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OSHA finds Connecticut gauge manufacturer exposing workers to amputation, crushing and electrical hazards

News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. Federal workplace safety and health inspectors cited an Uncasville manufacturer that makes tachometers and speed-measuring devices for 11 serious violations, including obvious amputation, crushing, and electrical hazards.


Sen. Murray to International Olympic Committee: Immediately Ramp Up Efforts to Protect Health of Athletes from Contaminated Water in Brazil

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, called on the President of the International Olympic Committee to immediately ramp up efforts with the Government of Brazil to take critical precautions...



OSHA, US Forest Service sign alliance to promote workplace safety and health in Pacific Northwest

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



OSHA finds Chicago-area electroplating company continues to expose workersto dangerous machine hazards, allow other safety hazards

News Release: PALATINE, Ill. - Federal safety inspectors found a suburban Chicago electroplating company continues to put its employees in danger of serious injuries by failing to install adequate machine safety guards, train workers in machine safety procedures and correct electrical deficiencies in the plant - all violations for which inspectors cited the Arlington Plating Company in 2013.


OSHA identifies 21 serious violations after inspection of San Antonio specialty foods producer; proposes $104K in fines

News Release: Employer name: Bluebonnet Foods, L.P. doing business as GoodHeart Specialty Foods Co.



OSHA finds Windsor adhesive tape manufacturer exposed workers to widespread electrical, fire, chemical hazards

News Release: July 27, 2016 BOS 2016-117. Employer name: Scapa North America LLC, 111 Great Pond Drive, Windsor, Connecticut. What prompted OSHA's inspection: The Hartford Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration began an inspection of the adhesive tape manufacturer...


Inspection finds Ohio stone fabricator again exposes workers to harmful noise, respiratory dangers at stone-cutting yard

News Release: CLEVELAND, Ohio - A federal workplace safety and health inspection found an Ohio stone fabricator again exposed to workers the risks of hearing loss and respiratory damage, the same dangers found at the facility in 2012.


OSHA cites Pilgrim's Pride for medical mismanagement, fall, machine guarding and other safety, health hazards; proposes $78K in fines

News Release: Employer name: Pilgrim's Pride Corp. Inspection site: 19740 Highway 90, Live Oak, Florida 32060. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on July 25 for 14 serious and eight other-than-serious safety and health violations.


OSHA cites grain handling, processor for exposing workers to grain, noise, fall hazards at Nebraska site

News Release: Employer name: New Alliance. 9620 S. Railroad Ave. Bridgeport, Nebraska. Citations received: July 22, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Omaha Area Office cited New Alliance for 16 serious and one other-than-serious safety and health...


US Labor Department's OSHA, Wage and Hour Division enter alliance with NYS Workers' Compensation Board to better protect workers

News Release: Participants: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Wage and Hour Division; the New York State Workers' Compensation Board.


President Signs Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Combat Opioid Epidemic

News Release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) issued the following statements after President Obama signed into law the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (S. 524), a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to fight the nation’s growing opioid epidemic.


OSHA: Auto parts manufacturer continues to expose workers to amputation, crushing and other serious machine hazards

News Release: AUBURN, Ala. - Federal inspectors concluded an inspection of an automobile auto parts manufacturer and found that permanent and temporary employees faced the dangers of being caught-in machinery, hit by objects and the risk of amputation at the Pyongsan America Inc. facility in Auburn. Pyongsan manufactures heating, ventilation and air conditioning hoses for Hyundai, Kia, Chrysler and General Motors.


Workplace safety inspection finds Georgia's Chaparral Boats exposing employees to serious hazards; OSHA proposes $47K in fines

News Release: Employer name: Chaparral Boats Inc. Inspection site: 300 Industrial Blvd., Nashville, Georgia 31639. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on July 18 for one repeated and two serious safety violations. OSHA initiated...



Following Letter from Murray and Democrats, Dept. of Education Lays Out Steps to Improve Accountability, Customer Service for Student Borrowers

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on improvements to student loan servicing announced today in a Department of Education policy memo.


Democrats Push For New Standards to Protect Workers from Violence on the Job

News Release: Dear Secretary Perez: We are writing to urge the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promulgate a comprehensive workplace violence prevention standard to protect workers in health care and social service settings. We support the petition for rulemaking that was recently submitted...


OSHA cites East Hartford mattress recycler for uncorrected, new and recurring hazards for workers

News Release: July 15, 2016 BOS 2016-114. Employer name: Recyc-Mattress Corp., 12 Eastern Park Road. East Hartford, Connecticut, a mattress recycler. After Recyc-Mattress Corp, a mattress recycling company, failed to provide the Hartford Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health...