get your indoors feeling new by updating your curtains, carpets and bed sheets with an autumn colour palette.
Choose curtain colours that showcase nature by drawing on shades of gold, burnt orange, rich browns and creamy tones. Neutrals colours and splashes of yellow can also contribute some autumn charm to your home.
Keep in mind that although it precedes winter, the autumn months have a different decorative element to winter. Remember to:
Avoid thick curtains and bed sheets that will overwhelm your interior space.
Opt for soft rugs and patterned throw cushions that will accentuate the autumn colours. Source: OneFlare

Bowls of Seasonal Fruits
A trip to the grocery store is all it takes. Load your cart up with fresh apples, pears, berries and nuts and you will have a healthy and environmentally pleasing display. Other ideas are to bring the outdoors inside. Bundle sticks and branches together and place them by the fireplace or in vases and jars.  Pine cones of all shapes and sizes can look quite lovely in large glass or ceramic bowls. Autumn decor shouldn’t have to cost too much. Source: Freshome

Candles
Der! We all know candles look great any time of year but they really come into their own and create a lovely glow when the nights are drawing in. Think more wintery, spicier fragrances rather than zesty summer scents. Source: TheInteriorsAddict

For more information on window treatments and the latest trends, contact us!

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Wes Montgomery: Interview '68

People in Jazz was a TV show that aired briefly in 1967 and '68 in Detroit and was hosted by Jim Rockwell, a local jazz radio disc jockey on WABX-FM. In 1968, shortly before Wes Montgomery's death in June from a fatal heart attack, the guitarist appeared on Rockwell's show for a revealing interview and to play two songs with his brothers—Buddy Montgomery (p) and Monk Montgomery (b). The drummer and conga player are unknown. The group performed Windy and California Nights—easily the finest Montgomery recording of this Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Liebling song written for Lesley Gore, who recorded it in 1967.

Here's Rockwell's interview with Montgomery in full, thanks to Jimi Mentis...

And here's Lesley Gore's original...

       

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SLC 2016: Safety from the Top Down

Industry CEOs and executives provide insight to Safety Leadership Conference attendees about what characteristics, experiences and actions make up a successful safety professional.

Competency, a genuine nature and compassion all make up an exceptional safety professional, panelists at the Safety Leadership Conference in Pittsburgh told session attendees.

In the session titled “CEO/Executives' Take: Commitment to Safety and Hire the Right Safety Professionals,” industry leaders provided their recommendations and insight into what attributes a safety leader should process in order to promote and maintain a positive safety culture within their organization.

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Jan Lundgren: Styne and Young

In 2001 and 2002, Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren released songbook tributes to Jule Styne and Victor Young, respectively, with his trio and special guests. Within a few years, the prized releases recorded in Copenhagen on the Sittel label disappeared and were available only through independent sellers for upward of $155. Now, The Jan Lundgren Trio Plays the Music of Jule Styne and The Jan Lundgren Trio Plays the Music of Victor Young are available once again—this time digitally from Fog Arts as downloads and streaming.

On The Jan Lundgren Trio Plays the Music of Jule Styne, we hear Jan Lundgren (p), Mattias Svensson (b), Morten Lund (d), plus special guests Eric Alexander (ts), and Mark Murphy and, Cæcilie Norby (v).

Norby sings on Make Someone Happy and The Party's Over; Murphy (above) is on What Makes the Sunset and The Things We Did Last Summer; and Alexander is on It's You Or No One and Guess I'll Have to Hang My Tears Out to Dry. The balance is handled by the trio: You Say You Care, People, Dance Only With Me, Time After Time and I Fall in Love Too Easily.

On The Jan Lundgren Trio Plays the Music of Victor Young, the lineup is Jan Lundgren (p), Mattias Svensson (b), Rasmus Kihlberg (d), with special guests Johnny Griffin (ts) and Deborah Brown and Stacey Kent (v). Griffin plays on A Weaver of Dreams and When I Fall in Love; Brown sings on A Hundred Years From Today and Stella By Starlight; and Stacey sings on Street of Dreams and My Foolish Heart. The trio plays I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance, Song of Delilah, Golden Earrings, Sweet Sue Just You, Love Letters, Alone at Last and Beautiful Love.

Both are perfect albums. The songs were marvelously chosen as were the special guests. To hear the late Mark Murphy with Jan on What Makes the Sunset and, even better, The Things We Did Last Summer makes you wish the pair recorded a dozen albums together. They were perfectly matched in temperament and mood, which you can hear in Murphy's all-in vocalese. Murphy's songs are the high points of both dates. Which takes nothing away from the other vocalists on both albums. They are superb, with Stacey delivering pure heartbreak hers and Norby and Brown giving us flawless full-feel renditions on theirs. Brown is especially terrific on The Party's Over, with shades of Nancy Wilson.

As we hear on the Young collection, particularly on Weaver of Dreams, Griffin (above) was still in his prime in 2001. He always sounded up on his toes, soloing like a dancer and wailing with slides here and there. A strong and bold performance. Alexander is given an uptempo tune and a ballad, so we get to hear him in two different modes, both forthright and smooth.

Jan is spry on uptempo numbers (think Bill Evans an Alan Broadbent) and soulfully pensive on the slower tunes without bogging down or brooding too much. His technique is completely in touch with the American jazz approach while he retains a distinct Scandinavian depth. Both albums were brilliantly produced albums when released and remain so today. They shouldn't be missed.

As Jan recently told Guy Jones, an English financial consultant who has lived in Sweden with his wife and family since 2010: “These albums have a rare and special place in my discography. I’ve never recorded anything else which involved quite as many jazz greats, and I’m unlikely to get quite the same opportunity again. It was simply wonderful to work with these hugely talented artists in exploring the songs of two such genius composers.”

JazzWax tracks: You'll find The Jan Lundgren Trio Plays the Music of Jule Styne and The Jan Lundgren Trio Plays the Music of Victor Young at Spotify, iTunes and here and here.

JazzWax clips: Here's Mark Murphy with the Jan Lundgren Trio on What Makes the Sunset...

Here's Johnny Griffin with the Jan Lundren Trio on Weaver of Dreams...

And here's Jan with just the trio playing People...

People

JazzWax note: Fog Arts plans to release Jan's Something To Live For (1999), For Listeners Only (2001) and Svenska Landskap (2003) starting at the end of October.

      

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