Going from white-collar to welding - Rock Hill Herald (press release)
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Going from white-collar to welding
Rock Hill Herald (press release), SC
And the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is preparing a report on whether certain welding fumes pose a neurological danger to workers, spokesman Fred Blosser said. ...

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Psychology student instructs classes - UNR The Nevada Sagebrush (registration)
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Psychology student instructs classes
UNR The Nevada Sagebrush (registration), NV
Six of these are open for him to complete his own independent research in which he plans to study occupational safety. Dagen said he is one of about four doctoral students in the behavioral psychology program who are also course instructors. ...

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Phenix Lumber faces $293700 in OSHA fines - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Phenix Lumber faces $293700 in OSHA fines
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA
By Tony Adams - tadams@ledger-enquirer.com -- A Phenix City sawmill is facing $293700 in fines for 36 safety and health violations, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday. Phenix Lumber Co. has failed to correct past violations ...

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Creditors seek $1 million - St. Joseph News-Press
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Creditors seek $1 million
St. Joseph News-Press, MO
The company also was fined more than $200000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the death of a 23-year-old worker at the plant in April 2008. The creditors are seeking Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which involves liquidation of ...

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US Court Dismisses Cintas's RICO Suit Against UNITE HERE, Change … - PR Newswire (press release)
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US Court Dismisses Cintas's RICO Suit Against UNITE HERE, Change ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY
The company has a history of violating worker protection laws, including receiving the largest proposed OSHA fine ever assessed in the service sector for safety violations surrounding the death of Eleazar Torres Gomez in Oklahoma. ...

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Joliet Plant Leaves Controversial Toxic Legacy - CBS2 Chicago
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Joliet Plant Leaves Controversial Toxic Legacy
CBS2 Chicago, IL
Kellogg says the agency handling these claims, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, has been rejecting the majority of claims without any real explanation. "Is this system working?" Kellogg said. "Barely, I would say. ...

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Hotel Lawyer: Latest legislation affecting hospitality - Hotel Law Blog
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Hotel Lawyer: Latest legislation affecting hospitality
Hotel Law Blog, CA
This bill would require the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, by July 1, 2011, to adopt a standard for controlling the risk of occurrence of heat illness where employees work indoors. AB 849 (Family and Medical Leave) This bill would ...

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Emergency Services’ budget requests focus on equipment, vehicles - Daily Journal
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Emergency Services’ budget requests focus on equipment, vehicles
Daily Journal, SC
Emergency Services is requesting nearly $90000 in training, including some courses required by OSHA for firefighters and rescue personnel. Much of that training will also be directed toward volunteers. The request also calls for $150000 in volunteer ...

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Ore. recycling truck driver killed inside vehicle - KTVZ
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Ore. recycling truck driver killed inside vehicle
KTVZ, OR
... and pushed him against the front, crushing him. A resident noticed the accident and called for help, but the driver died at the scene Monday. The victim's name has not been released. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.

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US Court Dismisses Cintas's RICO Suit Against UNITE HERE, Change … - PR Newswire (press release)
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US Court Dismisses Cintas's RICO Suit Against UNITE HERE, Change ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY
The company has a history of violating worker protection laws, including receiving the largest proposed OSHA fine ever assessed in the service sector for safety violations surrounding the death of Eleazar Torres Gomez in Oklahoma . ...

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