By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2016
News Release: WOODLAWN, Ill. - The death of a 20-year-old worker killed when a tree fell on him during logging operations could have been prevented if his employer had removed damaged trees prior to conducting logging operations on a 40-acre site in Woodlawn, federal inspectors determined.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Republic Wire Inc. Inspection site: 5525 Union Centre Drive, West Chester, Ohio. Citations issued: Feb. 10, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Cincinnati Area Office cited Republic Wire for one willful, four serious...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - As they recover from the impacts of severe storms and tornadoes, Mississippi's emergency workers, employers, and the public at-large should be aware of the hazards they may encounter and take necessary steps to stay safe, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced the 2016 Step-Up for Safety in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry to raise awareness among employers and workers about hazards in oil and gas exploration. During step-up events, employers around the country will take time out to conduct site inspections, safety training and other activities. These events will be held mid-February until the end of March.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other federal safety agencies announced today that they have designated May 2-6, 2016, for the third annual National Safety Stand-Down. The event is a nationwide effort to remind and educate employers and workers in the construction industry of the serious dangers of falls - the cause of the highest number of industry deaths in the construction industry.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 12, 2016
News Release: Dear Speaker Ryan and Majority Leader McConnell...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - A new hazard alert from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health identifies health and safety risks to oil and gas industry workers who manually gauge or sample fluids on production and flowback tanks. It was triggered by a series of preventable deaths related to manual gauging of tanks.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's efforts to protect workers from the hazards of chemicals, the agency plans to issue new guidance on how to apply the Weight of Evidence approach when dealing with complex scientific studies. On Feb. 16, OSHA will begin accepting...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 11, 2016
News Release: SALINA, Kan. - A leading supplier of frozen specialty foods is facing more than $172,000 in fines after two workers at its Salina facility suffered amputations* in separate incidents and a third suffered lacerations and burns.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 11, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Case Farms Processing Inc.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee delivered remarks at an event hosted by the Association of Community College Trustees and the American Association of Community Colleges. Murray laid out her priorities...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Members learned what state and local leaders expect from the new law and discussed opportunities to ensure control over K-12 education is restored to states and school districts.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Dear Chairwoman Ramirez: We write to you to express our deep concern with the continued practice of sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE), commonly referred to as “conversion therapy." This practice falsely promises to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. We urge the Federal Trade...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Elan Chemical Company Inc., 268 Doremus Ave., Newark, New Jersey
By DOL Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Warren Railcar Services Inc., 51 Railcar St., Warren, Pennsylvania
By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement on investments in cancer research and NIH mandatory funding included in President Barack Obama’s FY17 budget proposal.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a HELP Committee markup of several bipartisan bills regarding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) applauded unanimous HELP Committee passage of her bill to provide additional tools to review and ensure the safety of medical devices known as duodenoscopes. The Preventing Superbugs...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Feb. 9, 2016
By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement on investments in tackling mental illness and substance abuse that were included in President Barack Obama’s FY17 budget proposal.
