News from April 2023
US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration releases 2022 injury and illness data
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published 2022 injury and illness data based on reports by more than 300,000 establishments. The Injury Tracking Application data is part of OSHA's electronic recordkeeping requirements for certain employers who were required to submit OSHA Form 300A information from Jan. 2 to March 2, 2023.
US Department of Labor finds fall protection would have saved roof worker who fatally plunged through skylight at Milton airport in October 2022
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: PENSACOLA, FL - Unaware of the danger, a 59-year-old roofer working atop a Milton airport hangar on Oct. 25, 2022 stepped onto a skylight and its sudden collapse caused the worker to fall 25 feet to the concrete floor below. The injured roofer died four days later.
Foxx, Owens Denounce Stanford Law School’s Culture of Illiberalism
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA) Chair Joseph West urging the accreditor to make a determination whether Stanford Law...
“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 27
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages S955-S964 of the Congressional Record on March 27.
Labor Department discusses Asbestos in Shipyards Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements on March 31
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Week ending March 18: Labor Department publishes 7 notices
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2023
There were seven notices published by the Labor Department in week ending March 18, according to the Federal Register.
US Department of Labor announces $5M cooperative agreement to promote worker voice, labor rights in Brazil, Paraguay
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $5 million cooperative agreement to the International Labor Organization to strengthen the capacity of worker and civil society organizations in Brazil and Paraguay to increase worker voice and representation and address abusive labor practices, including forced labor and child labor.
Readout: US Department of Labor hosts Summit for Democracy highlighting the importance of unions in upholding democratic rights
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Undersecretary for International Labor Affairs Thea Lee hosted representatives from the U.S. Department of State and worker organization leaders today for the discussion, “No Democracy Without Unions: Labor Movements as Defenders of Democratic Rights.”
US Department of Labor, Trade Representative reach agreement on course of remediation to address labor rights violations at Piedras Negras plant
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The U.S. and Mexico announced today an agreement on a course of remediation to address a second petition filed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism at the VU Manufacturas auto parts facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila. Implementation of the agreement seeks to remedy denial of freedom of association rights that undermined the majority union’s ability to represent workers in collective bargaining negotiations and their right to strike.
US Department of Labor finds lawn service contractor ignored safety standards, allowed workers to operate riding mowers dangerously at Fort Campbell
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
A federal workplace safety inspection of a lawn service contractors' operations at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, has found the company ignored safety requirements to save time, including removing safety guards on industrial lawnmowers.
US Department of Labor, Trumbull Corp. partners to protect workers on Berkeley County, West Virginia, highway construction project
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The partnership seeks to prevent worker injuries and exposure to hazards by developing a public-private approach to safety and health during construction of a three-mile, four-lane highway in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.
Court requires Austin auto dealership to pay $15K in damages to employee fired in 2020 after raising COVID-19 safety concerns
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
When an employee of a luxury auto dealership in Austin learned a co-worker had tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020, they alerted the company’s management and requested they notify other employees immediately of their exposure risk.
US Department of Labor, Grain and Feed Association of Illinois renew alliance to address common hazards in the grain-handling industry
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
On March 24, 2023, OSHA's Illinois area offices renewed an alliance with the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois to address grain industry hazards associated with engulfment, falls, conveying equipment and combustible dust
Deadly gamble: North Dakota contractor supervised workers in unprotected trenches, failed 3 inspections in 32 days, ignored warnings, faces $505K in fines
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Twice in 2022, the owner of a Mandan excavation company sat behind the controls of an excavator, supervising employees below as they installed municipal water lines in trenches as deep as 10 feet without protection against deadly collapses, federal workplace safety inspectors found
Appleton roofing general contractor, Kaukauna subcontractor cited for repeatedly failing to protect employees from exposure to deadly fall hazards
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Federal workplace safety inspectors have found that Security-Luebke Roofing Inc. – one of Fox Valley's largest roofing general contractors – allowed a roofing subcontractor to expose workers to potentially deadly falls at an Appleton worksite, just two months after the general contractor discussed the importance of safe work practices with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Deadly defiance: Ocala framing contractor's refusal to comply with safety standards continues despite fatal 2020 incident, 35 violations since 2019
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Federal workplace safety inspectors have found that an Ocala framing contractor’s history of defying required safety standards continues with their employees' safety and lives at risk.
US Department of Labor, HC Beck LTD School of Construction sign alliance to educate employers, keep workers safe
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
OSHA's Dallas and Fort Worth Area offices and the HC Beck LTD have signed a 2-year alliance to educate employers and employees on work hazards.
For the 6th time in 13 months, Department of Labor finds Fort Walton Beach framing contractor endangering workers at Florida worksites
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
For the sixth time since 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor has found a Fort Walton Beach framing contractor endangering employees by not following federal safety standards for fall and eye protection and other hazards.
Readout: US Department of Labor hosts discussion on safety and health agency's new authority to provide visa certifications to better protect workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker hosted workers, advocates and worker organization leaders today for a discussion on the agency's new authority to issue certifications in support of applications for U nonimmigrant status and T nonimmigrant status visas.
US Department of Labor establishes a Georgia-wide alliance to improve ergonomic safety in state's warehouses
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
On Feb. 22, 2023, OSHA and the Material Handling Institute's Ergonomics Assist Systems and Equipment Council agreed to form the Georgia Warehouse Alliance to promote best safety and health practices through programs at warehouse workplaces in the state