Health risks topic of free seminar - Press-Enterprise
By OSHA - Google News | May 7, 2009 - 6:25 pm - Posted in Common

Health risks topic of free seminar
Press-Enterprise, CA
State officials will be in San Bernardino on Wednesday for a free seminar to teach employers how to avoid heat-related illnesses, according to a statement from the State Compensation Insurance Fund and Cal-OSHA. The free seminar will start at 8:30 am ...

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Federal Workers, Regulations to Increase - Wall Street Journal
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Federal Workers, Regulations to Increase
Wall Street Journal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration would get 15% more funding for enforcement under the president's proposal, while money for enforcing wage standards would increase 18%. Mr. Obama proposes to cut spending for the labor-management ...

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Safety Geeks: SVI - Tilzy.TV
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Safety Geeks: SVI
Tilzy.TV, NY
SAFETY GEEKS: SVI is the comic adventures of a semi-elite force of safety experts; the POSH (Professional Occupational Safety Hazard) team. Obsessed with making the world and bits of Canada safer, the CSI-like team investigates accidents to find out ...

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EEEC Cites Restaurant Business over $130000 for Illegal Operation - Business Wire (press release)
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EEEC Cites Restaurant Business over $130000 for Illegal Operation
Business Wire (press release), CA
In collaboration with the Labor and Workforce Development Agency's Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Employment Development Department, EEEC works directly with DIR's Division of Occupational Safety and Health and Division of Labor ...

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U.S. EPA honors Raytheon for reducing mercury by 46 percent // Exposure to mercury can damage immune system, vital organs
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U.S. EPA honors Raytheon for reducing mercury by 46 percent Exposure to mercury can damage immune system, vital organs LOS ANGELES - The U.S

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Obama proposes slight increase for MSHA, cuts in AML spending - Charleston Gazette
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Obama proposes slight increase for MSHA, cuts in AML spending
Charleston Gazette,  USA
But, she said, OSHA's budget has remained flat over the last few years and staffing levels fell by 9 percent. "This proposal represents a good step in the right direction toward restoring MSHA's oversight capabilities," said Cecil Roberts, president of ...

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Labor Department Budget Strengthens Worker Protection Enforcement - AFL-CIO
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Labor Department Budget Strengthens Worker Protection Enforcement
AFL-CIO, DC
The budget also includes funding for 160 new inspectors in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), many of whom will be bilingual to communicate with staff in the changing workplace. Saying we need to provide training to “turn 20th ...

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Obama budget prioritizes healthcare, workers and environment - People’s Weekly World
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Obama budget prioritizes healthcare, workers and environment
People's Weekly World
The DOL will hire investigators and enforcement staff for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure employers follow safety and health regulations. In addition, the department will similar staff for its Wage and Hour Division ...

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Vegas dealers becoming ill from secondhand smoke - Scripps News
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Vegas dealers becoming ill from secondhand smoke
Scripps News, DC
By LIZ BENSTON, Las Vegas Sun Casino dealers here are exposed to a host of harmful chemicals through secondhand smoke while on the job, according to a new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health study. The study, the first to examine the ...

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Flu scare revealed gaps in readiness, House panel told - San Jose Mercury News
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Flu scare revealed gaps in readiness, House panel told
San Jose Mercury News,  USA
"We need OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) to move as quickly as possible to issue a comprehensive, mandatory standard for airborne diseases," Garcia said. Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, who chaired the committee, said some parents ...

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