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Senator Brown urges OSHA action on diacetyl
The Pump Handle —
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Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is urging Labor Secretary Solis to expedite rulemaking to protect workers from exposure to diacetyl. In a letter dated November 25 , the Senator writes: “I am concerned that OSHA has not acted fast enough to compel employers to reduce workplace exposures to this deadly additive.” ...2 hours ago -
Dr. David Michaels confirmed as OSHA DIrector
Effect Measure —
Authority: 581
Weve just received news that last night the Senate unanimously confirmed our friend and colleague, Dr. David Michaels as an Assistant Secretary of Labor -- specifically, Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He starts sometime next week. Now the top two posts (Michaels as Director, ...3 hours ago -
2 workers injured after fall from Dallas Cowboys Stadium roof
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Legal news for Texas construction accident attorneys. Two worker plummeted nearly 70 feet from the roof. Occupational Health and Safety Administration alerts Texas construction accident lawyer – A fall from Dallas Cowboys Stadium roof injured two workers. Dallas, TX—Two construction workers slid from the Dallas ...22 hours ago -
MSHA fails to correct hostile work environment
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Caution: for adult eyes only. I’ve just read a horrendous case of an employer’s failing to correct a hostile work environment with glaring and gross instances of sexual harassment. The employer? The U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration. The victim is Ms. Heather Smith, an MSHA ...1 day ago -
Government’s workplace violence legislation falls short of protecting women
Donna Magazine —
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TORONTO, Dec. 3 /CNW/ – As the anniversary to commemorate the Montreal Massacre draws near, Ontario nurses say the provincial government’s workplace violence legislation doesn’t go far enough to protect women. The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) says Bill 168 (the Occupational Health and ...1 day ago -
Breaking news from MSHA: black lung is bad
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For the last several weeks, MSHA officials have been planning a series of public events to launch a campaign to end black lung disease. The first event was held this morning in Beckley, WV , and the Charleston Gazette’s Ken Ward allowed me to feel like I was attending the event by providing a live-feed ...1 day ago -
Protected: Squatters
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There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.1 day ago -
Sign of bad things to come from Obama’s OMB: Sunstein hires staunch anti-reg economist
The Pump Handle —
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I’ve already complained about the slow pace of regulatory change on OHS issues in the now 10-month old Obama Administration, but my mind sunk when I heard yesterday this news: OMB/OIRA’s regulatory czar Cass Sunstein has hired for his reg review team economist Randall Lutter, PhD. The DC think tank crowd ...2 days ago -
Protected: Carnage
Marine Snow —
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There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.3 days ago -
Exposure to insect repellent linked to penis defects
Thaindian News —
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Melbourne, Dec 1 (ANI): Mums-to-be who are exposed to insect repellent in the earliest phase of pregnancy are likely to give birth to boys with hypospadias in penises, say researchers.This is where the opening of the penis is in the wrong place - usually back from the tip and on the underside - and it [...]3 days ago -
Worker death in my hometown, Arlington County Virginia
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Early in the morning on Thanksgiving eve, just a few miles from my house in Arlington County, Virginia, Mr. James Bea, 59, was killed on the job. Mr. Bea and his county-employee co-worker were working at the site of a water main break. They were removing a set of temporary lights that had been erected to ...1 week ago -
Illinois construction accident - Chicago man fatally stuck in the head by forklift
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Legal news for Illinois construction accident attorneys. A worker was fatally injured when he was hit in the head by heavy machinery. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration alerts- A worker is dead after being hit in the head by a forklift in Chicago. Chicago, IL—A man was killed when he was hit in the ...1 week ago -
OSHA issued 2nd largest fine in Colorado history
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Legal news for Colorado employment attorneys. Temple Grain was issued more than $1.6 million in fines. Occupational Health and Safety Administration and the Wage and Hour Division fined a Colorado grain elevator company $1.6 million in violations. Kiowa County, CO—The second largest workplace safety fine in ...1 week ago -
Orlando employment Law News: OSHA fines Universal Orlando for roller coaster accident
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Legal news for Orlando employment attorneys. OSHA fined Universal for Dueling Dragons accident Occupational Health and Safety Administration fined Universal Orlando for safety violations after Dueling Dragons roller coaster accident. Orlando, FL—The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) ...1 week ago -
Former bike courier takes on the city of Toronto
Take the Lane —
Authority: 126
Ya gotta give credit to former Toronto bike courier Wayne Scott. Ten years ago, he fought Revenue Canada and persuaded a Federal Court of Appeal that bike couriers could claim food as a fuel expense on their tax returns. Now, according to a Toronto Star story, hes taking the City of Toronto to the Ontario Labour ...1 week ago -
Worker right-to-know in post-industrial America
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By Myra Karstadt During World War II, the United States was the “Arsenal of Democracy,” and American manufacturing literally won the war. After World War II and through approximately 1970, Americans manufactured and exported more goods than any other country, and the manufacturing sector’s robust state ...1 week ago -
Doctors and EAPs…
Into the system... —
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I saw Dr N on Thursday. It was good to have him back. I wasn’t really with it at the appointment. I couldn’t focus and didn’t know what to say. I have felt pretty numb over the past few weeks and I couldn’t convey how I felt. At one point he just said “Are you okay? Have you been sleeping? You seem like ...1 week ago -
DOL IG releases more info on Martin County coal waste impoundment, redactions continue
The Pump Handle —
Authority: 426
reported by Mine Safety and Health News : Martin County: New Information Released, But Information on Mine Seals Still Redacted A Labor Dept.’s Inspector General report on the whistle-blower complaints surrounding the 2000 Martin County Coal Co. impoundment failure in Kentucky, verifies a change in ...1 week ago -
Sleep, Work and Safety
Thoughts from a Management Lawyer —
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On November 24 NOVA has a program called What Are Dreams? and joins leading dream researchersas they "embark on a variety of neurological and psychologicalexperiments to investigate the world of sleep and dreams." (thanks to Moleskinerie for the tip). The link between sleep, safety and impairment is one ...1 week ago -
For all creatures great and small, unless they’re in the ceiling
Club Wah —
Authority: 93
Yesterday I heard a scratching noise above the kitchen followed by some chirping, which made me realise some poor bird had managed to get trapped in the space between the between the downstairs ceiling and upstairs floor. A short time later I heard a similar noise in the study – two birds had somehow got stuck up ...1 week ago
