The agency has proposed a $243,750 civil penalty against the company, which is responsible for decontamination and decommissioning activities at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant located in Piketon. Ohio.
Labor Secretary Perez said the DOL FY2016 budget "reinforces our commitment to job training and apprenticeship, fair and equal pay, paid leave, safe workplaces and secure retirements."
Failure to act in a cardiac emergency can result in a preventable death.
An OSHA inspection led to more than a dozen serious violations against Xpedited Services LLC.
The blast killed a temporary worker and critically injured another.
OSHA has cited Reybold Homes Inc. for willfully violating safety laws.
ASSE's SeminarFest 2015 will take place Feb. 6-12 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The event features 82 workshops and seminars on a wide variety of topics.
The report from the National Safety Council and the Traffic Injury Research Foundation is based on extensive research and proven crash prevention tactics.
The DOT agency's Federal Register notice says it wants to find out what types of training are required and when, as well as how driving incidents impact driving privileges.
The agency reached an agreement with Heartland Alliance International, a human rights group.
Here's what employers should know to safeguard employees.
As you are aware, the deadline to train employees on GHS has passed. However, it is required to train new employees, as well as provide training when a new physical or health hazard is introduced into the workplace.
Many less serious incidents, as well as some serious incidents, would have been prevented had a fail-safe braking system been installed.
The citations come after a 21-year-old worker was fatally crushed at an auto parts supply plant.
To celebrate the milestone, IPAF is inviting all valid PAL Card holders to enter a drawing -- and there are currently more than 500,000 valid PAL Cards worldwide.
The money is intended to expand the youth skills training and education program.
Aiming to teach 5,000 New York City high school students compression-only CPR, the program is taught by the FDNY Mobile CPR Training Unit.
The company was previously cited for cave-in and trenching hazards, according to OSHA.
The $100 million competition "will help to transform apprenticeships for the 21st century and serve as a catalyst to increase the use of apprenticeships to meet employer needs in new high-tech sectors," according to DOL's announcement.
The alliance aims to protect Illinois apprentices on construction, earthmoving, and trenching sites.