By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | June 18, 2009 - 11:56 pm - Posted in Common

Drilling accident kills worker
GoErie.com, PA
... Thursday afternoon said the owner was not available and that she could not comment about the accident. The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the accident. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was also notified, McHenry said. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 10:42 pm - Posted in Common

Mandatory condom use urged for LA's porn actors
Contra Costa Times, CA
Officials with the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health said employers are required to establish an effective control plan to limit exposure to bloodborne pathogens including semen and other fluids. The code does not require condom use. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 10:38 pm - Posted in Common

New Rules Aimed at Decreasing Farmworker Heat Deaths
Fox40, CA
But members of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board said today they were concerned that might not be the right temperature to require such measures. Meanwhile, farmworker advocates say the proposed new rules contain exceptions that ...

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OSHA launches alliance with National Association of Women in ...
CCH
OSHA and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) - Chapter 96, have launched an alliance to promote workplace safety and health for all women in construction. Through the alliance, OSHA and NAWIC - Chapter 96 will provide the ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 8:43 pm - Posted in Common

State Board Orders Revisions To Farmworker Heat Rules
FoxReno.com, NV
They shut down eight farm labor contractors for violating the state's heat-illness prevention rules, and asked the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to approve new emergency precautions. But board members said they were concerned that 85 ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 8:38 pm - Posted in Common

Questions are raised over LA County's HIV response
Los Angeles Times, CA
On Wednesday, citing the clinic's slow response, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health performed a surprise inspection at the clinic and officials said they plan to subpoena medical records. The AIDS advocacy group praised those ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 8:29 pm - Posted in Common

Window washing raises
WOOD-TV, MI
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or MIOSHA, is investigating whether Award Window Cleaning is at fault. * Not providing employee training on the safe use of an aerial lift device. * Lift controls were not tested each day ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 8:01 pm - Posted in Common

Possible Asbestos Exposure in Rochester, NY
HULIQ, NC
According to Rnews a federal grand jury in Rochester has returned a 15-count indictment against the 51-year-old man on charges involving illegal asbestos removal, falsifying documents and lying to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...

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LA County Should Require Condoms at Porn Shoots, AIDS Group Says
XBIZ Newswire, California
On Monday, Cal-OSHA performed a surprise inspection of AIM. State officials said they will issue subpoenas demanding patient records, including the name of the producer involved in the latest case.

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By OSHA - Google News | - 7:21 pm - Posted in Common

Get Outdoors: Ongoing events
Tampa Bay Newspapers, FL
TREASURE ISLAND – Certified Yoga Instructor Osha Ray is teaching a yoga, stretching, and meditation class Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:45 am at the Treasure Island Community Center, 1 Park Place and 106th Avenue. The cost is $8 for each class or four ...

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