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scholarly_sources.docxWorker Severely Injured In 40-Foot Fall From Crane At TimkenSteel
Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation (Feb 2, 2016).
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The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director in Cleveland, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
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CANTON, Ohio - A 39-year-old worker suffered multiple broken bones after he fell more than 40 feet while conducting maintenance on a crane at TimkenSteel's Faircrest Plant. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found the company failed to provide the worker adequate fallprotection. The Aug. 7, 2015, injury was the second life-threatening injury at a TimkenSteel plant since May 2015.
OSHA cited the steel manufacturer on Jan. 29 for two repeated and three serious safety violations. TimkenSteel faces $129,500 in fines as a result of OSHA's investigation. Investigators found crane maintenance workers were exposed to falls due to lack of guardrails, and protective equipment. They also found workers were not protected from operating parts of cranes during service and maintenance because locking devices, guards and other safety procedures were not used and equipment was not powered down properly.
"TimkenSteel needs to fix their safety program immediately," said Howard Eberts, OSHA's area director in Cleveland. "OSHA will monitor these plants until the company makes protecting workers a priority. No worker should die or suffer life-altering workplace injuries because their employer fails in its responsibility to protect their employees."
In May 2015, another TimkenSteel worker was severely injured when a crane's safety latch failed and 1,000 pounds of equipment fell on him at its Gambrinus plant. In October 2015, OSHA placed TimkenSteel in the agency's Severe Violator Enforcement Program, after investigations at the Harrison and Gambrinus plants found several violations resulting in proposed fines of $393,500. The company has contested those violations.
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TimkenSteel was spun off from The Timken Company in 2014. Prior to this inspection, the three plants and corporate offices now operated by TimkenSteel had been inspected by OSHA 29 times since 2005, resulting in the issuance of 76 violations. The manufacturer of large steel bars and seamless mechanical tubing was mostly recently cited by OSHA in November 2014. Its Harrison steel plant melts, rolls, produces and finishes steel, and its Gambrinus plant performs cold steel finishing.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director in Cleveland, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
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Win/Win: OSHA and Electrical Contractors Work Together to Protect Workers
Smith, Sandy . EHS Today (Jan 28, 2016).
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OSHA and the Independent Electrical Contractors Inc., a trade association for electrical and systems contractors that was founded in 1957, recently renewed their alliance to protect construction workers from electrical hazards. The alliance focuses on providing agency staff with 70E and arc flash training and offers contractors guidance on preventing worker exposure to electric shock and arc flash hazards.
It's a win/win for both parties, according to John Masarick, vice president of codes and safety for the Independent Electrical Contractors Inc. (IEP).
"The reason we formed the alliance was to share information about protecting workers from electrical and arc flash hazards," said Masarick. "It's about more than OSHA regulations and enforcement."
During the five-year agreement, the alliance primarily will focus on providing OSHA staff with 70E and arc flash training, and IEC members with tools - training, videos, PowerPoint presentations, toolbox talks and more - to help them prevent worker exposures to electric shock and arc flash hazards. Through the alliance, participants also will promote awareness of OSHA campaigns on preventing falls and heat illness, as well as promote a culture of safety through outreach, particularly to small businesses and workers with limited- and non-English speaking skills.
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"For more than a decade, OSHA and IEC have had a productive partnership developing resources to protect thousands of workers in the electrical industry," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. "Our continued alliance will help ensure that employers and workers in this industry receive information and training that are essential to keeping their workplaces safe and healthful."
IEC has more than 50 chapters across the country and 3,000 members, said Masarick. Many of its members are active with the NFPA 70E review panel and in helping craft updates to the National Electrical Code (NEC). Both NFPA 70E and NEC are updated more frequently than OSHA standards, and IEC - as part of the alliance - keeps OSHA inspectors up to date on changes to those standards and codes and provides them with training to spot electrical hazards.
"With chapters and members all across the country, we're in a unique position to provide training for OSHAinspectors," Masarick noted.
IEC also provides training for some 8,000 apprentices per year. They learn basic safety training, as well as training specific to electrical and arc flash hazards and fall protection. The training serves to "get the message out" about best practices in the industry and lays a solid safety foundation for the workers entering the profession, said Masarick.
