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DISH Network to Pay More Than $250,000 to Former Blacklisted Employee

OSHA has ordered the company to pay the employee in wages and damages following an investigation.

Senate Confirms Third OSHRC Commissioner

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has reported in its 2009-14 strategic plan that its ability to decide cases has been hampered because of lacking a third commissioner for extended periods.

The proposed PEL of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air as an eight-hour time weighted average is half of the current PEL for quartz, the most common form of crystalline silica, in general industry and far below the now-obsolete PELs for crystalline silica applied to construction and shipyards.

OSHA Begins Long Silica Public Hearing

NIOSH published "Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica" in 1974, recommending there that same exposure limit OSHA has proposed -- 50 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3).

The wiring harness of seat-mounted air bags on the Buick Enclave (the 2014 model is shown here in a GM photo), GMC Arcadia, Chevrolet Traverse, and Saturn Outlook vehicles must be repaired, according to GM

GM Recalls 1.5 Million More Vehicles, Names Global Vehicle Safety Chief

Three more recalls and Jeff Boyer's appointment follow the ignition switch recall of 1.3 million vehicles in the United States.

FDA Approves Marketing of First Migraine Treatment Device

Marketing is now allowed for a device that serves as preventative treatment for migraines.

FEMA Urges Americans to Be Ready for Floods

This is the most common disaster in the United States, affecting the most people year after year.

FMCSA Closes Illegal Bus Company

The agency closes the company, doing business as Serv-A-Bus in Utah.

NYC Construction Deaths Fell 62 Percent Last Year

Thomas Fariello, acting commissioner of the city's Buildings Department, said all three 2013 fatalities resulted from lack of adequate fall protection.



Lloyd's Working on Arctic Ice Regime

The region's "extreme and fast changing risks" call for it to support IMO's Polar Code, which would set safety and environmental standards for ships operating in those waters.

Investigative Report Faults Emergency Management, Training in WIPP Fire

All 86 workers evacuated safely, but 13 were treated for smoke inhalation during the Feb. 5, 2014, incident. Many workers had trouble donning their self contained self rescuers, according to the report.

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DOL Town Hall Addresses Social Media Accessibility

The virtual crowdsourcing event begins March 17 and ends April 4. It's the first of three social media accessibility online events this year.

NTSB Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Recalled Tire

A church van rolled over Feb. 21, 2014, on I-75 in Lake City, Fla., after the tread separated from its left rear tire, according to the agency's March 12 news release. That tire was part of a recall by BFGoodrich in July 2012.

Employers must have a written program outlining employees

NIOSH Considering Respirator Approval Process Changes

A new request for information and comments asks whether health care end users want requirements and tests in the process to parallel those in FDA's clearance process for surgical N95 respirators.

BP Clears Up U.S. Contracting Ban

BP is once again eligible to enter into new contracts with the U.S. government, including new deepwater leases in the Gulf of Mexico.

West Virginia Agency Approves Freedom Industries' Tank Removal Plan

The plan calls for Tank 396, which leaked 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol (MCHM) and PPH into the Elk River in January 2014, contaminating the potable water supply for 300,000 West Virginians, to be cleaned and sandblasted. The Chemical Safety Board will retain the floor section of the tank.

Congress Passes Bill Delaying Flood Insurance Reforms

H.R. 3370 is the bill both the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed to delay the impact of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012.

OSHA Bulletin Covers Recordkeeping Requirements for Temporary Workers

It discusses the requirements for staffing agencies that supply the workers and for the host employers.

OSHA Cites Frozen Food Maker for Ammonia Exposures

The agency has issued $185,700 in penalties to Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc., the manufacturing arm of The Schwan Food Company, after an inspection of its Atlanta plant.

President Obama Orders Overtime Pay Change

His memorandum directs the Labor Department to change definitions so workers recover OT protections lost to inflation, and it would undo a 2004 change made by President George W. Bush.

An average of 100 pedestrians are severely injured or die in collisions on San Francisco

San Francisco Working to Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities

The city's mayor, Edwin M. Lee, announced capital improvement projects, an educational campaign, and enforcement are all included in the campaign. An average of 100 pedestrians are severely injured or die in collisions on the city's streets annually.

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