News from October 2022
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
While federal workplace safety inspectors are used to some employers' disregard for workplace safety, the response of a Chicago-area carpentry company's site supervisor to a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector's notification at the site about workers without fall protection exposed to the construction industry's most lethal hazard – falls from elevation – was especially blatant.
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
Working at the bottom of a Margate canal on April 4, 2022, a young diver was removing sand with an industrial vacuum to restore an embankment project when sediment above collapsed onto him, leaving the 22-year-old worker trapped until he drowned.
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
Employing interactive online reporting tools, virtual job planning sites and new employee orientations with a commitment to safety are some of the hallmarks of the Power Construction Co.'s innovative safety and health program.
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered a fatal electrocution while digging a shallow drainage trench under a home has found that a Savannah crawl space remediation company might have prevented the incident by following required safety standards.
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered ExxonMobil Corp. to immediately reinstate two employees and pay them more than $800,000 in back wages, interest and compensatory damages.
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
A Millersburg, Ohio, contractor with a long history of disregarding workplace safety standards now faces more than $1 million in penalties after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found their employees working at dangerous heights without fall protection, this time at a West Virginia work site.
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
A Pennsylvania-based metal coatings company that enacted a comprehensive safety and health program to protect workers at its corporate headquarters failed to do the same for employees at a manufacturing facility it opened in the fall of 2021 in Millville, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
US Department of Labor cites Missouri Contractor in fatal Dudley trench collapse
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
As States, Tribes and Local Governments Across the Nation Get to Work on Projects Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, New Guide Provides Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement, Helping to Deliver Projects Faster
By Andy Nghiem | Oct 15, 2022
School kitchens across the country are getting $50 million for equipment upgrades to improve food service and ensure the nation's school children are served healthy, appetizing meals.
By Tamara Browning | Oct 15, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering free training on how to develop lead-safe work practices to construction and painting contractors in areas at high risk of lead-based paint.
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
$18.4 million in FY22 Bridge Planning Grants will go to 23 projects in 23 states to create a long-term pipeline of construction-ready bridge projects
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today it will provide $600 million this year from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace aging railcars, improving reliability, safety, and accessibility on the nation’s rail transit systems.
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
Biden-Harris Administration Sending States Nearly $60 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for America’s Roads and Bridges
By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded nearly $39 million in grants to 12 marine highway projects across the Nation under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP).
By The White House | Oct 14, 2022
The President is announcing his intent to nominate one new federal judicial nominee who is extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.
By Press Release | Oct 14, 2022
Today, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems Jim Banks released the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy
By T.H. Lawrence | Oct 14, 2022
David Satter, a leading commentator on Russia and the former Soviet Union, was a guest on the Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire podcast to discuss the current issues and challenges related to Russia's relationship with the United States and the West.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2022
News Release: FORT SMITH - A Fort Smith mother and daughter were sentenced today to a combined sentencing of seven years in federal prison and ordered to pay $53,000.00 in restitution for Bank Fraud, Identity Theft and Theft of Government Funds. Amanda Komp, 39, was sentenced to 4 years in prison while Tammy McCullough, 58, was sentenced to 3 years in prison. The Honorable Judge P.K. Holmes, III presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fort Smith.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2022
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Jose Luis Maldonado, Jr., 31, of Springfield, Massachusetts, and Edgar Correa, 34, of Springfield, Massachusetts, were arrested on Wednesday evening and charged today by criminal complaint. Both men were charged...
