By OSHA - Google News | March 24, 2009 - 4:57 pm - Posted in Common

AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards
PennEnergy, TX
Mr. Bill Parsons, Director, Directorate of Construction, Office of Construction Standards and Guidance, OSHA; ?Mr. Pay Conroy, Program Director at the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST); AND ? ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 4:30 pm - Posted in Common

Mainers Not Eligible For Stimulus Unemployment Benefits
WMTW.com, ME
PORTLAND, Maine -- Mainers will not be eligible for stimulus unemployment benefits unless lawmakers take action. The economic stimulus package lets states with high unemployment rates give up to 20 weeks of extended federal benefits to people who are ...

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OSHA Join Hands with Contractors Constructing the Hills Dry Pet ...
Compliance Home, IA
(March 24, 2009) — The ultimate goal of a site partnership between the project’s contractors and the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) area office in Wichita is to ensure the highest level of employee safety ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 2:43 pm - Posted in Common

Hard Work, Finding Work
WABI, ME
"One of the ways we're trying to be really helpful through the career centers system is by offering osha 10 training and for people who aren't familiar with that it's a basic safety and health course that's pretty much a ticket when you're looking for ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 1:17 pm - Posted in Common

PG&E Worker From Tracy Falls To Death
KCRA.com, CA
... said Erica Stuart, a Sheriff's Department representative. Tololi was part of a crew that was putting in new poles and resetting lines. The death is being investigated by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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OSHA Lead Standards Fail to Protect Americans
Business Wire (press release), CA
Research now shows compelling evidence of harm from long-term exposure to much lower levels of lead than OSHA allows in the workplace. Its 1978 regulations were considered protective at the time. Thirty years later, scientists are calling for change. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 12:19 pm - Posted in Common

EPA Funded Project Gives People Valuable Skills; a Shot at a Good Job
U.S. EPA.gov (press release), DC
Trainees will receive over 100 hours of training that will include coursework in lead abatement, asbestos removal, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and other issues often faced at Brownfields sites. Participants have been recruited from ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 12:04 pm - Posted in Common

New NH15 Emergency Escape Hood from Avon Protection Systems ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY
BALTIMORE, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The new 15-minute NH15 escape hood from Avon Protection Systems, part of Avon Rubber plc, has been awarded full NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Air Purifying Escape Respirator (APER) ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 12:04 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA and Shipbuilders Council Address Shipyard Hazards
EHS Today, OH
Electrocution and welding hot work hazards are among safety alerts addressed by a recently renewed alliance between OSHA and the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA). The alerts, developed in conjunction with other alliance program participants, ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 12:04 pm - Posted in Common

ASIS, SHRM Join to Develop Workplace Violence Prevention and ...
EHS Today, OH
Stakeholders will include security personnel, human resources, legal counsel, business owners and executive-level managers, occupational safety and health personnel, union leaders, employee assistance programs, law enforcement, clinicians and service ...

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