Showing posts with label OSHA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OSHA. Show all posts
Saturday, May 2, 2015

WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT National News Honoring the Fallen on Workers' Memorial Day Kathy Pierce was texting with her son Chad j...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

FIRED DENTAL ASSISTANT TO RECEIVE $85,000 IN CASE INVOLVING DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED NEEDLES

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT   Court orders dentist to pay $85K to employee fired for safety complaint Assistant raised dangers of used n...
Friday, April 3, 2015

MANUFACTURER FACES $294,000 IN OSHA VIOLATIONS FOR FAILING TO TRAIN WORKERS IN SAFETY PROCEDURES

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FROM:  U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT  Edsal Manufacturing repeatedly allows safety hazards, faces more than $294K in fines Citations for...
Monday, January 12, 2015

OSHA SAYS TEENAGE WORKERS WERE NOT PROTECTED FROM HEAT HAZARDS AT PARK

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT  Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom fail to protect young workers from heat hazards and illness, OSHA finds A...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

OSHA FINDS CRUSHED SUPERMARKET WORKER'S DEATH PREVENTABLE

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR  News Release OSHA News Release: [12/17/2014] Contact Name: Ted Fitzgerald or Andre Bowser Release Numbe...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

REPUBLIC STEEL SETTLES SAFETY AND HEALTH VIOLATION ISSUES AT FOUR PLANTS

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT  US Labor Department and Republic Steel reach comprehensive settlement agreement over safety and health ...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

MANUFACTURER CITED FOR VIOLATIONS AFTER FATALITY

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT  Florida manufacturer cited for willful violations following fatality JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In August 2013, ...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

OSHA ORDERS COMPANY TO STOP RETALIATING AGAINST TRUCK DRIVERS

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FROM:  LABOR DEPARTMENT  OSHA orders trucking company to stop retaliating against drivers Portland, Ore., worker fired for not driving whi...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

PHILLY DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR CITED FOR VIOLATIONS RELATED TO BUILDING COLLAPSE AND FATALITIES

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT  Philadelphia demolition contractors cited by US Labor Department's OSHA  for willful and serious safety ...
Friday, November 8, 2013

OSHA PROPOSES NEW RULE TO TRACK WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT  OSHA announces proposed new rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses WASHINGTON — The O...
Monday, November 4, 2013

OSHA CITES ETHANOL COMPANY AFTER WORKER ENGULFED IN CORN BIN

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT US Labor Department's OSHA cites United Ethanol for 15 violations after worker fatally engulfed in corn ...
Sunday, November 3, 2013

LABOR DEPARTMENT CITES ROLE AFTER HURRICANE SANDY

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Hurricane Sandy Aftermath.  Credit:  U.S. Air Force. FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HURRICANE SANDY On Oct. 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

STATEMENT BY LABOR SECRETARY PEREZ ON FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES RESULTS FOR 2012

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT  Statement by Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on fatal occupational injuries in 2012 WASHINGTON — Prelimi...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

REPUBLIC STEEL FACES FINES FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT  Republic Steel faces fines of $1.1 million for 24 safety violations; company previously agreed to address haz...
Saturday, February 2, 2013

THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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Photo Credit:  Wikimedia. FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Inaugural Meeting of Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee Highlighting...
Saturday, January 5, 2013

FITNESS BUSINESS CITED FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO EMPLOYEES

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FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR US Labor Department's OSHA cites Xsport Fitness in Libertyville, Ill., for failing to provide worker...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

OSHA CITES U.S. POSTAL SERVICE FOR WORKER'S DEATH

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FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Dec. 17, 2012 US Labor Department's OSHA cites US Postal Service for worker's heat-related deat...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

FAA PROPOSES POLICY TO KEEP FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAFER

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FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FAA proposes policy to improve flight attendant workplace safety WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department ...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

HOLIDAY RETAIL CROWD CONTROL AND WORKER SAFETY

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Shopping Mall Photo Credit:  Wikimedia Commons FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR US Labor Department's OSHA encourages retailers to...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

OSHA URGES HURRICANE SANDY RECOVERY WORKERS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES

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Photo Credit:  U.S. Air Force FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR US Labor Department’s OSHA urges hurricane recovery workers to protect ...