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How workers died last week: Five workers killed in separate building collapses, workers crushed to death, falls, vehicle incidents, shootings, On …Weekly Toll: Devastated Families, Friends and Co-workers
MSHA New Release: [January 29,2024] Inspections resulted in 57 significant, substantial and 3 unwarrantable failure findings WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 16 mines in 11 states in December 2023, issuing 247 violations. The agency began conducting impact inspections after an April … Continue reading Department of Labor completed impact inspections at 16 mines with histories of repeated health, safety violations in December 2023 | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Department of Labor fines Wisconsin sawmill nearly $1.4M after allowing teens to operate dangerous machinery 16-year-old fatally injured at Florence Hardwoods FLORENCE, WI – Despite federal regulations barring young workers from operating dangerous machinery, the management of a Wisconsin sawmill allowed several minors workers to perform maintenance on equipment without training or following required safety procedures. … Continue reading Department of Labor fines Wisconsin sawmill nearly $1.4M after allowing teens to operate dangerous machinery
OSHA, Federal Communications Commission, Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association renew partnership to protect communications tower erection workers WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed a national strategic partnership with the Federal Communications Commission and NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association to eliminate fatalities and reduce injuries and illnesses among workers in … Continue reading OSHA, Federal Communications Commission, Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association renew partnership to protect communications tower erection workers
How Workers Died Last Week: Tree trimming, Falls, toxic chemicals, suicide, shootings, stabbing, machinery and vehicle incidents, On average, over …Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace
As we yet again approach the possibility of a Republican inspired government shutdown, suspending numerous government services and keeping millions …House Republicans Propose to Eliminate OSHA
Month after month since June, the world has been abnormally hot. Scientists have compared this year’s climate-change fallout to “a disaster movie” — soaring temperatures, fierce wildfires, powerful storms and devastating floods — and new data is now revealing just how exceptional the global heat has been. Two major reports published this week paint an … Continue reading Global warming: Humanity just lived through the hottest 12 months in at least 125,000 years | CNN
As weather starts to cool in much of the country, the heat-baked cement and sweaty afternoons from this summer fade from collective memory. But activists and labor groups representing outdoor workers haven’t forgotten. They are pushing lawmakers and regulators to keep facing the heat. On Tuesday, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners will take a … Continue reading Heat waves harm workers. These regulations offer some relief – STAT
BOSTON (AP) — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a tumor in his chest. He was only 30 and had been in the Boston Fire Department less than a decade. But as he investigated his diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October 2020 and sought … Continue reading Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to cancer cases | AP News
With maximum limits for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties increasing every year, knowing what to do when OSHA arrives at your door is more important than ever. That’s why we’re releasing this four-part series to cover the most important things employers can do when OSHA arrives. Our first edition focused on manager and … Continue reading The “Focus 4” Threshold Tips for Surviving an OSHA Inspection, Part 4: No Hazardous Activity in Plain View During the Inspection | Fisher Phillips
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we’re analyzing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) recent Stericycle decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) proposed rule on pregnant workers’ rights, and the EEOC’s first-ever artificial intelligence (AI) anti-discrimination lawsuit settlement. NLRB Issues Stericycle Decision The NLRB has issued its long-anticipated Stericycle decision, changing its standard for evaluating the legality of employee handbook policies and … Continue reading NLRB Issues Stericycle Decision, EEOC Proposes Pregnant Worker Rule, EEOC Settles First AI Anti-Discrimination Suit – Employment Law This Week | Workforce Bulletin
José Velásquez Castellano started working in agriculture when he was 13 years old. Ten-hour days, five or six days a week, in North Carolina's summer heat. It was sometimes blueberries, sometimes cucumbers — but mostly, it was tobacco. "Its prime hits right at the peak of summer," Castellano told NPR, and the tobacco created a … Continue reading 12-year-olds can’t buy cigarettes — but they can work in tobacco fields : NPR
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