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US Department of Labor urges landscaping industry employers to stay focused on protecting employees from hazards as demands increase
News Release: WASHINGTON - The familiar sounds of weed trimmers and lawn mowers and the sights of landscaping workers are familiar sights in many neighborhoods, office parks and other locations. For people doing these jobs, including young people employed for the summer, the work exposes them to hazards such as moving machine parts, heat exposure, falling trees and toxic chemicals.
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Department of Labor cites entertainment company in Orlando fireworks warehouse blaze, explosion in which 4 workers perished
News Release: ORLANDO, FL - A Florida-based entertainment company could have prevented a deadly fire and explosion at an Orlando warehouse in December 2022 in which four employees perished and a fifth was left hospitalized for months with near-fatal injuries, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
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Secretary Becerra to Testify Before the Committee to Outline HHS’s Budget and Priorities — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
News Release: Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full committee hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services." Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at the hearing.
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UPDATED: US Department of Labor urges employers to have a plan to protect outdoor workers from hazards associated with poor air quality
News Release: WASHINGTON - As Canadian wildfires continue to produce unhealthy air pollution in parts of the country, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is offering employers important information to help protect outdoor workers from exposure to wildfire health hazards.
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US Department of Labor lauds three Wyoming employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by three Wyoming employers - Black Hills Energy, Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station in Cheyenne; Phillips 66, Casper Station in Casper; and Phillips 66, Rock Springs Terminal in Rock Springs - all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
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Foxx, Miller Demand Title IX Investigation Over School District’s Failure to Protect Female Students
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona raising concerns about a Wisconsin school district’s Title IX policies after...
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US Department of Labor lauds three North Dakota employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by three North Dakota employers - Bayer Northern Production Company, West Fargo, CF Industries in Grand Forks and NuStar Energy, Central East Region in Jamestown - all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
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Federal investigators find trench lacked required cave-in protection that could have prevented Burr Ridge contractor’s fatal injuries
News Release: BUFFALO GROVE, IL ‒ Down about seven feet from the surface, the 27-year-old worker of a Burr Ridge plumbing contracting business was fixing a residential water line damaged during excavation when the trench's walls collapsed, crushing him fatally in December 2022 at a Buffalo Grove work site. Another employee in the trench with him at the time escaped the trench unharmed.
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US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque alliance seeks to protect safety, health of West Texas' workers
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Federal safety inspectors find Illinois contractor with long history of violations again exposing employees to dangerous workplace hazards
News Release: ORLAND PARK, IL - For the seventh time since 2015, federal workplace safety inspectors have cited an Oswego contractor who refuses to protect carpenters working at elevations, as required by federal law.
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OSHA recognizes Phillips 66’s Casper, Wyoming worksite for 10 years of continuous participation in agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs
News Release: OSHA recognizes Phillips 66’s Casper, Wyoming worksite for 10 years of continuous participation in agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs
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US Department of Labor orders South Dakota helicopter ambulance service to reinstate mechanic who reported safety concerns, filed FAA complaint
News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - A federal whistleblower investigation found a South Dakota-based helicopter ambulance servicer retaliated against a mechanic who reported safety concerns and filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Worker's complaint leads Department of Labor to again find Dollar Tree exposing employees to blocked aisles, trips, falls, slowing safe exit
News Release: PEWAUKEE, WI - Federal workplace safety inspectors opened an investigation at a Pewaukee Dollar Tree store in January 2023 in response to an employee's concerns about unsafe work conditions.
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OSHA recognizes Black Hills Energy technician in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as Voluntary Protection Programs leader of the year
News Release: OSHA recognizes Black Hills Energy technician in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as Voluntary Protection Programs leader of the year
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US Department of Labor lauds 9 Montana employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by nine Montana employers all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
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US Department of Labor lauds two South Dakota employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by two South Dakota employers - Bayer Research and Development LLC in Harrisburg and NuStar Energy's Central East Region in Sioux Falls - both of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
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NEWS: Sanders Urges Biden Administration to Act to Lower Price of Alzheimer’s Treatment
News Release: Companies’ Plan to Charge $26,500 Per Year Could Bankrupt Medicare and America’s Seniors
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Chairman Owens to Hold Hearing on Innovation in Postsecondary Education
News Release: On Wednesday, June 14, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities."
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Foxx Grills Su for Attempting to Evade Hearing, Poor Record at DOL
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing examining the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Labor...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Youth Mental Health Crisis in America
News Release: U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy and other panelists to testify