Top 10 Environmental and Safety Concerns for Dealerships and Service Centers
Benzinga (press release)
The top ten list for dealerships and service centers is the most straightforward information available for the industry sector based on KPA and OSHA factual information. KPA's list of Top 10 Environmental and Safety Concerns saves time for managers. ...

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NC Labor Dept. investigating accident that lead to death of cotton gin worker
Jacksonville Daily News
The company, its insurance company and the NC Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Division are investigating the accident. Neal O'Briant, spokesman for the DOL, said preliminary findings indicated Foy had been moving cotton bales in ...

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New Tire Charts Will Help Workers Safely Service Single-Piece
Safety Online (press release)
The revised materials address OSHA's Materials Handling and Storage standard that protects workers who service single-piece and multi-piece rim wheels. Following recent talks with representatives from tire, rubber, and wheel manufacturers, ...

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Dade Moeller And EnergX Partner To Expand Reach Of Worker Safety
Safety Online (press release)
US Department of Energy contractors Dade Moeller and EnergX announce their new partnership, aimed at meeting the demand for high-quality industrial hygiene and occupational safety training across the country. The collaboration promotes seven courses ...

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Why every employer should have a plan for employee training and development
Smart Business Network
Many standards by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) explicitly require employers to train employees in the safety and health aspects of their jobs. Other OSHA standards make it the employer's responsibility to limit certain job ...

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Labor law changes would permanently change farm life
Times Bulletin
The proposal involves specific recommendations from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and they claim the legislation only affects hired farm workers and in "no way compromise the statutory child labor parental exemption ...

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Hearing Raises Political Profile of Hours Rule
Truckinginfo
based contract mail carrier has been ordered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to reinstate a former employee and pay $62090 in compensatory and punitive damages plus more than two years of back wages, interest, benefits and ...

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Seymour, OSHA Reach Settlement
Valley Independent Sentinel
The violations — which ranged from a missing 'no exit' sign in Town Hall to “poor housekeeping practices” in the Public Works garage — were discovered during a random OSHA inspection of town-owned properties in June. OSHA agreed to lower the fines to ...

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Charleston Gazette (blog)

OSHA expands chemical plant safety program
Charleston Gazette (blog)
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a new National Emphasis Program* (NEP) for chemical facilities to protect workers from catastrophic releases of highly hazardous chemicals. he new NEP replaces OSHA's 2009 pilot Chemical ...

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Taking Steps to Protect Workers from Common Arc Flash Hazards
EHS Today
OSHA's electrical safety standards primarily focus on the design and use of electrical equipment and systems, and on ensuring those systems are constructed and installed in ways that minimize workplace electrical dangers. OSHA's electrical standards ...

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