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News Release: DALLAS ‒ A worker cleaning the inside of a tank trailer in Pasadena in December 2019 fell victim to hazardous vapors, as did a co-worker who attempted rescue. Months later, in August 2020, two cleaning workers entered a natural gas tanker on a railcar in Hugo, Oklahoma and fell victim to its vapors. Four lives were lost in the tank cleaning industry in less than a year – and part of a troubling trend of preventable workplace deaths in the region.
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US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana workers from confined space dangers
News Release: DALLAS ‒ A worker cleaning the inside of a tank trailer in Pasadena in December 2019 fell victim to hazardous vapors, as did a co-worker who attempted rescue. Months later, in August 2020, two cleaning workers entered a natural gas tanker on a railcar in Hugo, Oklahoma and fell victim to its vapors. Four lives were lost in the tank cleaning industry in less than a year – and part of a troubling trend of preventable workplace deaths in the region.
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US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Midwest workers in tank cleaning industry from atmospheric, confined space hazards
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ An Ohio worker tasked with cleaning a chemical tanker trailer collapsed upon entering the tank. Answering the employee’s call for help, a nearby truck driver entered the tank. Both workers succumbed to fatal toxic fumes.
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US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana workers from confined space dangers
News Release: DALLAS ‒ A worker cleaning the inside of a tank trailer in Pasadena in December 2019 fell victim to hazardous vapors, as did a co-worker who attempted rescue. Months later, in August 2020, two cleaning workers entered a natural gas tanker on a railcar in Hugo, Oklahoma and fell victim to its vapors. Four lives were lost in the tank cleaning industry in less than a year - and part of a troubling trend of preventable workplace deaths in the region.
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US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect Midwest workers in tank cleaning industry from atmospheric, confined space hazards
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ An Ohio worker tasked with cleaning a chemical tanker trailer collapsed upon entering the tank. Answering the employee's call for help, a nearby truck driver entered the tank. Both workers succumbed to fatal toxic fumes.
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How many press releases were published by House Committee on Education and Labor in July 2021?
There were 44 press releases published by the House Committee on Education and Labor in July 2021.
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Public press releases: U.S. Department of Labor publishes 64 in July
There were 64 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Labor in July.
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What did Labor Department publish on July 30?
The US Labor Department published a five page proposed rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rule published on July 30 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department publishes notice on July 30
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on July 30
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor will award up to $20M to support workers’ rights, fight labor abuses in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its intent to award up to $20 million in grant funding to elevate workers’ rights and improve working conditions in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
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US Department of Labor, Fastenal Co. enter agreement to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at High Point, North Carolina facility
News Release: HIGH POINT, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor and Fastenal Co. have agreed to resolve alleged systemic gender-based hiring discrimination that affected 483 female job applicants at its High Point facility from Dec. 7, 2016 through July 31, 2018.
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US Department of Labor will award up to $20M to support workers’ rights, fight labor abuses in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its intent to award up to $20 million in grant funding to elevate workers’ rights and improve working conditions in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
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US Department of Labor, Fastenal Co. enter agreement to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at High Point, North Carolina facility
News Release: HIGH POINT, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor and Fastenal Co. have agreed to resolve alleged systemic gender-based hiring discrimination that affected 483 female job applicants at its High Point facility from Dec. 7, 2016 through July 31, 2018.
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@EdLaborGOP Push HHS, DOL to Protect Employer Sponsored Health Care
News Release: Today, every Republican Member of the Education and Labor Committee, led by Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Department of Labor Secretary Martin Walsh highlighting the importance of employer-sponsored health ...
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Murphy: HEA Reform Needed to Set Low-Income Families Up for Success
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the Pell Grant program...
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Notice published on July 29 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department publishes notice on July 29
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on July 29
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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