Anheuser-Busch Reaches Safety Settlement with OSHA

April 13, 2016
Anheuser-Busch Sales of New Jersey agreed to improve safety conditions at its Jersey City and Bronx distributorships.

More than a year after OSHA cited Anheuser-Busch Sales of New Jersey LLC for safety violations at its Jersey City distribution warehouse, the company reached a settlement with OSHA.

Under the settlement, Anheuser-Busch Sales of New Jersey, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA/NV, agreed to fix the hazards at its New Jersey warehouse, improve safety conditions at its Jersey City and Bronx distributorships and pay $150,000 in fines. 

“This settlement commits Anheuser-Busch to making safety a priority for workers at its New Jersey and New York distributorships,” said Robert Kulick, OSHA’s regional administrator in New York. “Successfully implemented, this agreement will result in safer working conditions for numerous workers at multiple company locations.”

The company agreed to:

  • Conduct comprehensive safety and health self-audits focusing on hazards involving powered industrial trucks, safety and training, material handling, hazard communication and means of egress.
  • Establish safety and health committees made up of management, employees, unions and individuals responsible for safety at the distributorships.
  • Make management responsible for implementing the committees’ recommended changes.
  • Make the committees’ findings, recommendations and analyses available to OSHA upon request.
  • Ensure the adequate training of all leased, temporary and/or subcontractors’ employees.
  • Consent to interim monitoring inspections by OSHA.

"Proactively addressing conditions at more than the cited location makes sense and pays dividends for workers and employers alike. This course of action can reduce hazards and injuries and increase a company’s productivity,” said Jeffrey Rogoff, regional solicitor for the department in New York.

OSHA in December 2014 initially cited Anheuser-Busch Sales of New Jersey for not training forklift drivers, blocking exit routes, having damaged storage tanks and for inadequare hazard communication training. The company in December 2015 contested the citations.

About the Author

Ginger Christ | Associate Editor

Ginger Christ is an associate editor for EHS Today, a Penton publication.

She has covered business news for the past seven years, working at daily and weekly newspapers and magazines in Ohio, including the Dayton Business Journal and Crain’s Cleveland Business.

Most recently, she covered transportation and leadership for IndustryWeek, a sister publication to EHS Today.

She holds a bachelor of arts in English and in Film Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.

Connect on Google+ | LinkedIn | Twitter

Sponsored Recommendations

June 23, 2025
With the right workplace health and safety training, your organization can reduce risk and protect your employees.
June 23, 2025
This article covers the key steps to build a reliable SDS management program, from organizing your inventory and sourcing updated SDS to ensuring easy access and regular maintenance...
June 23, 2025
It's time to get a bit more granular and start to examine the types of metrics EHS departments should be tracking, starting with lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR).
June 23, 2025
With the number of lone workers on the rise, here are five facts every employer should know about lone working.

Voice your opinion!

To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of EHS Today, create an account today!