Agriculture Community Prepares to Protect Farm Workers from Summer … - KMPH Fox 26
By OSHA - Google News | March 18, 2009 - 11:34 pm - Posted in Common

Agriculture Community Prepares to Protect Farm Workers from Summer ...
KMPH Fox 26, CA
And the ugly truth is that people have been dying from heat all along and now, finally the good truth is that we're stepping up to it and we're willing to confront it," said Len Welsh, Chief of Cal- OSHA. On Wednesday, the Department of Industrial ...

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Bayer Cropscience Appeals OSHA Citations - WOWK
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Bayer Cropscience Appeals OSHA Citations
WOWK, WV
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 13 serious and two repeat violations. The Federal Chemical Safety board and the House of Representatives Committee are also investigating and plan to launch a public meeting and congressinal ...

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State-Wide Heat Illness Prevention Campaign - ABC30.com
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State-Wide Heat Illness Prevention Campaign
ABC30.com, CA
Cal-Osha says last year six occupational deaths were attributed to the heat. Three of them Ag-related. Welsh was in Easton to talk with local growers, farm labor contractors and field supervisors at a heat illness prevention session. ...

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San Francisco elevator death ruled accidental - San Francisco Chronicle
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San Francisco elevator death ruled accidental
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
The San Francisco medical examiner says that a man found dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft last year fell while apparently getting out of the car when it became stuck between floors. The report released Wednesday into Daniel Kliman's death says ...

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Appeals court supports whistleblower; state senator asks for fed’s … - Workday Minnesota
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Appeals court supports whistleblower; state senator asks for fed’s ...
Workday Minnesota, MN
Tomassoni, DFL-Chisholm, sent a letter on March 5 to Michael Connors, Regional Director for the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for clarification on the testimony. Tomassoni wrote that the “testimony was rather ...

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Federal report on fire fighters death - MSNBC
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Federal report on fire fighters death
MSNBC
The National Institute for Occupational Safety, or NIOSH, recommends 8 changes to the Scranton fire department. One includes certain fire fighting equipment to be at least 10 feet away from energized power lines. Other recommendations include writing ...

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City official fears OSHA oversight of big cranes - New York Daily News
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City official fears OSHA oversight of big cranes
New York Daily News, NY
The proposal allows the user, rather than the Buildings Department, to certify the safety of a crane with oversight by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. "OSHA has no full-time staff dedicated to construction inspections" in the ...

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State, ag groups hold heat-illness prevention seminars - Fresno Bee
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State, ag groups hold heat-illness prevention seminars
Fresno Bee, CA
... surrendered its operating license three days before a revocation hearing, according to the Department of Industrial Relations. "Make no mistake, if there is a flagrant violation we will shut them down," said Len Welsh, chief of Cal-OSHA.

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TALK OF THE TOWNS - Press News
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TALK OF THE TOWNS
Press News, OH
The topic was "Civil and Criminal Liability for OSHA Violations." The spotlight company was Risk Control 360. The upcoming program will be held on April 9, with Sharon Roney, librarian for Bureau of Workers Compensation Library, as the speaker. ...

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Bayer appeals OSHA citations in August explosion - Charleston Gazette
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Bayer appeals OSHA citations in August explosion
Charleston Gazette,  USA
Attorneys for Bayer notified the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration of its appeal earlier this week, said OSHA spokeswoman Leni Uddyback-Fortson. The notification starts the process of Bayer challenging the citations and penalties before ...

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