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Injuries Devastate Workers, Families, Employers
Many of us remember Willy Coyote cartoons showing him get shocked and afterward, looking a little singed. In reality, electrical-related injuries are no joke. They are some of the most costly in terms of pain and suffering and actual financial outlay.
Significant burns probably are the most painful injuries a worker can suffer. In addition to the initial electrical burns, particles from exploding insulation and the copper wire used in electrical wiring can imbed in the skin, causing life-threatening infections.
Serious burns often result in years of operations, painful debriding sessions, skin grafts, medical care, rehabilitation and retraining. The injuries are devastating for both the injured worker and their loved ones, who must watch their family member suffer through treatment.
In addition to the horror of knowing an employee suffered a life-altering injury, employers can face bankruptcy in the aftermath of an arc flash or electrical injury incident.
"There was one company that had an employee who was burned in an arc flash incident. The cost of the workers' compensation claim (medical and wage replacement) was $8 million. They are extremely expensive claims and a single claim can put a company out of business," said Masarick.
The best way to "deal" with electrical injuries and hazards is to prevent them, he added, and the alliance has developed fact sheets, toolbox talks and guidance documents on updates to OSHA electrical standards; hazards involved in working on or near energized electrical conductors and circuit parts; general safety guidance to help prevent fall-related injuries; and safety considerations for using ladders.
An Assist in Compliance
While some 70 percent of IEC members are small companies with fewer than 10 employees, Masarick said the association's reach is wide, encompassing more than 100,000 employees and electrician apprentices. For many of those companies and workers, IEC is a one-stop shop for training, safety management information and tools and updates about OSHA regulations, NEC changes and updates to NFPA 70E.
"Most employers want to keep workers safe, but they aren't aware of changes to regulations," said Masarick. "We keep them updated and the alliance helps us do that."
Through its alliance programs, OSHA works with unions, consulates, trade and professional organizations, faith- and community-based organizations, businesses and educational institutions to prevent workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses. The purpose of each alliance is to develop compliance assistance tools and resources and to educate workers and employers about their rights and responsibilities. The IEC alliance program participants do not receive exemptions from OSHA inspections or any other enforcement benefits. Specifically, the OSHA/IEC alliance program:
Raises awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement initiatives.
Shares information on OSHA's National Emphasis Programs, regulatory agenda and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
Disseminates information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
Provides outreach and communication.
Promotes awareness of OSHA's fall prevention and heat campaigns, as well as sharing of information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, such as electrical shock and arc flash.
Expands existing relationships between the IEC and OSHA's regional and area offices to address health and safety issues, including the training of agency staff and providing technical expertise when appropriate.
Works with other alliance participants on specific issues and projects such as construction safety, temporary worker protection and any other issues that are addressed and developed through the alliance program (e.g., participation in the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable).
Develops materials and effective training aids that align with current regulatory information, interpretations and enforcement initiatives, as well as promotes an understanding of workers' rights and employerresponsibilities outlined in the OSH Act.
Provides for the delivery of at least four best practice training seminars annually to OSHA staff focusing on topics such as NFPA 70E and the prevention of arc flash.
Revises existing and develops new best practices for workplace safety and health management systems and other safety performance programs, as well as promotes their adoption by independent electrical contractors.
While the alliance is successful on many levels, Masarick said that one thing in particular has been beneficial for IEC members: OSHA's Consultation Program.
"A majority of companies are afraid to call OSHA for consultation help. They are afraid they'll get cited, regardless of what OSHA says," admitted Masarick. The alliance has helped them see OSHA as more of a partner than an adversary, he said, adding that more IEC members are taking advantage of the consultation program.
"We had one member contact us specifically to tell us that the OSHA Consultation Program was very beneficial to him," he said. "Another employer told us that an employee was involved in an arc flash incident but because of his training and personal protective equipment, he went home that night to his family. That's success. The alliance helps us - IEC members and OSHA - keep more workers safe."
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Patents; "Fall Impact and Trauma Signal Transmitter" in Patent Application Approval Process (USPTO 20160027279)
Politics & Government Week (Feb 18, 2016): 1339.
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[...]there is a need for a safety device for use with a fall arrest harness that can provide an alert when an individual experiences a fall event while in the harness.
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2016 FEB 18 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Politics & Government Week -- A patent application by the inventor ULNER, Eric (Buncombe, IL), filed on October 2, 2015, was made available online on February 4, 2016, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews correspondents.
