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OSHA: No jurisdiction in Dickinson trench cave-in
Dickinson Press
After nearly eight weeks of reviewing a fatal trench collapse on a construction site in northwest Dickinson, Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials said they do not have jurisdiction to proceed with the case. After nearly eight weeks ...

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BP's Past Accidents Barred as Evidence at First Gulf Spill Trial
BusinessWeek
The company was also fined $87 million in 2009 by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration over safety shortfalls at the Texas City refinery. Barbier yesterday barred admission of an OSHA briefing from that incident. After the Alaska spill, ...
BP wins spill trial ruling, old accidents kept outReuters
BP wins effort to bar past accidents during spill trialFuelFix (blog)

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Lawsuit Filed Over Hairdo
WREG
Coleman says staff at the salon of Lifetime Fitness told her the treatment was a "harsh chemical free, damage free, formaldehyde free striaghtener" But OSHA found that chemcial in the treatment, and says it's cancer causing.

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Woman claims Brazilian Blowout ruined her hair
WMC-TV
An OSHA investigation revealed formaldehyde levels in the product as high as 11.8 percent. The safety limit in beauty products is 0.2 percent. "I have undergone emotional trauma," said Fair. "I have gone through long periods of depression.

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Company: Sugarland resisted delaying Ind. concert
Bloomington Pantagraph
State Labor Commissioner Lori Torres said OSHA's report, the first of three independent investigations into the tragedy, was intended to improve workplace safety, not assign blame. However, it issued small fines against the fair, company and union.

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Company: Sugarland resisted delaying Ind. concert
Beaver County Times
State Labor Commissioner Lori Torres said OSHA's report, the first of three independent investigations into the tragedy, was intended to improve workplace safety, not assign blame. However, it issued small fines against the fair, company and union.

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UCLA Condom Panel Draws Fewer Attendees Than Ever
AVN News (press release)
Cambria noted that during the various Cal/OSHA meetings, the industry had proposed that testing be increased and made more comprehensive, and couple that with "at most, condoms for anal sex." "This could be some kind of a workable alternative as ...

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OSHA Cites Pacific Stevedoring for Safety Violations After Worker Fatality
Pacific News Center
OSHA began an investigation Aug. 8 after an employee was struck in the head by the boom of a crane, being used to unload fish, onboard the Pacific Princess tuna fishing vessel. OSHA's investigation determined that the crane's hydraulic cylinder failed ...

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Willis' John McConnell on on Cutting WC Costs at Manufacturers
PropertyCasualty360
Meanwhile, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published a white paper that examines and finds significant value in injury- and illness-prevention programs, or I2P2, for which the agency has proposed a federal standard.

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Fall River Foundry cited by OSHA
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
By Bill Novak Capital Newspapers | Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:00 pm | (0) Comments A foundry in Columbia County has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 10 safety violations. The violations at Fall River ...

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