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• Obama Nominates Cynthia Attwood as a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

  
  Washington Labor & Employment Wire — Authority: 120
  On November 10, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Cynthia Attwood as a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC). OSHRC is a quasi-judicial agency responsible for adjudicating occupational safety and health cases. Attwood has served as an Administrative Appeals Judge for the ...
  3 days ago

• ‘16 Deaths Per Day’ Highlights Weak Penalties for Worker Fatalities

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 642
  Every day, 16 workers go to work and don’t come home. They are killed on the job. But far too often, employers that have created or ignored dangerous workplace conditions are not held accountable. Civil penalties are weak and criminal prosecutions rare. Now, “ 16 Deaths Per Day ,” a new video from Brave New ...
  3 days ago

• Obama to attack guns as public-health threat?

  
  Early Today — Authority: 419
  2nd Amendment advocates worry over opinions of OSHA nominee By Bob Unruh Second Amendment advocates are expressing alarm that the most significant attack on gun rights across the United States in years soon could come in the form of a workplace “safety” regulation under President Obama’s nominee to ...
  4 days ago

• Kansas construction accident - Kansas City lift accident killed worker-injured another

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 439
  Legal news for Kansas construction accident attorneys. A lift tipped over and fatally injured one worker and critically injured another. Occupational Safety and Health Administration alerts- A construction accident in Kansas City left one person dead after 50 foot fall. Kansas City, KS—A cherry picker-type lift ...
  4 days ago

• Mesothelioma fears lead to OSHA fines for Superior General Contracting

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 139
  Superior General Contracting of Cheektowaga, New York has been cited for 10 alleged serious workplace health violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The contractor is looking at $50,000 in fines related to a remodeling job site where workers were exposed to asbestos-containing pipe ...
  1 week ago

• National Hearing Conservation Association Petitions OSHA to Lower Permissible Exposure Limits for Noise

  
  Industry PR — Authority: 114
  Westminster, CO ― November 2, 2009 ― Citing the fact that nearly 22 million American workers are exposed to hazardous noise on a daily basis and that occupational hearing loss continues to plague industry, the National Hearing Conservation Association ( NHCA ) has made a request to the Occupational Safety ...
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• BP fined $87 million by the U.S.

  
  Wide Trends — Authority: 140
  BP fined $87 million by the U.S. for failing to correct safety shortfalls at a Texas refinery after the 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers. OSHA this month rejected BP’s request for more time to comply with a settlement over the blast, which left 170 people injured. U.S. Occupational Safety and Health ...
  2 weeks ago

• BP fined record 87m for lifethreatening safety failings

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  US safety watchdog says there are still 439 problems at BPs Texas refinery where blast four years ago killed 15.
  2 weeks ago

• OSHA fines BP a record $87M for Texas refinery fix

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 164
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday imposed a record $87 million fine against oil giant BP PLC for failing to correct safety hazards after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers at its Texas City refinery.
  2 weeks ago

• Record OSHA Fine Against BP Over Texas Refinery Explosion

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  OSHA officials said the fine, more than four times the size of any previous sanction, was due to BP’s failure to fix safety hazards.
  2 weeks ago

• Coffee Poisoning Struck 6 at Harvard

  
  Count Us Out — Authority: 151
  by Jennifer Levitz10/26/09Six Harvard University Medical School employees who became ill in August after drinking coffee from the same coffee machine were poisoned, according to university officials.In a letter to the medical-school community on Friday, officials said the coffee consumed by the employees has tested ...
  3 weeks ago

• In Las Vegas, Workplace Safety Belatedly Scrutinized

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 139
  The Wall Street Journal’s Melanie Trottman and Alexandra Berzon report that the Labor Dept. will step up its federal-state workplace safety programs: The action follows calls from unions and senior congressional Democrats — including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and U.S. Rep. George Miller of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dangerous Decisions introduces NIOSH Pocket Guide 1.0 for iPhone

  
  iPhone News at Desinformado.com | The Complete Source for iPhone News — Authority: 145
  Anchorage based Dangerous Decisions LLC today is proud to introduce the NIOSH Pocket Guide 1.0, their new chemical hazards database for iPhone and iPod touch. Designed specifically to take advantage of the iPhones interface, the NIOSH Pocket Guide gives safety professionals immediate access to crucial information on ...
  3 weeks ago

• OSHA Publishes Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Combustible Dust Hazards

  
  Washington Labor & Employment Wire — Authority: 120
  On October 21, 2009, OSHA published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to address the fire and explosion hazards related to combustible dust. The advanced notice includes requests for comments and information regarding the definition of combustible dust, hazard recognition, hazard assessment, hazard ...
  3 weeks ago

• National Briefing | Washington: Chamber Seeks Scrutiny of OSHA Pick

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  The national Chamber of Commerce asked Congress to examine the views of David Michaels, President Obama’s nominee to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  6 weeks ago

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