Congress exempt from some laws, but others apply - The Associated Press
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Congress exempt from some laws, but others apply
The Associated Press
—The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. —The Rehabilitation Act of 1973. —The Veterans' Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994. —The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1989, which requires employers to provide ...

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Worker buried alive at Milpitas construction site - San Jose Mercury News
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Worker buried alive at Milpitas construction site
San Jose Mercury News
A Cal/OSHA spokeswoman says the carpenter was working in a 12-foot-deep ditch when it caved in. As of Monday evening, he still had not been identified because public safety workers had not been able to safely remove his body.

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Shedding crocodile tears - Marshalltown Times Republican
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Shedding crocodile tears
Marshalltown Times Republican
Republican presidential candidates want to scuttle the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency! Voters need to understand, Republicans hang their hats on the idea of self-policing (allowing giant US ...

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Man buried, dies when hillside collapses in Milpitas - San Jose Mercury News
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Man buried, dies when hillside collapses in Milpitas
San Jose Mercury News
"It's is one of those heartbreaking situations," said Erika Monterroza, a spokeswoman for Cal/OSHA, the workplace safety agency that is investigating for the state. dangerous to remove the body. If officials jumped into the ditch, they would risk being ...

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T riders sound off on deafening noise - Boston Herald
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T riders sound off on deafening noise
Boston Herald
Herald sound tests recorded the wheels screeching over 107 decibels — a level that the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health says can cause hearing loss, high blood pressure and sleep disorders for those exposed to the racket for more ...

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Plainfield cuts down on accidents - Norwich Bulletin
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Plainfield cuts down on accidents
Norwich Bulletin
During the last two years, town employees attended sexual harassment and other workplace training, as well as safety training administered by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Employees from Town Hall and the public works, ...

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Man buried, dies when hillside collapses in Milpitas - San Jose Mercury News
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Man buried, dies when hillside collapses in Milpitas
San Jose Mercury News
"It's is one of those heart-breaking situations," said Erika Monterroza, a spokeswoman for Cal/OSHA, the workplace safety agency that is investigating for the state. Making this situation even more unusual, Monterroza said, was that it was too ...

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911 dispatcher has trouble locating casino site - FOX19
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911 dispatcher has trouble locating casino site
FOX19
The morning of the casino collapse, which injured 13 and launched an OSHA investigation, multiple calls flooded Cincinnati Emergency Communications. One unidentified dispatcher had a harder time than others locating the casino.

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Minnesota tightens rules to reduce risks for window washers - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Minnesota tightens rules to reduce risks for window washers
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MnOSHA) said Monday that it is tightening requirements for employers in the areas of equipment inspections and training for window washers who work 14 feet or higher above ground but not on a ...

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Job safety program works when enforced, study finds - U-T San Diego
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Job safety program works when enforced, study finds
U-T San Diego
A study by the RAND Corp. released Friday showed that the 1991 Injury and Illness Prevention Program has helped reduce workplace injuries by 26 percent at job sites – but only after the California Occupational Safety & Health Administration makes ...
RAND Finds I2P2 Works in California, When It's EnforcedOccupational Health and Safety

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