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1 hr ago | Shelter Island Reporter

District gets 'qualified' financial report from auditors

The Shelter Island Fire District got a "qualified" opinion on its financials from its auditors, treasurer Amber Williams told commissioners Monday night.

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Related Topix: Fire, Shelter Island, NY, Environmental Law, Law

6 hrs ago | Inside Bay Area

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland fined $142,970 for safety violations

State regulators have fined Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland $142,970 for not properly isolating nearly two dozen patients suspected of having tuberculosis.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Medicine, Nursing

11 hrs ago | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

OSHA files eight violations against Palermo's pizza firm

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued seven "serious" violations and one "other-than-serious" violation against Palermo Villa Inc., a Milwaukee frozen pizza firm.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Immigration Reform

Tue May 21, 2013

NJ.com

Seiple Farms fall fatal to construction worker

A construction worker from Lancaster County was killed in a fall early this morning at a Northampton County farm, Pennsylvania State Police said.

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Related Topix: Northampton County, PA

Occupational Safety and Health Admini...

OSHA offers training to federal agencies on worker safety and health

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a three-day training event for federal agency staff responsible for keeping federal workers safe and healthy on the job.

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SeacoastOnline

Portsmouth auto business faces $221K in fines for and#8216;seriousand#8217; safety violations

A Monro Muffler Brake store is facing $221,100 in fines for "willful, repeat and serious" safety violations, including exposed electrical wires next to a toilet paper dispenser, according to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Related Topix: Monro Muffler Brake, Automotive Service, Portsmouth, NH, Environmental Law, Law

The Pitch

OSHA orders reinstatement of Wolf Creek whistle-blower

There's more bad news this week surrounding the closest nuclear reactor to Kansas City after regulators determined that a contractor for the Wolf Creek Generating Station was fired in retaliation for calling out unsafe practices there.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Nuclear Energy, Kansas City, KS

PaintSquare

Spray Booth Hazards Draw $119K Fine

Unsafe spray finishing operations, including flammable liquids and paint booth hazards, are among the violations that have landed a screen printing company in hot water with federal regulators.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law

Mon May 20, 2013

PaintSquare

OSHA Impostor Gets Prison Term

A Louisiana woman will serve nearly five years in prison for impersonating a federal safety trainer to profit off of displaced members of the Gulf of Mexico's fishing community, many of whom spoke little or no English.

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Related Topix: Prison, Belle Chasse, LA, Explosion, Oil Spill

KHGI

Firm to appeal nuclear plant whistleblower case

An engineering firm says it plans to appeal a decision by federal regulators in favor of a whistleblower allegedly fired for reporting unsafe conditions at a nuclear power plant in eastern Kansas.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy

Independent Weekly

New AFL-CIO report evaluates worker health and safety

In " Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect ," an annual report released last week, the AFL-CIO evaluated the health and safety of American workers.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law

RV Business

Free Webinar to Detail Changes in OSHA Regs

A webinar from the RV Learning Center will put dealerships in a position to look ahead at what might be coming down the road from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration .

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Marketing

Sun May 19, 2013

Pocono Record

Cheap prices paid in blood money

The garment factory, located in the Rana Plaza building in Savar, collapsed last month shortly after workers arrived for their morning shifts.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Construction Worker Killed Identified; OSHA Investigating

The construction worker who died in Evanston Thursday morning after he was struck by a falling beam was a 57-year-old man from Dyer, IN, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Dyer, IN

The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

Ellison Bronze Completes Seven Consecutive SHARP Years

Ellison Bronze Inc. was recently recognized for achieving seven years in the Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program.

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Related Topix: Falconer, NY, Law, Employment / Labor Law, Environmental Law

NJ.com

Faced with plant workers dead amid a chemical leak, what do you do? Training session provides answers

Detective Sgt. Andy Kehm, of the Bethlehem Police Department, speaks about law enforcement response.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Law, Employment / Labor Law, Environmental Law, Northampton County, PA

MLive.com

Genesee County appealing $1,700 fine for 'serious' violation of hazmat team rules

The Genesee County hazardous materials team and the Burton fire department investigate a suspected ammonia leak at Ice Mountain in Burton Wednesday, Jan.

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Related Topix: Genesee County, MI, Burton, MI

Fri May 17, 2013

The Las Vegas Sun

One dead in blast at Las Vegas truck repair facility

The explosion at Nevada Truck & Repair, 4915 N. Sloan Lane, is under investigation by the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Clark County Fire Department investigators.

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Related Topix: Explosion, Las Vegas, NV, Clark County, NV

Safety Online

US Department Of Labor's OSHA Establishes Partnership To Protect...

CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has established a strategic partnership with the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters and W.E. O'Neil Construction Co.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Employment / Labor Law, University of Chicago

Business Journal

OSHA says Wolf Creek employee was fired for reporting safety concerns

Wolf Creek Generating Station is nuclear power plant near Burlington in east-central Kansas.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Kansas