Workplace violence: preparing for the unthinkable - Smart Business Network
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Workplace violence: preparing for the unthinkable
Smart Business Network
The cost to employers has been even more staggering – nearly $121 billion annually based on the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health estimates. From 2005-2009, guns were used in 80 percent of homicides committed in the workplace and ...

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Exide outlines testing on Frisco property for contamination - Dallas Morning News (subscription)
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Exide outlines testing on Frisco property for contamination
Dallas Morning News (subscription)
OSHA cited the company for one serious violation and one repeat violation and proposed $77000 in fines. Company spokeswoman Susan Jaramillo said Exide intends to comply with OSHA regulations. “We do not believe the practices we are using now are in ...

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INDOT, NIPSCO pay to settle safety violations - nwitimes.com
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INDOT, NIPSCO pay to settle safety violations
nwitimes.com
The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed fines against INDOT, NIPSCO and ATI Casting Service in LaPorte. The state Department of Labor's workplace safety arm initially proposed a $1875 fine against INDOT after 54-year-old ...

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Safety violations outlined at scene of deadly explosion - KHON2
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Safety violations outlined at scene of deadly explosion
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PRESS RELEASE: HONOLULU— The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' (DLIR) Hawai'i Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH) has completed its investigation of the April 8, 2011 Waikele bunker explosion that claimed the lives of five ...
State Proposes $415000 In Fines Against Fireworks Storage CompanyHawaii Reporter
Company from Waikele bunker explosion faces $400000 fine for numerous violationsHonolulu Star-Advertiser

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Wheels America in Schertz faces fines - San Antonio Express
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Wheels America in Schertz faces fines
San Antonio Express
During an inspection of the company's facility, OSHA said in a statement that it found workers were repairing vehicle wheels using welding equipment that was not properly guarded. Workers also weren't using required protective equipment, it added. ...

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House Republicans’ Labor Budget Cuts Rules That Protect Rooftop Workers From … - Huffington Post
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House Republicans' Labor Budget Cuts Rules That Protect Rooftop Workers From ...
Huffington Post
The department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration had planned to ramp up the enforcement of harness rules for roofers working on residential construction sites, but the Republican plan forbids the agency from doing so. ...

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Business notes- Oct. 2 - Brainerd Daily Dispatch
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Business notes- Oct. 2
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
The 10-hour OSHA Construction course 1 am-1:30 pm Oct. 10 and 11 for $165. This course will cover the 10-hour OSHA training course in Construction Safety. Participants who complete the training will receive a completion card from the OSHA Training ...

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State to probe death - Laurinburg Exchange
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State to probe death
Laurinburg Exchange
The investigation of the accident at Murphy Brown plant in Laurinburg on Monday will take three to four months, according to Dolores Quesenberry, a spokeswoman for the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...

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Oct. 7 Event to Teach Students about Water Quality in Kansas City, Mo. (MO)
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Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 30, 2011) - A team of EPA scientists, Center High School students and Blue River Watershed Association volunteers will monitor water quality, examine aquatic life and clean up Indian Creek in Kansas City, Mo

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Asbestos Abatement Industry Gets Clear Warning from Justice Department - Asbestos.com
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Asbestos Abatement Industry Gets Clear Warning from Justice Department
Asbestos.com
Gordon-Smith also made false statements to an OSHA inspector. After inspecting the site, the EPA ordered the halt of the demolition work and evacuation of the workers until the asbestos could properly b removed. Remedial abatement cost the building ...

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