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Recent Rulings Send Message to Employers Who Misclassify Workers

A lawsuit has yielded $5 million in back wages.

CAL FIRE announced that law enforcement investigators concluded a faulty gas water heater sparked one of the fires that merged to become the Rocky Fire, one of 16 active wildfires in the state as of Aug. 19, 2015.

Faulty Water Heater Sparked California Wildfire

The Rocky Fire, one of 16 active wildfires in the state as of Aug. 19, began July 29 and burned nearly 70,000 acres during the following 16 days, destroying 43 homes and 53 outbuildings and forcing more than 13,000 residents to evacuate.

Texas DPS Beginning Labor Day Patrols This Week

"Impaired drivers who take to the roadways put other travelers in harm's way, and these increased patrols during the Labor Day holiday are designed to save lives by getting these dangerous drivers off the road," DPS Director Steven McCraw said.



Four workers were treated for minor injuries after the explosion at the Torrance, Calif., refinery. The explosion

Cal/OSHA Cites ExxonMobil Refining & Supply After Torrance Explosion

The agency issued 19 citations and $566,600 in proposed penalties, with 18 of the citations classified as serious.

HHS Launches Million Hearts Hypertension Challenge

"Many heart attacks and strokes, and needless early deaths, can be prevented if we get better control of high blood pressure," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., MPH.

NSC: U.S. on Pace for Deadliest Driving Year Since 2007

The first six months of 2015 have produced more traffic deaths and injuries than anticipated.

Ten people were hospitalized after contracting listeriosis in 2010-2014 that was linked to Blue Bell Creameries ice cream, federal and state health investigators determined.

Blue Bell Ice Cream Back on Some Shelves Aug. 31

It's too bad the #VPPPA31 conference in Grapevine, Texas, will end before the ice cream makes it back to north Texas.

Federal Transit Agency Rule Would Adopt SMS Approach

Acting Administrator Therese McMillan calls the proposed rule “an important milestone.” Comments are due by Oct. 13.

Feeling Lucky? Casino Night at VPPPA Conference Set for Aug. 25

Casino Night begins at 7 p.m. The conference takes place at the Gaylord Texan Aug. 24-27, in Grapevine, Texas.

American Red Cross Campaign Reaches 100,000 Smoke Alarms

It is part of a nationwide Home Fire Campaign launched last October to reduce home fires.

The OSHA/NIOSH toolkit contains an appendix that is an editable document any hospital can use to draw up its respiratory protection program.

Better Care for the Caregivers

Solutions are needed to address safety concerns of America's caregivers—nurses.

NRC Determines Yucca Mountain's Groundwater Impact 'Small'

This determination means the environmental effects of the spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste disposed there would not be detectable or be so minor they will not destabilize or noticeably alter any important attribute of affected resources.

NTSB Offering Training on Communications Following Major Accidents

The October 2015 training is for aviation public affairs professionals on how to manage emergency communications.

Construction Company Cited in Worker's Death at Wind Energy Site

Wanzek Construction was issued one serious safety violation.

Worker Loses Four Fingers on His First Day, OSHA Reports

Quality Blow Molding did not report the amputation, which is required by OSHA regulations.

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