Showing posts with label Worker Safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Worker Safety. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

OSHA Fines Paterson NJ Contractor $1Million for Fall Violations

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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Jersey contractor for again exposing worke...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

DOL Inspector General Issues Report on OSHA’s COVID-19 Inaction

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The US Department of Labor Office of Inspection General (OIG) reported that a study of OSHA’s actions during the COVID-19 Pandemic put worke...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Major increase in work-related deaths reported

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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the census of fatal occupational injuries in 2019. A major increase in work-related deaths ha...
Friday, November 6, 2020

NJ Announces COVID-19 Worker Protection Complaint Form

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NJ Executive Order 192 imposes requirements on every employer-business, non-profit, governmental and educational entities to take steps to ...
Friday, October 30, 2020

Unions Sue Trump Admin for Shelving Standard That Would Protect America’s Healthcare Workers From Exposure to Infectious Diseases

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Today, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) , the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) , the Washingto...
Thursday, October 1, 2020

NJ & NY Launch Apps to Help Prevent the Spread of Covid-19

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Governor Phil Murphy and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of COVID-19 exposure notification mobile apps in their...
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Virginia Adopts First-in-the-Nation Workplace Safety Standards for COVID-19 Pandemic

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Governor Ralph Northam today announced the adoption of statewide emergency workplace safety standards in response to the novel coronavirus, ...
Friday, June 12, 2020

OSHA Fines Palisades Park NJ Contractor $1.9 Million For Safety Hazards

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing penalties against BB Frame LLC – operating...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Senator Turner to Introduce Legislation to Provide Employer Immunity from Lawsuits Related to Coronavirus

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Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) will introduce this week the Employer and Employee COVID Protection Act to eliminate barriers to reopening...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

House Appropriations Committee Releases Discretionary Labor-HHS Funding Bill

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Worker safety and health is a focus of the just released House Committee on Appropriations. The Legislation increases discretionary fundin...
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Citing armed protesters, BLM returns seized cattle to Nevada rancher

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Today's post about "worker safety" is shared from the LA Times. After spending a week whisking away nearly 400 cattle th...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Mexican Consulate, Labor Dept. Partner On Worker Protection

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Today's post was shared by US Dept. of Labor and comes from indianapublicmedia.org Photo: Sam Klemet/WFYI Students walk outsi...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

IMPROVING CHEMICAL FACILITY SAFETY AND SECURITY

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Today's post was shared by WCBlog and comes from www.whitehouse.gov The White House EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - IMPROVIN...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

President Obama Tightens Bangladesh Trade Over Worker Safety Issues

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TO MODIFY DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

8 Hazardous Jobs In The Healthcare Industry

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Multi-channel infusion pump for delivery of chemotherapy The most hazardou...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Workers Memorial Day April 28, 2010

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" The AFL - CIO has announced Workers Memorial Day commemoration. "Decades of struggle by workers and their unions have res...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

David Michaels Testifies That OSHA Needs An Update-Enhance Penalties

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In testimony before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protection of US Congress, David Michaels, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety a...
Friday, March 5, 2010

OSHA is Listening

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is soliciting suggestions and comments concerning workplace safety . OSHA's con...