"California has the largest statewide cancer registry in the country," NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard, M.D., said. "This focused study generates novel findings for firefighters of various race and ethnicities and strengthens the body of evidence to support the association between firefighting and several specific cancers."
"William Lloyd and Lloyd Industries are serial violators of OSHA safety standards, and their workers have paid the price," Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels said May 11. "For 15 years, they have repeatedly put their employees at risk of serious injuries. This must stop now."
He spoke at last week's Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, where BSEE launched SafeOCS, an Outer Continental Shelf near-miss reporting system.
Since 1998, the number of high hazard-potential dams has increased from 9,281 to more than 14,700, according to the 2013 update of the National Inventory of Dams.
"PTC is the backbone of the next generation of rail safety, and we are committed to its full deployment and implementation," said Acting Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg. "There are 166 million rides taken on LIRR and Metro-North annually. Installing PTC will further ensure the safety of employees and passengers alike."
The $7.5 million in funding will help workers prepare for jobs with high-wage employers.
An OSHA inspection resulted in proposed penalties of $57,900.
The organization now says the state should become the first to enact a total cell phone ban.
"Adequate and advance preparation is one of the most significant ways Texans can help mitigate the unpredictable and dangerous nature of hurricanes," said DPS Director Steven McCraw.
The agreement is a new effort by the agencies to work together to protect the rights of employees and level the playing field for responsible employers by reducing the practice of misclassification.
The NCLR says that a California state policy solution could increase Latinos' retirement savings.
The funding has been awarded to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
It examines why Latino immigrants under age 25 are at increased risk for injury and death when working for small firms in the construction industry.
Ten rail cars carrying crude oil ignited after the May 6 derailment near Heimdahl, N.D. Firefighters were allowing the last four burning cars to burn out later in the day.
The completion of En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) signals a major milestone, Secretary Foxx says.
Pacemaker Steel & Piping Co. Inc. faces $45,500 in penalties as a result, according to OSHA.
"While employers have been steadily expanding their efforts at creating healthier and safer workforces in recent years, what has been largely missing are strategies to integrate the work of the health and safety teams and a way to accurately assess the business impact of that work. This new guidance paper offers a pathway to both," said Todd Hohn, CSP, global director of Workplace Health and Safety for Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Representatives of Turner Construction, OSHA, and Deputy Labor Secretary Christopher Lu will speak at the site May 6 about the importance of preventing falls.
The alliance allows OSHA to speak, exhibit and appear at events sponsored by the NCTE.
A Republic Steel plant electrician received burns after an arc flash.