Due to new legislation, workers and employers in Alberta may have to pay fines for violating safety protocol
This is the toughest drug problem facing safety professionals today.
Soliciting members' comments about best practices that are working at their own sites, it plans to create a toolkit to explain VPP's benefits to employers and their workforces.
If enough injured workers, employers, and health care providers opt in, the agency could save at least $1.3 million in the first year alone.
The forum taking place Monday morning, Aug. 26, will be moderated by VPPPA board member Stephen Gauthier and is scheduled to be attended by OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels.
Two types, Safety and Health grants and Return to Work grants, are available, the Washington state agency announced.
The foundry was investigated after OSHA received a complaint.
Their first collaborative book will be published in early 2014, the organizations announced July 11.
Several nuclear energy companies are among the employers participating in the July 10-11 event, which follows the company's decision to decommission the nuclear plant.
Using safety as a criterion for selection of employees, through the use of scientifically valid and legally defensible tools, can reduce organizational risks.
Abbie Hudgens will serve a six-year term at the helm of the revamped Workers' Compensation Division in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
It says 35 percent of all women worldwide will experience intimate partner or non-partner violence, calling it a major contributor to women's mental health problems.
The employee was fatally stabbed last December.
Keynote speakers include Hillary Clinton and CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria as more than 15,000 attendees meet at McCormick Place to discuss hot-button issues ranging from immigration reform to implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
NIOSH's Director Dr. John Howard said the new center will encourage collaboration of the agency's scientists with insurers and other organizations.
Sens. Tom Harkin and Lamar Alexander wrote to the National Association of Attorneys General seeking documents and information to help the committee identify American retirees targeted by lenders offering lump sum payments.
As safety and HR professionals know, they're an increasingly common feature of employee benefits programs. The board's experts believe employers need guidance to avoid violating anti-discrimination laws.
The employee was terminated after he filed a complaint to MSHA for hazardous working conditions.
Investigators found evidence that 14 minority job applicants were denied the opportunity to fairly compete for open positions.
DOL's Wage and Hour Division investigated whether the delivery driver was wrongfully terminated under the terms of the Family and Medical Leave Act.