The city council approved legislation that provides paid sick leave coverage for all businesses of five or more employees – up from 15 – and Mayor Bill de Blasio said he'll sign it.
Two Feb. 26 events illustrated the severity of the drug problem in West Virginia: a forum on the emerging heroin epidemic and a charge of illegal drug distribution by a man identified as the governor's brother.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association announced its bid to bring the conference to the nation's capital in October 2018 has succeeded.
The agency posted a Hazard Alert that says its inspections "have revealed serious deficiencies in some of the procedures used in tank entry."
The agency is a co-sponsor of the Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Day.
The emergency order requires shippers to test oil from the Bakken region to ensure proper classification before it is shipped by rail.
Its March 13 advisory meeting concerns extending the statute of limitations from three to five years and changing the geographic limitation to statewide.
The Sturtevant, Wis.-based company has voluntarily recalled them after receiving three reports of batteries overheating while charging.
"Ensuring our customers' safety is our first order of business," said GM North America President Alan Batey. "We are deeply sorry and we are working to address this issue as quickly as we can."
OSHA schedules the meeting for the advisory committee and its work groups March 10-11 in Washington, D.C.
The funds will go toward improving light rail connections in the greater Los Angeles area.
"The fatality rate in this industry is extremely high – and tower workers have a risk of fatal injury perhaps 25 to 30 times higher than the risk for the average American worker. This is clearly unacceptable," he said in a video shown at the NATE annual conference.
The rule, which applies to helicopters and air ambulance companies, requires stricter procedures on all fronts. It fulfills some NTSB recommendations.
FDA has issued its first-ever order to stop the sale and distribution of tobacco products.
The financial dispute continues, but work on the new locks resumed Feb. 20.