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OSHA Renews Partnership with Key Players in Electrical Industry

The partnership is aimed at reducing worker deaths and injuries.

California Highway Patrol Highlights New Transportation Laws

One applies to texting by drivers under 18, another extends the statute of limitations for hit-and-run collisions involving death or a permanent, serious injury.

DOL Lawsuit Challenges ESOP Trustee's Decisions

The federal court suit alleges PBI Bank, Inc., trustee of the Miller's Health Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan, is responsible for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.



Almost All Raw Chicken Breast Produced in U.S. Contains Gut Bacteria

Consumer Reports states that 97 percent of raw chicken breast it tested contains gut bacteria that could make people sick if handled improperly.

WA Man Charged in Fake Injury Scheme to Acquire Painkillers

The defendant "showed up with visible cuts and other injuries that he claimed to have suffered in construction accidents from November 2012 through February 2013" and talked medical staffers into treating him and prescribing the drugs, according to the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries.

DOT, NHTSA Launch Holiday Crackdown on Drunk Driving

The two organizations launch the annual campaign aimed at preventing drunk driving over the holidays.

FDA Issues Warning About Muscle-Growth Supplement

The product named Mass Destruction contains at least one synthetic anabolic steroid and has been linked to one case of a user’s liver failure.

Whistleblower Investigation Finds Illinois Central Railroad Co. in Violation of Federal Law

OSHA finds the company in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act.

BSEE Soliciting Oil Spill Response Research Papers

BSEE Oil Spill Response Division Chief David Moore said the agency hopes "to spur further innovation and to improve upon the techniques and technology available to respond to potential oil spills."

OSHA Cites Metal Company for Safety Violations after Worker Blinded

Pinnacle Metal Products faces over $90,000 in proposed penalties.

Senate HELP Committee Approves New Wage and Hour Chief

Dr. David Weil, professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law and the Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Boston University School of Management, was nominated to the post by the president in September 2013.

UK Company Responsible for Employees Developing Vibration-Related Disease

Onesubsea UK Limited cited by HSE for putting workers at risk for hand arm vibration syndrome.

USPS Cited for Death of Mail Carrier During Heat Wave

OSHA cites USPS for the death of a Medford, MA mail carrier in July.

3M Unveils Fall Protection Equipment Test Facility

It was designed to test harnesses, connecting and anchorage devices, lifeline systems, confined space equipment, and escape and rescue products according to global regulatory standards.

OSHA Cites Ole Mexican Foods for Exposing Workers to Amputation Hazards

The company faces over $150,000 in proposed fines.

Confiscated Clothing Finds a Good Home

The California Labor Commissioner's office donated clothing worth more than $33,000 this week to the Shelter Partnership, Inc. The goods were seized from garment manufacturers operating illegally in Los Angeles and surrounding counties.

Former BP Engineer Convicted in Deepwater Horizon Case

The Department of Justice announced that a federal court jury convicted Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc, on one count of obstruction of justice for intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal authorities investigating the accident.

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