This patent application has not been assigned to a company or institution.
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: "The present invention relates to safety apparatus in providing assistance for individuals experiencing an event arising from a fall at an elevated height. In particular, the invention relates to safetydevices addressing hazards that occur when an individual uses a safety harness for preventing an individual from free-falling while conducting activities at an elevated height. The invention also has applicability for providing assistance to individuals experiencing a vehicular crash.
"Many activities require an individual to work at an elevated height. A few examples of such activities include work on bridges, construction of high-rise buildings and office-building window-washing. Recreational activities also may involve an individual being positioned at an elevated height, such as hunting from a tree stand. In each of these activities, a safety harness is used to prevent the individual from free-falling to the ground. Generally, however, an individual who has partially fallen and been retained by the safety harness nevertheless is likely to remain suspended and not automatically brought to a secure position. That is, the individual generally remains dangling until assistance arrives to bring the individual into a fully controlled position such that the individual is freed from the harness and is able to move around on his own. Frequently, the individual is alone at the activity site, especially in the hunting environment, and assistance after a fall may be delayed until somebody else actually is made aware that the individual has fallen.
"Being in a suspended position while in a harness for any length of time is extremely dangerous because it severely impacts the ability of the body's circulatory system to function effectively. The straps of the harness are placed under considerable tension from the weight of the person's body causing the straps to cut off circulation and blood flow. The restriction of blood to the body's upper organs, such as the heart and brain, leads to disastrous consequences. This adverse medical phenomenon associated with being suspended in asafety harness is well-known and documented. The condition is known as suspension trauma (or harness induced pathology) and is addressed by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor. See http://osha.gov/dts/shib/shib032404.html.
"Accordingly, there is a need for a safety device for use with a fall arrest harness that can provide an alert when an individual experiences a fall event while in the harness. It is further desirable that the safety device be capable of issuing a distress signal that can be sent to an appropriate recipient, such as an emergency responder, such that help can be summoned to assist the individual in being freed from the suspended state. It is further desirable that the safety device's distress signal be compatible with a telecommunication device, such as a cell phone, such that vocal communication can occur between the individual experiencing the fall event and the emergency responder."
In addition to the background information obtained for this patent application, VerticalNews journalists also obtained the inventor's summary information for this patent application: "The present invention comprises a fall impact signal device for use by a person wearing a fall arrest harness. The signal device is rigged on the user in an arrangement such that the fall will actuate an alarm or distress signal indicating that the individual has fallen. The distress signal therefore communicates that the person is confined in the safety harness in a suspended state and is in need of emergency assistance. The safety device can be connected either directly to support line to which the safety harness is tethered, or may be connected to or integrated within the safetyharness itself. In either event, a fall event will cause the alarm or signal on the signal device to be actuated. The invention is also adaptable for use with a vehicle seat belt and can deliver a distress signal upon the occurrence of a vehicular crash.
"One embodiment of the signal device comprises a housing for receiving a transmitter. The transmitter is equipped with a switch member that actuates the transmitter to emit a signal. The fall event triggers the switch member in the transmitter causing the alarm signal to be issued. A transmitter engagement member is received within the housing and interacts with the transmitter to activate the transmitter switch member. A strap associated with the safety harness is received through the housing and lies in proximity to the transmitter engagement member and the signal transmitter. Under pressure from a fall event, the strap tightens causing force to be applied against the transmitter switch member to actuate the alarm signal. The alarm signal may comprise one or more types of alarms, including visual distress signals such as flashing lights and audible signals such as a siren sound.
"In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, the transmitter is adapted with Bluetooth.RTM. technology whereby the alarm signal may comprise a command to a designated cell phone to place a predetermined emergency call.
"In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention, the transmitter is a two way radio permitting vocal communication between the transmitter and a remote receiver.
"In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention, the signal device can be adapted for use with a vehicle seat belt.
"These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present teachings will become better understood with reference to the following description. DRAWINGS
"Those of skill in the art will understand that the drawings, described below, are for illustrative purposes only. The drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present teachings in any way.
"FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of a person wearing a fall arrest harness.
"FIG. 2 is a pictorial view of a person suspended in a fall arrest harness after a fall event.
