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News Release: Employer name: Fast Carpentry I Inc.

OSHA, Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust renew alliance to train Chicago area electricians, protect them from job hazards

News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Sen. Murray Applauds Final Rule Expanding Access to Paid Sick Days For Over 1 Million Workers Employed by Federal Contractors

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 after the Department of Labor announced its final rule requiring federal contractors to provide up to 7 paid sick days a year, ...

OSHA: Tire explosion which severely injured employee at Woburn truck sales and repair facility 'preventable'

News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Sept. 29, 2016 BOS 2016-152

Kline, Walberg Respond to New DOL and EEOC Rules

News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, released the following joint statement after the Department of Labor finalized new rules affecting federal contractors and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new requirements regarding federal collection of employee pay data...

Florida roofing contractor exposes workers to dangerous fall, other hazards at Jacksonville work site; OSHA proposes more than $212K in penalties

News Release: Employer name: Carlson Enterprises. Inspection site(s): 1506 Rivergate Drive. Jacksonville, Florida 32223. Citations issued: OSHA issued four citations to the employer on Sept. 22, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations...

OSHA fines Houston machinery rebuilder more than $155K for continuing to expose workers to amputation, other hazards

News Release: Employer names: Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders Inc.

House Stands with Workers, Students, Vulnerable Individuals

News Release: Today, the House passed the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act (H.R. 6094), legislation introduced by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, to require a six-month delay in the effective date of the Department of Labor’s extreme ...

Wisconsin military explosives manufacturer faces nearly $143Kin OSHA penalties for exposing workers to lead and other hazards

News Release: SPOONER, Wis. - When a Wisconsin explosive component manufacturer started a new production line at its Spooner facility, the company failed to comply with federal safety standards to protect its employees from the dangers of exposure to lead used in the production process, federal investigators say.

OSHA, Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association alliance aims to reduce employee exposure to hazards associated with animal handling

News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Murray, Alexander Committed to Getting a Result This Year on Legislation to Drive Medical Innovation, Support Precision Medicine and Cancer Moonshot

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 28, 2016 - The leaders of the Senate health committee, Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), today released the following statement on their work on a Senate version of the 21st Century Cures legislation...

OSHA fines roofer, home service contractor more than $61K for ignoring fall risk to workers at Colorado Springs work site

News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Sept. 27, 2016

EPIPENS: Following Testimony to Congress, Murray Presses Mylan for New Answers On Factors Contributing to Repeated Price Hikes

News Release: Dear Mrs. Bresch: I write to express my concern about the recent drastic price increase of the EpiPen Auto-Injector (“EpiPen") and to better understand some of the factors that may have contributed to Mylan’s repeated price increases over the past several years. In particular, I am concerned about actions...

Global meat-casing manufacturer continues to expose workers to unsafe conditions at Illinois plant, OSHA says

News Release: Employer name: Viscofan USA Inc. Danville, Illinois. Citations issued: Sept. 21, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Peoria Area Office has cited Viscofan USA for one repeated and one serious safety violations. Investigating reports...

OSHA: Methuen cave-in "could have been prevented"

News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Sept. 27, 2016 BOS 2016-154

Landscaping company cited after 23-year-old workersuccumbs to fatal heat stroke in 110-degree weather