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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Marietta stone product manufacturer cited by USDOL for safety issues, to pay $120,000 in penalties
The U.S. Department of Labor said it was citing a Marietta-based stone product manufacturer for safety violations and ordering it to pay $120,000 in penalties. According to a USDOL announcement, Art Stone-Granite & Marble Inc. in Marietta was investigated in April 2024 for safety violations and health issues. Five months later, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for two repeat violations and 13 serious violations, with OSHA saying the company had not provided workers with protection against hazards like silica dust and occupational-related noise. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Burned body found at Stone Mountain Park Henry County changing alert system after warnings didn't go out in time for tornado touchdown 'It was startling': Buckhead couple detail finding starving dog that led to R&B singer's arrest Now, USDOL said the company had failed to administer the hearing conservation and respiratory protection programs it needed to and was levying penalties in addition to ordering corrective actions be taken. "The company will pay $120,000 in penalties, take action to correct the hazardous conditions, and put steps in place to prevent recurrence," USDOL said. In response to Channel 2 Action News, an Art Stone-Granite & Marble spokesman said in part that the health and safety of employees has always been their top priority and they are "currently working through the citation and appeal process, we remain committed to full cooperation with OSHA and to implementing any improvements necessary to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for our team." The company also said they had previously raised concerns about the testing methods from a 2023 inspection but had not gotten a clear answer in response. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Axios
13-05-2025
- General
- Axios
Project uses tree rings to determine age of historic Atlanta buildings
A metro Atlanta nonprofit is teaming up with college students to find the exact age of historic buildings using a unique area of study. Why it matters: While historical documents may say a building was constructed in a certain year, the wood used to create the structure could tell us a different story. Driving the news: Cobb Landmarks is using dendrochronology — the study of tree rings — to pinpoint when wood for metro Atlanta buildings was harvested for construction. What they're saying: Trevor Beemon, Cobb Landmarks' executive director, told Axios they are partnering with University of West Georgia students who, under the guidance of two professors, will take 12 to 15 samples from structures around metro Atlanta. Buildings in the study include the William Root House, Power-Jackson Cabin and Brumby Hall in Cobb County, Mimosa Hall in Roswell and several buildings in Atlanta's South Downtown neighborhood. "This is an opportunity for us to partner with science to help make sure that the history that we're sharing is as accurate as possible," Beemon said. Zoom in: Bryan Capps Jr., project manager for South Downtown, said samples will be taken from about three dozen buildings that are undergoing structural rehabilitation and stabilization. The partnership is "really the one chance" South Downtown has to learn about these buildings before they are redeveloped, Capps said. The intrigue: Throughout the process, Capps said, they've noticed that many buildings have been "stitched together" with cosmetic fixes over the years, including finding missing walls and plenty of windows that were bricked over. Beemon said there's a theory that part of the Root House, a Marietta-based museum managed by Cobb Landmarks that documents life in the mid-19th century, was built before the official established date of 1845. "It's already a significant structure, but it could be even more significant if it predates 1845," he said. "That would make it really one of the oldest structures in Marietta." The bottom line: Capps said the project could debunk misconceptions that Atlanta was reduced to ashes during Gen. William T. Sherman's March to the Sea.
