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OSHA Cites Ventra Belvidere for Exposing Employees to Dangerous Machines

The citations come after a 21-year-old worker was fatally crushed at an auto parts supply plant.

Workrite Uniform Offers Top 10 Work Safety Resolutions for 2015

The FR apparel manufacturer's resolutions will help workers and safety managers make sure their safety clothing, equipment, and procedures work as hard as they do in 2015.

NIOSH Accepting Comments on Proposed National Total Worker Health Agenda

The agenda, currently in draft form, is intended to stimulate innovative research, practical applications, policy guidance, and capacity-building of Total Worker Health practitioners to improve workplace practices. Comments are due by Dec. 22.



Millionth Powered Access License Card Issued

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.

$12M in Grants Will Include Court-Involved Youth

The money is intended to expand the youth skills training and education program.

Construction Firm Cited for Willful and Serious Safety Hazards

The Middleburg, Fla., company faces $169,000 in proposed fines.

DOL Helps Oil and Gas Workers Recover Back Wages

More than 5,300 workers recovered almost $4.5 million in total for unpaid overtime.

New York Agencies Launch 'Be 911: Teens Take Heart' Training 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.

Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Cellphone Search at Arrest

A 4-3 decision by the country's highest court said the evidence Toronto police found on a robbery suspect's phone, including a photo of a handgun and a draft text message which read in part, "We did it," should not be excluded.

Latino Worker Dies Following Exposure to Nitrogen in Tanker Truck

The accident occurred at Michael Foods' Big Red Farms facility in Wakefield, Neb.

Ric-Man International Cited for Willful Violation in Worker Fatality

The company was previously cited for cave-in and trenching hazards, according to OSHA.

Perez Announcing Apprenticeship Grant Competition Today

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.

Former Freedom Industries Executive Charged

Gary Southern was arrested Dec. 8 and made his initial court appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Ft. Myers, Florida, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced.

International Union of Operating Engineers Renews Alliance with OSHA

The alliance aims to protect Illinois apprentices on construction, earthmoving, and trenching sites.

OSHA Cites Environmental Remediation and Recovery Inc. after Worker Dies

The worker died while cleaning oil residue inside a rail car at the company's facility in Mounds, Ill.

CSX Safety Train Finishes 2014 Tour

Skip Elliott, vice president of public safety, health and environment for CSX, said this year, "we expanded our outreach with first responders and emergency personnel to include training specific to crude oil movements along key routes."

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