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Labor's revival could reignite fight over ergonomics
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX
He said that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration "must attack this problem with all of the tools at its disposal: regulations, enforcement, training and compliance assistance." In the first week of his presidency, without specifically ...

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Labor's revival could reignite fight over ergonomics
Centre Daily Times, PA
He said that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration "must attack this problem with all of the tools at its disposal: regulations, enforcement, training and compliance assistance." In the first week of his presidency, without specifically ...

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OSHA Whistleblower Investigation Finds Railroad Co. Retaliated ...
Occupational Health Safety, TX
OSHA has ordered Union Pacific Railroad Co., headquartered in Omaha, to reassign a Beverly, Iowa, welder to his former position, reimburse the welder for travel expenses, and pay compensatory damages associated with personal hardship following a ...

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Oil, gas industry has high fatality rate
Shreveport Times, LA
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation and has six months to release its findings. Chesapeake is also conducting its own investigation. Oil and gas are mainstays of the Louisiana economy. ...

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Shale companies devise their own safety initiatives
Shreveport Times, LA
4 fatality of a contract employee on a natural gas rig near Stonewall, lease holder Chesapeake Energy is doing its own investigation, separate from OSHA, said Kevin McCotter, director of corporate development-Louisiana. In 2007, Chesapeake employees ...

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