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Dangerous fire clears out St. Charles
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
Anhydrous ammonia, even in small concentrations in the air, can affect eyes, lungs and skin, according to information from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It can cause severe burns and is considered a serious health hazard. ...

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Goodwill to provide free safety courses for small businesses
Brandywine East Community News, DE
The courses are being funded through a grant from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). “In today's challenging economic times, many companies that are subject to OSHA regulations have had to cut training budgets and staff, ...

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Briefcase -- Business excellence panel Wednesday
Kankakee Daily Journal, IL
HR4U provides human resource services to clients, including assistance with federal and state law compliance, payroll services, employee insurance, employee handbook policies, unemployment claims and OSHA compliance and claims. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 7:05 am - Posted in Common

Wage and Hour Division gets new leader
People's Weekly World
Earlier this week, President Obama announced he intends to nominate Lorelei Boylan as administrator for the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and Thomasina Rogers as chairwoman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC). ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 7:01 am - Posted in Common

Christine Neumann-Ortiz: Immigration Reform
Feministing, NY
I moved to Wisconsin in 1998 and worked as director of the Wisconsin Committee on Occupational Safety and Health and it was a privilege to work with unionized workers in industries such as hotels, manufacturing and paper mills. ...

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County's ISO fire ratings may be improved
Valencia County News Bulletin, NM
"A lot of our people were behind and OSHA was not happy," he said. "We completed 200 vaccinations, and the department absorbed the cost, as we will continue to do with new members and renewals." The chief said that, within the next few months, ...

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Sentencing of McWane Corp. Executives Expected Monday
PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro
A 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of massive OSHA and environmental violations at McWane plants in five states revealed some of the worst examples of criminal employer misconduct in the 35-year history of the OSHAct as well as multiple ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 4:08 am - Posted in Common

Dangerous fire clears out St. Charles
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
Anhydrous ammonia, even in small concentrations in the air, can affect eyes, lungs and skin, according to information from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It can cause severe burns and is considered a serious health hazard. ...

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Georgia Poultry Processor Fines Total $23275
Occupational Health Safety, TX
OSHA is proposing 22 safety and health violations with fines of $73275 against Fieldale Farms Poultry LLC. A January inspection of the company's processing plant in Gainesville, Ga., has resulted in the agency proposing two repeat violations with ...

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Service recalls workers
The Republican - MassLive.com, MA
Nancy A. Foley, program director of the Western Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, said the annual Worker's Memorial Day ceremony needs to serve as both a reminder of the people who have been lost and a reminder to do more to ...

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