By DOL Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: CAREY, OH - Continental Structural Plastics Inc. faces proposed penalties of $107,168 after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found employees exposed to amputation and struck-by hazards at its Carey, Ohio, facility.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a strategic partnership with the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute’s Safety, Health, and Environmental Services Group, and Barton Malow Construction Co. to promote worker safety and...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded $9.3 million in Susan Harwood federal safety and health training grants to 74 nonprofit organizations nationwide. The grants will provide educational and training programs to help employees and employers recognize serious workplace hazards, implement injury prevention measures, and understand their rights and responsibilities.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Members of the Committee on Education and the Workforce today sent a letter to Chairman John Ring of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) lauding the Board’s work to restore a commonsense application of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in its recent rulings. The letter noted how under the ...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 28, 2018
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the following statement after the House of Representatives approved S. 3354, the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 2018...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: GREEN BAY, WI - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited JBS Green Bay Inc. for machine guarding violations that led to an employee suffering serious injuries after becoming caught in an unguarded machine. OSHA cited the company - based in Green Bay, Wisconsin - for one willful and 10 serious violations, and faces proposed penalties of $221,726, which includes the maximum penalty for the willful violation.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: HOCKLEY, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited GBW Railcar Services - a railcar repair, refurbishment, and maintenance company - for repeated and serious safety and health violations at its facility in Hockley, Texas. The company faces $265,147 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: HOCKLEY, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited GBW Railcar Services - a railcar repair, refurbishment, and maintenance company - for repeated and serious safety and health violations at its facility in Hockley, Texas. The company faces $265,147 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed a series of compliance assistance resources to help keep workers safe from trenching and excavation hazards. OSHA’s goal is to increase awareness of trenching hazards in construction, educate...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing to examine First Amendment rights on college campuses.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: LAKEWOOD, CO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Vforge Inc. - based in Lakewood, Colorado - for machine safety hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries while working on a forging machine. The company faces proposed penalties of $225,046.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a new program to address hazards from exposure to fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate (FGAN) and agricultural anhydrous ammonium. The Regional Emphasis Program (REP) will be effective in the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed Secretary DeVos’ implementation of the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). In her opening remarks, Senator Murray criticized Secretary DeVos approving...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 24, 2018
News Release: On Wednesday, September 26 at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a hearing on "Examining First Amendment Rights on Campus." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C - Yesterday, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting a study on the process for obtaining a Qualified Domestic Relations...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: GAHANNA, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Rocky Fork Hunt and Country Club - located in Gahanna, Ohio - for failing to protect employees from rollover hazards after a worker suffered fatal injuries when the lawnmower he was operating tipped over.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 19, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges emergency crews in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence to be aware of hazards from flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees, and storm debris.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 19, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statements today on data showing that Department of Education has approved less than one-third of borrower defense claims and over 105,000 students are still waiting for relief.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 19, 2018
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, CT - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited L.L.E. Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at a construction worksite in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company faces $146,554 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: LEESBURG, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Great Southern Peanut LLC for safety and health violations after conducting a follow-up inspection as part of a formal settlement with the agency. The Leesburg, Georgia, peanut processing facility faces $309,505 in proposed penalties.
