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Kilili: OSHA penalties vs casino contractors some of the largest
Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) issued the following statement Thursday on proposed penalties totaling $193,750 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, against three Saipan casino construction companies for numerous workplace hazards:
“These are some of the largest penalties OSHA has issued this year across the nation, underscoring the seriousness of the safety and health violations found at the Imperial Pacific Resort construction site last December.
“It should go without saying that the health of our economy is compromised when the health and lives of our workers are in jeopardy. All workers deserve safe places of employment.
“I met with OSHA administrators in Washington early this year to urge them to maintain strict oversight of the Imperial Pacific worksite, and I met with Labor Secretary [Alexander] Acosta last month to thank him for the work OSHA is doing in the Marianas. I applaud OSHA for taking action to ensure safe workplaces in our islands.”
OSHA announced last week citations against Imperial Pacific’s prime contractor, MCC International Saipan Ltd. Co., and MCC’s subcontractors Nanjing BeiLiDa New Materials System Engineering Co., and Gold Mantis Construction Decoration, Saipan LLC for a total of 24 health and safety violations. The companies have 15 business days from the date of receipt of citations and proposed penalties to respond. Another OSHA investigation involving the death of a worker at the Saipan casino construction site last March is pending.
Sablan is a ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (PR)
