News published on Federal Newswire in October 2016

News from October 2016


CORRECTED: OSHA inspectors responding to report of workers sickened by carbon monoxide,  finds dangerous asbestos exposure, other hazards at nursing home renovation

News Release: NEW GLARUS, Wis. – After five employees became ill from carbon monoxide exposure as they renovated a New Glarus nursing home, federal safety inspectors responding to the scene found their employer also exposed the workers to asbestos hazards.


Temporary workers rigging steel at Columbus building site at risk of 6-story falls as employers failed to provide fall protection, training

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio ‒ The absence of fall protection equipment exposed six temporary employees to falls of up to 60 feet as they welded and attached steel braces on a commercial construction site in Columbus. A dangerous oversight given that falls account for nearly 40 percent of work-related fatalities – the construction industry’s leading cause of death.


US Labor Department sues Sentry Equipment Erector’s ESOP fiduciaries for failing to protect plan assets during multi-million dollar purchase of company

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against the fiduciaries of a Virginia-based employee stock ownership plan, alleging the defendants failed to protect the assets of the plan as it purchased nearly $21 million in company shares from the president of Sentry Equipment Erectors Inc. who was also a trustee of the ESOP.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.