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Due to lack of staffing it would take the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 112 years to inspect each workplace in Nebraska once
Sequestration has not had a major impact on OSHA’s [the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's] enforcement activities or personnel, and OSHA is carrying out its mission-critical activities
increased the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) interest in testing dust for explosive potential. That led them to cotton gin dust and the finding that gin dust is explosible. About two years ago OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health asked CAAQES to study dust explosions in cotton ginsMore quotes »
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OSHA Orders Whistleblower's Reinstatement to Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant Concluding that He Was Unlawfully Terminated for Raising Nuclear Safety Concerns
WIRE)--On May 15, 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the U.S. Department of Labor issued an Order concluding that Enercon Services, Inc., (“Enercon”) unlawfully terminated a Senior Engineer (“Complainant”) it employed at Wolf from Business Wire Read more »
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Ajax Building Corporation Earns 4th Safety Award
has received a SHARP award from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and USF SafetyFlorida. This is the fourth time the commercial building construction management company, which builds in Naples, has earned the SHARP recognition, which is given from Naples Daily News Read more »
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Georgia Manufacturer Cited for Repeat Safety Violations
Operating Co. has been cited for 13 safety and health violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration following an inspection at its manufacturing facility in Hartwell, Ga. Proposed fines total $62,000. One repeat from Reliable Plant Read more »
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Waiting for Obama Administration to deliver on new worker safety regulations, probably shouldn’t hold my breath [The Pump Handle]
In the Labor Department’s most recent regulatory agenda, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) indicated they’d be taking key steps in March through June 2013 on rules to better protect from ScienceBlogs Read more »
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Silverado Memory Care Communities Win National Safety Award
April of 2012, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its National Emphasis Program for safety inspections of senior living communities (skilled nursing and residential care). So, to help prepare for this new federal focus, from PRWeb Read more »
