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OSHA finds refrigeration warehouse lacked proper procedures for handling ammonia

News Release: View Citations here. Based in Brentwood, Tennessee, the global supply company has 120 locations worldwide employing more than 10,000 workers. To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing...


SENATE DEMS: FDA Rule is Critical Step to Protecting Children and Teens from Tobacco Products

News Release: The Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell. Secretary. U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services. 200 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, D.C. 20201. The Honorable Robert M. Califf. Commissioner. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 10903 New Hampshire Avenue. Silver Spring, M.D. 20993. Dear Secretary Burwell...


House Passes Bill to Strengthen Protections Against Child Abuse and Neglect

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) today released the following statements after the House passed the Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act (H.R. 4843) by a vote of 421 to 0. As part of a broader House effort to address the country’s ...


Kline, Alexander: Nonpartisan Government Analysis Confirms Education Department’s Proposed Regulation Is Against the Law

News Release: A new report by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) finds the Department of Education’s proposed “supplement not supplant" regulation goes beyond “a plain language reading of the statute" and is likely against the law.


OSHA's final rule to 'nudge' employers to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards. With this new rule, OSHA is applying the insights of behavioral economics to improve workplace safety and prevent injuries and illnesses.


Sen. Murray, Rep. Scott Call on Department of Education to Ensure “Robust and Multiple Opportunities” to Participate in ESSA Implementation

News Release: Dear Secretary King: As implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) continues, we write to ask that the Department of Education take demonstrable steps to ensure that both states and local educational agencies develop and implement processes to facilitate meaningful stakeholder collaboration...


Complaint leads OSHA to cite Fort Worth steel fabricator with 11 violations

News Release: Employer name: Structural & Steel Products Manufacturing Ltd.


Ohio ethanol production facility faces $149K in fines after inspectors find 30 safety, health violations at Coshocton facility

News Release: COSHOCTON, Ohio - An Ohio ethanol production facility faces $149,800 in federal penalties after federal inspectors found multiple violations of chemical and grain-handling standards at Three Rivers Energy LLC.


Lima wood pallet recycling facility exposes workers to hearing loss, electrical and amputation hazards

News Release: View Citations here. To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Toledo...






US Labor Department announces availability of $4.6Min Susan Harwood safety and health training grants

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced today the availability of a total of $4.6 million in funds in the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.


OSHA, Fehr's Metal Building Construction sign allianceto promote worker safety and health for construction workers in Lubbock

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


Plastics manufacturer exposes employees to amputation, other hazards; OSHA proposes $54K in fines after federal safety and health inspection

News Release: Employer names: Thomson Plastics Inc. Inspection site: 130 Quality Drive, Thomson, Georgia 30824. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Thomson Plastics on May 09 for one repeated and two serious safety violations. Investigation...


News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released unemployment data for April 2016...


Kline, Scott Joint Statement on Multiemployer Pensions

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) issued the following joint statement after the Department of Treasury issued its decision regarding the Central States Pension Fund...