By OSHA - Google News | May 23, 2012 - 12:06 pm - Posted in Common

Pace Industries Earns OSHA's Prestigious VPP Star Award
khozradio
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has presented its highest honor for employee health and safety programs, the Voluntary Protection Program Star award, to the Harrison Division of Pace Industries.

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Ag news briefs
Reedley Exponent
Material will include the Agricultural Labor Relations Act, Cal/OSHA safety and health laws, employment insurance, FLC requirements, transportation and housing laws, sexual harassment prevention, wage and hour laws and workers' compensation insurance.

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By OSHA - Google News | - 11:23 am - Posted in Common

OSHA cites OP contractor for numerous violations
Bizjournals.com
OSHA seeks $56000 in fines from the Orchard Park asbestos removal contractor following an inspection at 2925 Main St. Aria employees were found to be working in ripped and torn protective suits, were not wearing respiratory protection and had not been ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 11:19 am - Posted in Common

Bowling Green Receives Two Safety Grants
WBKO
The City conducts this program in accordance with Kentucky Occupational Safety & Health requirements. A portion of the Police Department's riot control full-face respirators are in need of replacement. Because the respirators are stored within the ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 10:32 am - Posted in Common

Buffalo News

Orchard Park asbestos removal company cited for safety violations
Buffalo News
Aria Contracting committed "serious" violations of federal worker safety standards while demolishing a warehouse at 2925 Main St., according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. "An inspection ... showed that Aria Contracting employees ...
OSHA cites OP contractor for numerous violationsBizjournals.com

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By OSHA - Google News | - 9:13 am - Posted in Common

Wednesday Briefing
FairWarning (blog)
OSHA said the company knew that the building was unstable but went ahead anyway with pouring concrete from the top down, leading the building's third, fourth, and fifth floors to collapse. Along with the worker who was killed, four others were ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 8:39 am - Posted in Common

Fracking Regulations Needed to Protect Gas Workers, AFL-CIO Says
Bloomberg
The oil- and gas-extraction industry has a death rate more than seven times that for all US workers, the group said in a letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

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Heat illness prevention seminars set for Bakersfield
Central Valley Business Times
State Fund and Cal/OSHA Consultation are the sponsors. Attendees will learn best practice solutions for protecting their employees from heat-related illnesses, and how to update their safety programs to include a heat illness prevention plan and comply ...

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OSHA Cites Machine & Fabrication Shop For Health Hazards
WorkersCompensation.com (press release)
The November inspection was initiated as part of OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting Program for industries with high injury and illness rates. Proposed penalties total $70000. The serious violations involve electrical hazards and a failure to implement a ...

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Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com

KVCC manufacturing training program receives $12800 grant from Monroe Brown ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
The Production Technician Academy will be a four-and-a-half week program of competency-based training in safety and OSHA regulation, lean manufacturing, applied math fundamentals, industrial blueprint reading, basic electrical and mechanical, ...

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