Are You Prepared for OSHA's Recordkeeping ...       November 4, 2009
Feature: The yearlong program will subject employers in certain industries to comprehensive injury and illness records reviews. The ramifications are likely to be more extensive, however, and all employers should take notice. (11/4/2009)
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Labor Department Proposes Historic $87.4 Million ...       October 30, 2009
News: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says the energy company has not done enough to improve safety since a 2005 explosion at its Texas City, Texas, refinery killed 15 people and injured 170.
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Solis Beefs Up Worker Protection Enforcement ...       September 3, 2009
News: The enforcement emphasis is designed to give the department a new orientation after what the Obama administration portrays as eight years of lax oversight during former President George W. Bush's tenure.
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Labor Department Withdraws Occupational Health ...       September 2, 2009
News: The controversial rule would have required OSHA and the US Mine Safety and Health Administration to publish an advance notice of proposed rule-making for all regulatory actions regarding workplace toxic substances or chemicals.
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Wal-Mart Cited in Holiday-Sale Trampling Death of ...       May 27, 2009
News: OSHA reported the worker died of asphyxiation after being knocked to the ground and trampled by a crowd of about 2,000 shoppers who were surging into the store for its 2008 'Blitz Friday' pre-holiday sale.
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Department of Labor Seeking More Funding for ...       May 21, 2009
News: The first Department of Labor budget of the Obama administration places an emphasis on workplace safety enforcement and other worker protections.
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Training to Keep Food Safe       May 1, 2009
Feature: The deadly salmonella outbreak linked to Peanut Corporation of America is the most recent example of the long-range impact that food-production safety processes can have on consumers. Food safety training for employees is obviously the ...
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Democrats Vow to Strengthen Penalties for Safety ...       April 29, 2009
News: Republicans at the House hearing said they wanted to improve workplace safety but that increasing penalties was the wrong answer because current regulations are complex and confusing.
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TOOL: Swine Flu Resources for Workforce Managers       April 29, 2009
Feature: Here are tools, resources and background information on swine flu and on past influenza-related issues to help you prepare you business and workforce for a possible widespread outbreak of the disease. (4/29/2009)
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