"FIG. 3 is a pictorial view of a person wearing a fall arrest harness with the fall signal device of the present invention integrated into the fall arrest strap.
"FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the housing for an embodiment of the fall signal device.
"FIG. 5 is a top plan cross-sectional view of the interior of the fall signal device housing of FIG. 4.
"FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view in side elevation of the housing with the transmitter in recess with the engagement strap in un-tightened state engaging against the transmitter button.
"FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view in side elevation of the housing with the transmitter in recess with the engagement strap in a tightened state engaging and depressing the transmitter button.
"FIG. 8 is a pictorial view of person wearing the fall signal device as a separate attachment from the fall arrest harness.
"FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the transmitter device.
"FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the opposite side of the transmitter device.
"FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the fall signal device housing.
"FIG. 12 is a flowchart of events in which the fall signal device is deployed during a fall event.
"FIG. 13 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention.
"FIG. 14 is an exploded view of the housing and components of the embodiment shown in FIG. 13.
"FIG. 15 is a view in side elevation of the housing of the embodiment shown in FIG. 13.
"FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 with the top cover of the housing removed.
"FIG. 17 is a view similar to FIG. 16 showing the signal transmitter and the transmitter engagement member placed in the housing.
"FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view in side elevation of the housing of the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 with the strap member in a relaxed state.
"FIG. 19 is a view similar to FIG. 18 with the strap member in a tightened state."
URL and more information on this patent application, see: ULNER, Eric. Fall Impact and Trauma Signal Transmitter. Filed October 2, 2015 and posted February 4, 2016. Patent URL: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=2260&p=46&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=20160128.PD.&OS=PD/20160128&RS=PD/20160128
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Unguarded balcony, lack of fall protection cause death of Dallas construction worker, OSHA finds
Labor Department Documents and Publications . (Nov 10, 2015).
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited his employers, Design Plastering Inc. and Design Plastering West LLC, of Phoenix, on Nov. 10 for eight egregious willful and four serious violations. To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Dallas Area Office at 972-952-1330.
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Unguarded balcony, lack of fall protection cause death of Dallas construction worker, OSHA finds
Design Plastering Inc., Design Plastering West LLC cited for multiple violations
DALLAS -- A fall from a third-story balcony killed 44-year-old Jorge Carrion Torres as he worked on the exterior of an apartment complex on May 14, 2015. Torres, who had been on the job for one month, was applying stucco underlayment to the balcony walls when the incident occurred. His employer had not installed scaffolding and had not provided Torres or his co-workers with personal fall protection.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited his employers, Design Plastering Inc. and Design Plastering West LLC, of Phoenix, on Nov. 10 for eight egregious willful and four serious violations. Previously, the state OSHA in Arizona had cited Design Plastering seven times for allowing fall-related hazards.
As the construction industry continues to grow, falls continue to be the leading cause of death. Source: http://www.bls.gov.
Federal safety and health officials have proposed fines totaling $407,400 for the citations.
"When an employer fails to put up a guardrail or scaffolding, or doesn't provide personal fall-arrest systems, anyone working at a height of six feet or more is defenseless against a fall. OSHA will not tolerate this kind of employer behavior," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels.
"This senseless loss of a man's life is the result of this employer's failure to comply with clear OSHA safety requirements despite the fact that it had been previously cited for the same violations," Michaels added. "Design Plastering has been cited for $5,850 in the past for fall hazard related violations. Clearly, these penalties were not sufficient to deter this employer's unlawful actions."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that one in five private industry worker deaths in 2014 were in construction. Falls are the leading cause of death for construction workers, accounting for nearly 40 percent of 2014's construction fatalities. Texas leads the nation in construction fatalities. This is the second egregious case involving fall protection there in recent months. Earlier this year, a construction worker in Houston denied a safety harness suffered severe injuries after falling through a roof.
Based in Phoenix, plaster and stucco contractors Design Plastering and Design Plastering West employ about 90 workers. They have 15 business days from receipt of the citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
At the time of the fatal incident, Argonaut Insurance Co. was the workers' compensation carrier for the employer.
