News from June 2023
Labor Department discusses Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on June 7
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
US Department of Labor lauds two South Dakota employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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.
US Department of Labor lauds 9 Montana employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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.
OSHA recognizes Black Hills Energy technician in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as Voluntary Protection Programs leader of the year
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: OSHA recognizes Black Hills Energy technician in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as Voluntary Protection Programs leader of the year
Worker's complaint leads Department of Labor to again find Dollar Tree exposing employees to blocked aisles, trips, falls, slowing safe exit
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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.
US Department of Labor orders South Dakota helicopter ambulance service to reinstate mechanic who reported safety concerns, filed FAA complaint
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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.
OSHA recognizes Phillips 66’s Casper, Wyoming worksite for 10 years of continuous participation in agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: OSHA recognizes Phillips 66’s Casper, Wyoming worksite for 10 years of continuous participation in agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs
Notice published on June 8 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Federal safety inspectors find Illinois contractor with long history of violations again exposing employees to dangerous workplace hazards
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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.
US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque alliance seeks to protect safety, health of West Texas' workers
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal investigators find trench lacked required cave-in protection that could have prevented Burr Ridge contractor’s fatal injuries
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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.
US Department of Labor lauds three North Dakota employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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.
Foxx, Miller Demand Title IX Investigation Over School District’s Failure to Protect Female Students
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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...
US Department of Labor lauds three Wyoming employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
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.
UPDATED: US Department of Labor urges employers to have a plan to protect outdoor workers from hazards associated with poor air quality
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
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.
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System on June 9
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
US Department of Labor finds Dollar General blocked emergency exits, allowed other safety hazards at 4 southern Pennsylvania stores
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Nationwide discounter faces $227K in additional penalties, more than $21M since 2017
US Department of Labor will provide worker safety, health experts in areas hardest hit in Guam by Typhoon Mawar to protect recovery workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor will send experts from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration to areas of Guam hardest hit by Typhoon Mawar to protect the safety and health of recovery workers as part of the federal response and recovery effort after the storm struck the island in late May.
Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to discount safety after inspections in Alabama, Florida yield 8 repeat violations, $1M penalties
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
National retailer has faced more than $21M in proposed penalties since 2017
US Department of Labor announces 15 members of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety, Health
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the appointments of 15 people to serve as members on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.