Departing Goliath crane renamed USS Harvey - Braintree Forum
By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | February 27, 2009 - 4:19 pm - Posted in Common

Departing Goliath crane renamed USS Harvey
Braintree Forum, MA
All work stopped when the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began an investigation. Dismantling resumed in October with the legs cut apart in sections, as originally planned. In January, OSHA issued 12 citations and $68000 in ...

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Friday roundup - Charleston Gazette
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Friday roundup
Charleston Gazette, WV
The OSHA Underground Blog has the new secretary’s welcome letter to DOL employees. It will be interesting to see how long Solis and Obama take to appoint someone to run the US Mine Safety and Health Administration. Obama’s budget proposal highlights on ...

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City Leaders Wish They Can Turn Back Time - KCAU
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City Leaders Wish They Can Turn Back Time
KCAU, IA
More than 50 violations have been reported to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration costing the company more than $32000 in fines. 40 of the violations are considered to be serious ranging from asbestos and lead exposure to failure to have ...

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Farmworker union opposes Schwarzenegger appointee - Monterey County Herald
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Farmworker union opposes Schwarzenegger appointee
Monterey County Herald, CA
Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Rachel Cameron said the governor remains committed to the rules, which are enforced by the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health, not the agriculture board. "The ALRB acts as a neutral arbitrator in reviewing ...

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EPA concludes emergency response following Agua Fria High School mercury spill
By U.S. EPA News | - 2:04 pm - Posted in Common
AVONDALE, Ariz. –Today, the Environmental Protection Agency completed emergency response activities following a February 12 mercury spill at Agua Fria High School

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White House vows to increase worker safety, enforce laws - CharlotteObserver.com
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White House vows to increase worker safety, enforce laws
CharlotteObserver.com, NC
Obama's budget blueprint, released Thursday, seeks to increase funding to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The document doesn't provide precise amounts. But the proposed funding increase for 2010 would enable OSHA to “vigorously ...

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Report: Whistleblowers don't get help, protection - Hickory Daily Record
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Report: Whistleblowers don't get help, protection
Hickory Daily Record, NC
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is responsible for investigating a wide spectrum of whistleblower claims, including those related to workplace safety and corporate fraud. In a story last year, the Observer reported that most ...

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Agency releases name of man who died from fumes last August - Schenectady Gazette
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Agency releases name of man who died from fumes last August
Schenectady Gazette, NY
Ed Jerome, OSHA area director in Albany, identified the man as Shahazed Hakk, whose last known address was 1317 Albany St. Hakk died Aug. 26 at Ellis Hospital, where he was taken after he was removed unconscious from inside a tank truck at Precision ...

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WVa Bayer plant cited for fatal explosion - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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WVa Bayer plant cited for fatal explosion
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV
AP INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — The US Occupational and Health Administration has issued proposed fines totaling $143000 against a West Virginia Bayer CropScience plant for an August 2008 explosion that killed two workers. Thursday’s proposed fines stem ...

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GAO: Labor's whistleblower data a mess - FCW.com
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GAO: Labor's whistleblower data a mess
FCW.com, VA
Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) completed about 1800 whistleblower investigations in fiscal 2007 and the outcome of the cases favored the whistleblowers 21 percent of the time, GAO said. The average time it takes to ...

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