Fatalities must be reported within eight hours and overnight hospitalizations within 24 hours.
Efforts to lift the ban on uranium mining have been given up amid concerns of future uranium contamination.
Going back to §(d)(9), we have to prevent unauthorized persons from attempting a rescue.
Our final 2012 webinar reinforced the point that safety managers must use a team approach to address the potential for violence at their workplaces.
About 22,000 signatures are still needed by Feb. 11 to reach the required 25,000 that will trigger a White House response.
Getting a third-party perspective can help you eradicate visual clutter, create consistency within your facility, and reduce overall costs.
The state agency also has filed 25 citations against Chevron USA, including 11 willful serious and 12 serious violations, in connection with the August 2012 fire.
The meeting will take place March 6 in Washington, D.C. Registrations to participate or attend it must be made by Feb. 22.
The now-departed secretary was a true friend of organized labor. ASSE President Richard Pollock says OSHA was "a positive partner" under her leadership.
Panthera Painting Inc. faces $459,844 in proposed OSHA fines for allegedly exposing workers to lead and other hazards while performing abrasive blasting and repainting projects.
The Justice Department said FDA inspections found Green Hope LLC did not store food properly, did not address employee cleanliness issues, allowed wastewater to come into contact with tofu during processing, and failed to clean all food-contact surfaces and equipment.
He announced the decision Jan. 29 and said he'll leave the post in February rather than serve during President Obama's second term.
The CEO and the Workforce Advisory Committee chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) will discuss the new voluntary standard Jan. 29.
There is a risk that capacitors in the heat pump's converter box can fail and burn. The product is made in Sweden.
A vineyard employee's death could have been prevented had the tractor's kill switch not been removed.
Seth Harris, a former law professor, has been serving as deputy secretary since May 2009.
In a Jan. 22 departing post on the Labor Department's Work in Progress blog, the department secretary writes that she is proud of having saved workers' lives during her tenure and ready for the next chapter in her life.
The newest "Happenings" e-newsletter from Aaron Trippler, AIHA's government affairs director, also says Sen. Frank Lautenberg will reintroduce his Toxic Substances Control Act reform bill.
Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels said the agreement "sets the tone for other railroad employers throughout the U.S. to take steps to ensure that their workers are not harassed, intimidated, or terminated, in whole or part, for reporting workplace injuries."
U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, will convene it Jan. 28 in Charleston, W.Va., seven weeks after the pipeline explosion in nearby Sissonville.