OSHA has fined a paint company $138,600 for 26 violations.
Dr. Beth J. Rosenberg, an assistant professor in the Public Health Program of Tufts University School of Medicine, will be nominated by President Obama.
A company in Wisconsin was fined $108,500 for failing to provide adequate protection in trenches.
The revised compliance guide will be useful to small and very small meat and poultry establishments.
The Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction Policy Academy will help seven governors address this problem.
A highlight of the event will be the presentation of the Flame of Life Award to Elizabeth Dole, who served in the cabinets of both Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
BLS released its 2011 summary of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data on Sept. 20. Deaths in private construction declined for the fourth consecutive year.
"We now have the opportunity of a lifetime to stem its rise with concerted international action that will help countries tackle the preventable causes of CVD," said Dr. Sidney C. Smith, Jr., president of the World Heart Federation.
During the mandatory training, a lifeboat is filled to capacity with crew members and maneuvered in the water to familiarize them with lifeboat operations.
The agency says the Safety Data Initiative launched in May is bearing fruit, with tools to help home and car buyers, farmers, and law enforcement officers.
Kroger is recalling 10-ounce packages of fresh spinach that may be contaminated with a strain of listeria.
A contractor in New York receives a citation alleging seven violations, including one classified as willful.
Taking steps to strengthen safety standards in the wind industry, OSHA employees participated in a two-day training program.
ADOSH finds fault with US Airways after a baggage handler died in a conveyor belt accident.
"We believe that by weaving the lessons learned from Fukushima into nearly all of our regulatory activities, we are ensuring their long-term sustainability," NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane said Sept. 17.
Washington is the only state where workers pay a substantial portion of premiums. Workers will pay about 24 percent of the premiums in 2013.
A study published in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine evaluated this among workers in the Detroit area, which was hit hard in the recent recession.