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Bronchiolitis Obliterans Cases Continue to Pop Up
Researchers have reported bronchiolitis obliterans in populations ranging from the builders of boat hauls to Taiwanese women who used a natural weight loss remedy.
A large construction project is underway on the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska's Norfolk campus
One building is being torn down to make way for a new facility that will not only serve the Ponca Tribe, but also the community of Norfolk.
Xcel Energy to pay $150,000 in safety penalties from Cabin Creek fire
Crews work the site where five workers were killed more than 1,000 feet below the ground at the Cabin Creek Hydro Plant during an explosion on Oct.
Insurance lawyer falls to his death while inspecting roof for storm damage
Michael Andrew Sway, 44, fell through a roof and died Thursday while inspecting a vacant building Lancaster, Ohio, for structural damage, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
A Wolf at the Door: Could a Labor Union Encourage Your Employees to...
A Wolf at the Door: Could a Labor Union Encourage Your Employees to Ask OSHA to Inspect Your Non-Union Facilities - Then Participate in the Inspection? Under the National Labor Relations Act , absent a few highly unusual situations, a non-employee union representative can be denied access to an employer's property at any time.
Firm Told to Rehire Nuke Whistleblower
A senior engineer who was fired after raising safety concerns during construction at a Kansas nuclear power plant must be reinstated and compensated more than $260,000, federal regulators have ordered.
Workers evacuated for third time from CEI in Holmdel
The CEI plant was evacuated again Thursday morning, and one person who fell ill was taken to the hospital, police said.
Warehouse workers rally following complaint filed with state
Dozens of workers from the organization rallied in front of Olivet International Inc.
Hospital loses $514,000 whistle-blower suit
A jury awarded a former respiratory therapist at Corona Regional Medical Center a $514,000 award earlier this month, upholding the claim that he was fired for filing complaints over unsafe health care conditions and wage and hour violations at the facility.
Ammonia Leak Sends Seven Emporia Workers To Hospital
Emergency workers were dispatched to the Tyson plant at Sixth and Prairie shortly after 8:30 a.m. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Rich Gould says Tyson officials on site indicated up to 10 parts per million of ammonia were registered on company equipment, well below what's considered lethal at 300 parts per million.
Queensbury wood shavings plant faces worker safety fines
A plant that processes wood into animal bedding faces more than $233,000 in federal fines for worker safety violations that risked explosion, fire, and injury, according to to the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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OSHA to hold meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health June 11, 2013, in Washington, D.C. NACOSH was established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise the secretaries of labor and health and human services on occupational safety and health ... (more)
Occupational Safety and Health Admini...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health June 6, 2013, in Washington, D.C. FACOSH advises the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health of federal employees.
MWCC begins business luncheon series in June
Mount Wachusett Community College is offering a summer business luncheon series on a variety of topics, including leadership, networking, technology and safety beginning in June and continuing through August.
Berwick concrete facility cleared after fatal accident
A local concrete mixing facility was found to be clear of any workplace safety issues following an accidental death last year.
Whirlpool submits revised TCE mitigation plan
A revised risk management plan submitted by Whirlpool Corporation to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Tuesday has left residents and city directors dissatisfied with the company's plan for cleanup.
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Contractors Fined in Fire that Injured 3
Federal regulators have slapped 22 citations and $60,200 in fines on two government contractors in a flash fire that erupted inside some insulation ductwork and severely burned three workers.
OSHA Orders Reinstatement, Back Pay for Nuclear Whistle-Blower
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ruled that an employee of Enercon Services working at a Kansas nuclear power plant was unlawfully terminated in retaliation for reporting unsafe working conditions.