By OSHA - Google News | March 18, 2009 - 7:01 pm - Posted in Common

lahood upset by Globe Energy chief's work ethic comments
Peoria Journal Star, IL
His company is OSHA compliant, he added. Also in the Tuesday article, Jones acknowledged he wrote a memo on Feb. 10 informing employees they would not be given time off during business hours for appointments outside the building. ...

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SF: UPDATE: ACTIVIST'S FATAL ELEVATOR SHAFT FALL RULED AN ACCIDENT
CBS 5, CA
The medical examiner's report noted a preliminary investigation by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration showed the elevator door had multiple defects and may have become stuck between the fourth and fifth floors of the building. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 5:58 pm - Posted in Common

Updated: Lack of Guidelines Cited in Report on Scranton ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR
A report prepared by the Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, makes eight recommendations to minimize the risk of similar accidents in the future. Capt. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 5:40 pm - Posted in Common

State Program Cuts Potentially Cost Jobs
MyNC.com, NC
The department's core mission is occupational safety and health for workers, but on then on the side they were running an apprenticeship program," said State Budget Director Charlie Perusse. Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry told NBC17 News the program ...

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State Program Cuts Potentially Cost Jobs
MyNC.com, NC
The department's core mission is occupational safety and health for workers, but on then on the side they were running an apprenticeship program," said State Budget Director Charlie Perusse. Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry told NBC 17 News the program ...

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Policy update in Calif. to prevent heat deaths
Fresno Bee, CA
Len Welsh, chief of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health says whenever temperatures rise above 85 degrees, inspectors will enforce state rules aimed at preventing heat-stress illness. Welsh says one-quarter of all workers on each ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 4:12 pm - Posted in Common

Truck Hits, Kills Road Worker On I-80 In Fairfield
CBS 5, CA
Mayoral said police are investigating what caused the crash. He said the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is also investigating the incident because the man killed was a state-contracted employee.

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Owens Corning Introduces Low Odor Roofing Asphalt
BuildingOnline, CA
According to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health*, the fume reducing skim layers in TruLo Max asphalt help improve air quality by reducing the discharge of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from being released into the air. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 3:47 pm - Posted in Common

A-1 Appealing Fine
WEAU-TV 13, WI
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited A-1 Excavating in February for risking worker safety in potential trench cave-ins. OSHA spokesman Brad Mitchell says the OSHA Review Commission will hold a hearing for both sides to present ...

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Labor Secretary Solis Moves To Protect Workers From Poisonous Chem
EasyBourse.com, France
The group is charged with determining the impact of the proposed OSHA rule. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., applauded Solis for doing away with the rule-making procedure, a move that could eliminate "a Bush era procedural roadblock. ...

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