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OSHA Renews Alliance with Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair

The alliance aims to protect workers in the car repair industry.

Lack of Safeguards Results in Accidental Amputation

Cal/OSHA cited C.C.Myers, Inc. and Terry Equipment, Inc.

Grant to Help Workers Hurt by Coal Industry Decline

The $7.5 million in funding will help workers prepare for jobs with high-wage employers.

Massachusetts to Receive $3M to Help Laid-Off Workers

The funding has been awarded to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

The report by NIOSH and ASSE examines what it calls overlapping vulnerability of immigrant Latino workers employed by small construction firms.

NIOSH, ASSE Release 'Overlapping Vulnerabilities' Report

It examines why Latino immigrants under age 25 are at increased risk for injury and death when working for small firms in the construction industry.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Significant NextGen Milestone

The completion of En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) signals a major milestone, Secretary Foxx says.

OSHA and NCTE Form Alliance to Protect Safety, Health of Transgender Workers

The alliance allows OSHA to speak, exhibit and appear at events sponsored by the NCTE.

MSHA Offering Dust Monitor Certification Courses

Beginning Feb. 1, 2016, mine operators must use Continuous Personal Dust Monitors to sample for respirable coal mine dust on working sections of underground coal mines. The courses are required for personnel who sample, maintain or calibrate CPDMs.



OSHA: Lack of Proper Safety Controls Leads to Amputation

OSHA has cited Wellington Stamping for seven serious violations.

DOL Provides $150 Million for Expanded Job Training

The money is available through the new Sector Partnerships National Emergency Grant program.

OSHA Unveils New Safety and Health Poster

The poster is titled "Job Safety and Health – It's the Law!"

Companies in all industries can look to FEMA, the American Red Cross, and other local and federal organizations for information on how to begin creating an emergency preparedness plan.

The Role of Training in Your Disaster Preparedness Plan

The plan should be considered a living document, reviewed and updated on a regular basis as the emergency team sees fit.

Hotel Soap and Shampoo Manufacturer Cited for Chemical and Fire Hazards

OSHA found that Marietta Corp. and its staffing agency violated safety standards.

Global Occupational Safety and Health Project Funded for $10.5M

The money will go to a technical cooperation project from the International Labor Organization.

AIHA States Opposition to Future Logging Careers Act

The proposed legislation would allow 16- and 17-year-old children to be exempt from child labor laws if they worked in logging or mechanized operations under parental supervision.

Blue Bell Launches Major Cleaning, Training Project

In the wake of the Listeria outbreak, the ice cream manufacturer is looking to make improvements to facilities in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas.

OSHA and the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication Renew Alliance

The alliance aims to reduce and prevent workers' exposure to chemical hazards.

Obama Seeks Public Comment on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

The WIOA is the first major reform to federal job training programs in more than 15 years.

$4M in Training Grants for Veterans Available

The money comes in the form of job-driven grants to help more than 2,000 veterans overcome homelessness and secure employment.

South Korea Orders Review of Pilots After Jet Incident

The nation has ordered the review of qualifications for all of the pilots of Airbus A320 passenger jets.

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