By DOL Newswire | Mar 29, 2016
News Release: SYRCAUSE, N.Y. - Even vinegar can be hazardous under certain circumstances.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 29, 2016
News Release: Citations issued: March 28, 2016. Investigation findings: Inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Houston North Area Office initiated an inspection of a Houston Garden Center location after receiving a complaint about an unreported hospitalization...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 29, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U. S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Obama Administration’s announcement of measures to tackle the opioid epidemic, including efforts to expand access to medication-assisted treatment, prevent overdose deaths, and support community prevention efforts.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee for April 25-26, 2016, in Washington, D.C. The Outreach and Training Work Groups will meet April 25 and the full committee will meet April 26.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2016
News Release: Employers name: Landfried Paving Inc., 172 Crestview Drive, Greenville, Pennsylvania
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published a final rule that updates requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers in general industry, shipyards, longshoring, marine terminals and construction.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2016
News Release: NIAGARA, Wis. - For the sixth time since 2011, federal inspectors found a Wisconsin wood pallet manufacturer failed to comply with safety and health standards - putting its employees in jeopardy of suffering amputation, burns and other life-threatening injuries.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2016
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, The Builders' Association
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2016
News Release: KENNETT, Mo. - A machine that sizes and cuts rubber hose severed a 52-year-old woman's right arm just nine days after she starting a new job in Kennett as a machine operator at Parker Hannifin Corporation, a global manufacturer in the mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. After an investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined the machine lacked adequate safety guards to prevent the horrific injury.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a special meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health to discuss a draft construction version of the agency's Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines. The meeting will be held April 25-26, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2016
News Release: March 28, 2016 BOS 2016-043. NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with Dover Greens LLC, formerly known as Olivet Management LLC, which commits the real estate development and management company to provide and maintain enhanced safeguards for workers renovating the...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2016
News Release: On Tuesday, March 29 at 10:00 a.m., Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) will host a field hearing entitled, “The 21st Century Workforce: How Current Rules and Regulations Affect Innovation and Flexibility in Michigan’s Workplaces." The hearing will take place in room M119-M120 of Lansing Community College-West Campus, 5780 Cornerstone Drive, Lansing, MI.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 24, 2016
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - After four preventable work-related deaths since March 9, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is urging Husker state employers to carefully review safety and health programs, and their procedures to stem the tragic tide.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 24, 2016
News Release: ORANGE CITY, Fla. - Had their employer inspected an aerial lift properly, it might not have malfunctioned and surged forward, crushing one worker to death and severely injuring another as they removed rain gutters at a local car dealership on Sept. 30, 2015, investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration have determined.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 24, 2016
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) today issued the following joint statement in response to the Department of Labor’s final silica rule...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 24, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s announcement of a final, updated rule on workers’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 24, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a final rule to improve protections for workers exposed to respirable silica dust. The rule will curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in America's workers by limiting their exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s final “persuader" rule...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on the 6th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Lineage Logistics LLC. Inspection Site: 4000 West Military Highway, McAllen, Texas. Citations issued: March 15, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the October 2015 inspection following a report of ammonia...
