Workers would get new protections from combustible dust explosions like the one that killed 13 people in a Georgia factory in February under legislation passed by the House on Wednesday.
People can get more prison time for mail fraud than for violating safety standards that can kill workers, Democratic senators said Tuesday as they called for tougher punishment for workplace fatalities and stricter enforcement from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
An effort to create standard autopsy guidelines that could document a link between toxic air at ground zero and deaths of 9/11 rescue workers has been abandoned by the federal government amid concerns the information collected could be misinterpreted.
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing today on workplace safety seeking stronger OSHA enforcement for large, multi-site employers. Members of the subcommittee named Cintas as a prime example of the need for stronger OSHA enforcement.
OSHA has inspected the Finkl forging plant 19 times since 1972 with 12 of those inspections resulting in citations for safety violations. The company has had two fatalities during that time.
OSHA inspectors cited Citation Corp.
Investigators on Monday morning released the name of a man killed in a construction accident at First Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa.
In the second fatal U.S. crane accident in less than a month two workers are killed and 4 others injured.
Investigators sought Tuesday night to determine the cause of an accident that killed two construction workers and injured four when a section of a high-rise crane fell hundreds of feet, crashing through the roof of a two-story building.
Federal officials issued trailers to Hurricane Katrina victims even though some workplace safety tests detected high levels of formaldehyde at government staging areas for the structures just weeks after the storm, a lawyer for hundreds of occupants said Wednesday.
I apologize for the crude title- but this is a third re-write of this article and honestly, I am really thinking that no one cares if our workers are dying on the job. Do you?
OSHA has cited Hartley Construction for one willful safety violation, with a proposed penalty of $49,000, for not properly bracing the building's roof trusses. The site superintendent knew the proper procedures but was focused on saving time.
Pembroke, N.H., contractor faces $76,500 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA for cave-in hazard at Hillsborough, N.H., jobsite
As Americans we often pride ourselves on our achievements not only as a people but also as a capitalistic force to be reckoned with and our determination to make the world better place. As individuals we often measure this by our ability to raise ourselves out of mediocrity.
OSHA's budget has been cut each year President Bush has been in office, when adjusting for inflation. Since reaching an all-time high in FY 2001, OSHA's overall budget has fallen more than five percent under Bush.
Employers will have to pay the full cost for almost all personal safety equipment used by their workers, the Labor Department said Wednesday, a move advocates say will prevents thousands of on-the-job injuries.
The bodies of four workers were discovered Friday in the ruins of a sugar refinery near Savannah, Georgia, that was gutted by a massive explosion and fire Thursday night, and at least four other people are missing, authorities said.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $50,000 in penalties against Northern Pipeline Construction Co. for two repeat safety violations.
Syracuse, N.Y., concrete products manufacturer faces $76,500 in U.S. Labor Department OSHA fines for repeat and serious hazards
OSHA proposes $192,000 in fines against Attleboro, Mass., manufacturer for 29 safety and health violations following an in investigation of an accident where an amputation of an employee's hand that was caught in unguarded machine.
OSHA proposes $173,000 in fines against West Haven, Conn., roofing contractor for fall hazards at a Farmington, Conn., worksite.
OSHA has proposed a combined total of $199,100 in fines against two contractors for exposing employees to falls, possible drowning and other hazards at a worksite located at Commonwealth Pier in Boston.
Simply put, OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety & Health Administration. OSHA is a Federal Administration whose mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
Orange, Conn., contractor faces nearly $75,000 in fines from U.S. Labor Department's OSHA for cave-in, other hazards at New Haven, Conn., jobsite.
As parents, we put our all into making our homes safe for our children. We keep chemicals and medicines out of reach, place locks and covers on cabinets, toilet lids, and electrical outlets. We are careful about everything, and every one, that comes into our home.
In 2002, when Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley act to tighten up corporate governance standards in the wake of Enron, it included a measure to protect and encourage corporate whistleblowers, people like Enron's Sherron Watkins.