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Dallas Area Office at 972-952-1330.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
OSHA News Brief: [11/10/2015]
Contact Name: Diana Petterson or Juan J. Rodriguez
Phone Number: (972) 850-4710 or x4703
Release Number: 15-2153-DAL
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Dozens Killed in Mecca Crane Accident; At least 107 people died after accident at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, Saudi officials said
Ahmed Al Omran
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Wall Street Journal (Online)
[New York, N.Y] 11 Sep 2015: n/a.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--A crane accident at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca killed at least 107 people, Saudi officials said, days before the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage that will see more than two million religious tourists visit the country. Protecting the pilgrims and ensuring their safety is an especially sensitive issue for a country that prides itself as a leader of the Islamic world and where the king's official title is "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques."
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--A crane accident at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca killed at least 107 people, Saudi officials said, days before the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage that will see more than two million religious tourists visit the country.
Government officials said a storm that rocked the city on Friday caused the crane's collapse, which caved in parts of the mosque--the world's largest--filled with pilgrims.
Footage aired by state television showed police and medical teams attending to bloodied bodies on the mosque's white marble floors, as high wind and heavy rain lashed the site.
An additional 238 people were reported injured, according to the official Twitter account for the nation's Civil Defense department.
A spokesman for the health department in Mecca region told the state news agency it was still working to identify the nationalities of the victims.
Prince Khaled al-Faisal, the governor of Mecca, ordered an urgent investigation into the accident, Saudi state television said. He later visited the accident site and ordered officials to begin repairs as soon as possible.
The Grand Mosque pulls Muslims from around the world for the Hajj. Millions, dressed in simple white clothes, perform prayer rituals for what is often a once-in-a-lifetime religious pilgrimage.
Yet the massive crowds have contributed to several tragedies at Islam's holiest of sites, most of them due to stampedes.
The last deadly incident occurred in 2006, when 346 were killed in a stampede on Mecca bridge. In 1990, a stampede in a pedestrian tunnel in the city killed 1,426 pilgrims, the deadliest Hajj incident in recent history.
Abdur Rahman Laily, a 33-year-old pilgrim from South Africa, said he heard the strong impact of the crane falling from his hotel room near the Grand Mosque. He soon headed to the mosque to see.
"This was one of the tallest and biggest cranes at the mosque expansion project," he said in a telephone interview from Mecca.
Mr. Laily said the falling crane made a large hole at one of the upper levels used by pilgrims to walk around the Kaaba, a stone cube covered in black at the center of the mosque and known as the House of God.
Workers quickly cleaned the debris but that level was no longer accessible, he said.
The accident has increased pressure on the Saudi authorities at a time they face a series of economic and security challenges.
The oil-rich country is dealing with a sharp drop in the price of crude, which is now at its lowest level since March 2009.
Meanwhile, as it jockeys with Iran for regional influence, it has been spearheading fighting in neighboring Yemen against Houthi rebels, who are accused by the Saudis of receiving support from Iran. The fighting, which aims to reinstall Western-backed president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, has dragged on for more than five months with an estimated cost of more than $1 billion.
Protecting the pilgrims and ensuring their safety is an especially sensitive issue for a country that prides itself as a leader of the Islamic world and where the king's official title is "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques."
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has limited the number of people allowed in for the pilgrimage to accommodate construction for the city's expansion projects. The construction at the mosque, set to finish next year, was slated to increase the mosque's capacity significantly.
Already, more than half a million pilgrims have arrived in the kingdom in preparation for Hajj this year, even as construction continued at the mosque and surrounding areas.
Saudi Binladin Group, the commercial vehicle of the bin Laden family and one of the country's biggest construction firms, which has been leading the expansion project, had suspended the project on Thursday, according to local daily Saudi Gazette.
The company didn't immediately respond to requests to comment.
It wasn't immediately clear who owned the crane.
Saudi officials have warned pilgrims to avoid any actions that might disrupt Hajj.
"Any act contrary to the regulations and instructions while performing the rituals" of pilgrimage "will be treated with the utmost firmness," the state news agency said last month.
But with waves of people who speak different languages packing into a confined area, crowd control has become a serious challenge.
And public health risks are also on the rise.
Saudi authorities also are attempting to manage concerns about the spread of the lethal Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS. The country reported 34 new cases of the disease last week.
The Kingdom last week announced a ban on the practice of sacrificing camels and sharing their meat with the poor during Hajj--a step taken to limit the spread of the virus, which is believed to have been passed from infected camels to humans.
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