By DOL Newswire | May 20, 2019
News Release: PENNSAUKEN, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and J&J Snackfoods have reached a region-wide settlement agreement to improve workplace safety and health at the company’s eight food manufacturing and warehouse facilities throughout New Jersey and New York. Under the settlement, the Pennsauken, New Jersey-based company agreed to pay a $152,934 penalty.
By DOL Newswire | May 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information on a possible update to the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)) standard. The Agency is interested in comments on the use of control circuit-type devices to isolate energy, as well as the evolving technology for robotics.
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after a federal court ruled yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acted illegally when it delayed the regulation of newly regulated tobacco products like e-cigarettes.
By DOL Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), led seventeen of their Senate colleagues today in sending a comment letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) Acting Secretary...
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement following a meeting in her office with a Delta Air Lines representative regarding their ongoing efforts to coerce workers and infringe upon their rights to collectively organize and join a union.
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2019
News Release: LINCOLN, NE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited T.H. Construction Co. after two employees suffered serious injuries when a trench collapsed at a construction site in Lincoln, Nebraska. OSHA proposed penalties of $106,078 for one willful violation of its trench safety standards.
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2019
News Release: HUDSON, WI - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Market & Johnson have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the demolition, remodeling, and construction of Phillips-Medisize’s 210,000 square-foot commercial building project in Hudson, Wisconsin.
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2019
News Release: FREMONT, NE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Daubert Construction - based in Fremont, Nebraska - for failing to protect employees from fall hazards.
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, took to the Senate floor to speak out against Republicans’ latest attacks on women’s reproductive rights. She began her speech by criticizing the extreme abortion...
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Chairman of the...
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2019
News Release: OCALA, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Chewy Inc. - an online retailer of pet supplies - after a fatality at the company’s Ocala, Florida, distribution facility.
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2019
News Release: MANHATTAN, KS - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found that Belfor Property Restoration and subcontractor Custom Crushing & Company - both based in Kansas City, Missouri - failed to comply with OSHA’s asbestos removal standards...
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) re-introduced legislation aimed at reducing bullying and harassment, including cyberbullying, at...
By DOL Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that revises 14 provisions in the recordkeeping, general industry, maritime, and construction standards that may be confusing, outdated, or unnecessary. The revisions are expected to increase understanding and compliance with the provisions, improve employee safety and health, and save employers an estimated $6.1 million per year.
By DOL Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: ANKENY, IA ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for obstructing exit routes and failing to train employees at the postal facility in Ankeny, Iowa. OSHA proposed $184,694 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: WOODLAND PARK, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Eastern Contractors LLC for exposing employees to falls and other safety hazards at a worksite in Paterson, New Jersey.
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2019
News Release: Dear Mr. Abia: Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new data revealing alarmingly high rates of contamination in certain duodenoscopes, even after the device is cleaned. These data raise serious questions about your company’s ability to ensure the health and safety of patients...
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signed a strategic partnership with Gilbane Building Co. to promote worker safety and health during construction of a 216,484 square-foot student center at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2019
News Release: Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (NC-05) released the following joint statement after the White House summit on surprise medical billing.
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) sent a letter to Secretary Alex Azar requesting a staff briefing on the medical treatment for children in U.S. Government...
