By DOL Newswire | Dec 12, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Mountaire Farms Inc. Inspection site: 55 Hosier Street, Selbyville, Delaware. Corporate address: P.O. Box 1320, Millsboro, Delaware. Citations issued: On Dec. 2, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the company's Selbyville...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 12, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statements applauding the Department...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), incoming chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. John Kline (R-MN), current committee chairman, released the following statements after President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder for Secretary of Labor...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: MELROSE PARK, Ill. - Just six weeks after a machine amputated a maintenance worker's left hand as he cleared jammed material stuck in a machine at its Melrose Park bread products facility, the company reported a second worker's right forearm suffered multiple fractures as he cleaned another machine.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: Employer Name: CPE Feeds Inc. CPE Feeds Inc. 2102 Lubbock Road. 2102 Lubbock Road. Brownfield, Texas. Brownfield, Texas. Citations issued: Nov. 28, 2016. Investigation Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected CPE Feeds in June 2016 as part of...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: RIPON, Wis. - For the second time in less than two months, federal safety and health inspectors found an employee at one of world's leading commercial laundry equipment manufacturers suffered an amputation injury because a machine lacked adequate safety guarding.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the reported nomination of Andrew Puzder for Secretary of Labor.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - For several years, inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration identified a disturbing pattern of defective forklifts being used to move, handle, load and unload freight in at least 11 Central Transport LLC shipping terminals in nine states. Their use exposed employees to hazards that could cause crushing or struck-by injuries at multiple locations, including Central Transport's Billerica terminal.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: EVANSTON, Ill. - A Burbank contractor failed to provide employees remodeling a home in Evanston with adequate protection from falls and the personal protective equipment and training needed to work safely with silica and portland cement.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, which invests in a wide range of health priorities, including $1 billion in funding...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a Request for Information on whether to propose a standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare and social assistance settings. The agency has also scheduled a public meeting on Jan. 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C., to discuss strategies for reducing incidents of violence in these workplaces.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: Employer Name: NN Metal Stampings Inc. NN Metal Stampings Inc. 510 Maple St. 510 Maple St. Pioneer, Ohio. Pioneer, Ohio. Citations issued: Dec. 2, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited NN Metal Stampings Inc. for nine serious...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: O'FALLON, Ill. - Federal investigators saw eight workers at risk of falls of more than 14 feet while re-roofing a commercial structure in O'Fallon in October 2016 because their employer failed to provide adequate fall protection.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: Employer Name: Subfloor Systems Inc. Subfloor Systems Inc. 10509 Tube St. 10509 Tube St. Hurst, Texas. Hurst, Texas. Citations Issued: Nov. 8, 2016. Investigation Findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration observed a Subfloor Systems' ...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: With approval of the full Republican conference, the House Republican Steering Committee has selected Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) as the chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in the 115th Congress.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Al Franken (D-Minn.) released the following statement Friday on the Department of Labor's (DOL) decision to appeal a federal court injunction of the new overtime-pay rule...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2016
News Release: Employer Name: Universal Health Services of Doylestown Inc. Universal Health Services of Doylestown Inc. 833 East Butler Ave. 833 East Butler Ave. Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Corporate Headquarters: Universal Health Services Inc. Universal Health Services Inc. 367 South...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs in Construction to help industry employers develop proactive programs to keep their workplaces safe. The recommendations may be particularly helpful to small- and medium-sized contractors who lack safety and health specialists on staff.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2016
News Release: Employer name: U.S. Postal Service LLC, doing business as Brooklyn South Carrier Annex
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the comment period for its proposal to revise provisions in the agency's recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction standards. Originally scheduled to expire Dec. 5, 2016, the comment period will be extended to Jan. 4, 2017, to allow parties more time to review the rule and collect necessary information and data for comments.
