By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | May 23, 2009 - 1:50 pm - Posted in Common

Students, The Other Unprotected Lab Animals
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For one thing, Slate says, occupational safety and health laws that protect workers in hazardous jobs apply only to employees, not to undergrads, grad students, or research fellows who receive stipends from outside funders." This discussion was created ...

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Cleanup at Aneth Plant Causes Navajo Dust-Up: Asbestos ? Cancer ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR
And the tribal OSHA, which fielded Sara Maryboy's report about the mishandled asbestos and which disputes some of the representations in the Navajo Times , also declined to discuss the case beyond saying tribal regulators have done as much as they can ...

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Transcription of Injured Biotech Worker David Bell Tells His Story
Bay Area Indymedia, CA
•The corruption and the breakdown within the California workers compensation system. •The failure of health and safety regulatory agencies; such as the EPA and OSHA to regulate the biotechnology industry.

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Rooms To Go Selects Bob...
Aim168 Real Estate (press release), United Arab Emirates
A leading proponent of jobsite safety, Bob Moore Construction became only the fifth general contractor in North Texas to be accepted into the OSHA Local Partnership program. The company's portfolio includes a wide range of buildings, from warehouses ...

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Parenting Imperfect: Memories more than phases in time
Oneonta Daily Star, NY
My husband and I joked that he was taking notes about the house for his report to OSHA about unsafe working conditions. We also briefly wondered if this was a sign of a larger, more worrisome neurological disorder. Then we realized that the Boy was ...

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Prepare for illness Flu virus shows that employers, employees need ...
Winnipeg Free Press, Canada
Source: Guidance on Preparing Workplace for an Influenza pandemic, OSHA publications, interview with Marlene Thorarinson, Manitoba Blue Cross. Barbara J. Bowes, FCHRP, CMC, is president of Legacy Bowes Group. She is also the author of The Easy Resume ...

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OSHA cites granite firm
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT
Houle Brothers Granite Co., which makes granite signs and memorial stones, was cited this week by the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or VOSHA, for one alleged violation that was directly linked to the accident and one that was ...

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Fund set up to help actor injured in fire
Albany Democrat Herald, OR
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the accident. Jeff Hamar, Frazier's business partner, told the Democrat-Herald on Friday that Frazier is doing better and is conscious. At this time, Hamar is not saying anything ...

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