By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Members of the Committee on Education and the Workforce today introduced the Improving Safe Care for the Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect Act. The legislation will strengthen efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect by strengthening and requiring the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to better ensure states are meeting current child welfare requirements. Upon introduction, the bill’s co-sponsors released the following statements...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: Proposed penalties: $41,580. Quote: "Alton Industries Inc. continues to put its employees in considerable danger despite previous violations for unsafe and potentially lethal excavation work. This practice will not be tolerated," said Christopher Robinson, director of OSHA's Pittsburgh Area Office. "Without...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
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 Cincinnati...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2016
News Release: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Despite previous warnings from federal safety and health inspectors about hazardous conditions for its employees, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration continues to find willful and repeat violations at the Central Arkansas Veterans Health System's John L. McClellan Veterans Memorial Hospital in Little Rock.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), held a hearing today to examine federal policies affecting education research and student privacy. Members and witnesses discussed how education research is used, how states can protect student privacy while conducting education research, and what improvements can be made to update and strengthen federal policies in these areas.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited five Texas companies for failing to inform construction workers renovating a San Antonio building of the presence of dangerous asbestos, and allowing other hazards. In total, the companies now face $185,150 in fines.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: VALMEYER, Ill. - Federal investigators found blunt force trauma killed a 46-year-old worker when a tree inadvertently hit him during logging operations on a remote 100-acre Mississippi River levy site in Valmeyer.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2016
News Release: On Tuesday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Strengthening Education Research and Privacy Protections to Better Serve Students." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2016
News Release: Employers name: J. Walter Miller Co., 411 East Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2016
News Release: GLIDDEN, Wis. - A Wisconsin wood décor and floral supplier exposed workers to toxic levels of chemicals in adhesives and paints because, federal inspectors determined, the workplace lacked adequate engineering controls needed to reduce harmful vapors.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Vista Window Company LLC
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Ultratec Special Effects Inc.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2016
News Release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) today released the following statements after the House passed the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S. 192), a bill that strengthens support services for seniors and their caregivers...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2016
News Release: Employers name: Kenneth Snider Inc., Hilltop Drive, Princeton, West Virginia
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2016
News Release: Employer name: D&J Enterprises Inc. Inspection site: 2701 Frederick Road, Opelika, Alabama 36801. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to D&J Enterprises for one willful and one repeated safety violation. The employer is a full-service...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 18, 2016
News Release: Employer name: U.S. Minerals. Inspection site: 800 Main St., Anaconda, Montana. Citations issued: 16 serious violations. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 16 serious violations to U.S. Minerals for failing to do the following: ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 18, 2016
News Release: Participants: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, North Texas Exploration & Production Safety Network
By DOL Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule establishing procedures for handling whistleblower retaliation complaints under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - In the first year of a new reporting requirement, employers notified the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration of more than 10,000 severe work-related injuries, creating the opportunity for the agency to work with employers to eliminate hazards and protect other workers.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Employer name: South Progress LLC. Inspection site: 221 Wisteria Way, Lot 5, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459. Citations issued: Citations were issued to the employer on March 07. Investigation findings: Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration observed...
