Labor Department enforcement lacking, probe finds - The Associated Press
By OSHA - Google News | April 1, 2009 - 4:40 pm - Posted in Common

Labor Department enforcement lacking, probe finds
The Associated Press
"This report shows that for the last five years since this program was instituted, OSHA failed to provide an effective deterrent to employers who put their workers' lives at risk," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif. She chairs the Workforce Protections ...

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Feds to monitor air at Kreutz Creek Elementary - York Daily Record
By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 4:39 pm - Posted in Common

Feds to monitor air at Kreutz Creek Elementary
York Daily Record, PA
Long-term exposure to the substance can cause lung cancer and damage to the nose, throat and lungs, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Hellam school is one of five in the state, and one of 62 in 22 states, ...

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Grace Hill Settlement House to Receive $454,849 Grant for First Student School Bus Retrofit Program
By U.S. EPA News | - 3:49 pm - Posted in Common
Environmental News MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., April 1, 2009) - The U.S

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Cause for alarm: CO Cape at fire stations - Cape Cod Times
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Cause for alarm: CO Cape at fire stations
Cape Cod Times, MA
That's below the 35 parts per million standard for an eight-hour exposure established by the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration, but above the 8 parts per million firefighters consider acceptable in a home. ...

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Enhance your mind, body and soul at LSC-O - Orange Leader
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Enhance your mind, body and soul at LSC-O
Orange Leader, TX
The “Forklift Operator” class is an OSHA-approved, seven-hour, fast-track training that includes forklift design, controls and instrumentation, comprehensive pre-use inspection procedures and hands-on instruction of operation proficiency. ...

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SC&RA presents testimony before US Labor Department to support … - Heavy Lift
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SC&RA presents testimony before US Labor Department to support ...
Heavy Lift, UK
Williams served as SC&RA’s official representative on a 23-member panel of experts from all facets of the industry appointed by OSHA in July 2003 to develop a recommended proposal for the standard. OSHA instructed these members of the Cranes and ...

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Change to Win Statement on OSHA Enforcement Failures - PR Newswire (press release)
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Change to Win Statement on OSHA Enforcement Failures
PR Newswire (press release), NY
... Eric Frumin issued the following statement in response to the devastating report released today by the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Labor on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) enforcement failures. ...

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Lifting Gear Hire Introduces New Safety Administrator - ForConstructionPros.com
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Lifting Gear Hire Introduces New Safety Administrator
ForConstructionPros.com, MD
He has over 15 years experience providing OSHA and EPA compliance training along with company safety program development to plumbers, electricians, roofers, masonry, carpenters, ironworkers, chemical handlers and various areas of manufacturing. ...

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Get the latest news - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
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Get the latest news
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria
All of the DRIFIRE products are designed and tested to meet the standards of ASTM 1506, www.drifire.com/Performance/Industrial/Utilities_and_Linemen, OSHA 1910.269, NFPA-1975 as well as both EN 531 and EN 532. Safety, protection, compliance and comfort ...

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April 2009 Is National Safe Handling Awareness Month - EHS Today
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April 2009 Is National Safe Handling Awareness Month
EHS Today, OH
According to an alert published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), "working with or near hazardous drugs in health care settings may cause skin rashes, infertility, miscarriage, birth defects and possibly leukemia or ...

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