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US Department of Labor finds Arizona veterans' healthcare facility exposed employees to potentially deadly hazards on steam lines
By DOL Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
News Release: PRESCOTT, AZ - Federal safety inspectors found that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs endangered maintenance workers at its healthcare facility in Prescott by allowing them to work on steam lines without ensuring they followed required safety procedures.
US Department of Labor, WeCount! align to educate vulnerable agricultural, construction, domestic workers in South Florida on workplace safety, health
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor, WeCount! align to educate vulnerable agricultural,
'Danger Vu': Federal inspection again finds Dollar General exits, walkways blocked, boxes stacked unsafely, workers at risk in Texas, Wisconsin
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - At Dollar General stores near Houston and Green Bay, federal workplace safety inspectors found exit routes and walkways blocked - unsafe conditions that make safe and quick emergency evacuation difficult or impossible - that have become common discoveries for years at stores operated by one of the nation's largest discount retailers.
Federal safety investigators find Alabama paper mill willfully bypassed safety regulations, leading to fatal electrocution of 36-year-old worker
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: MAPLESVILLE, AL - Federal workplace safety inspectors examining how a 36-year-old worker suffered fatal electrocution in a Maplesville paper mill found his employer willfully violating safety standards, including disregarding hazardous energy control procedures that protect employees performing maintenance on machinery.
Department of Labor, industry partners to promote road construction worker safety during 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will join construction organizations in Georgia to promote worker safety and encourage industry employers to hold safety stand-downs at roadwork sites and in traffic work zones during National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 17 to 21.
26 press releases published in January by Occupational Safety and Health Administration
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
There were 26 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in January.
Weights For Dollars: Department Of Labor Recovers $ 465,000 In Back Wages, Damages From A Carlsbad Manufacturer That Paid Less To Mexican Workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 14, 2023
A federal investigation has recovered $ 465,993 in back wages and damages for 44 employees of a California injection medical molding manufacturer who denied them the wages they earned legally, including overtime, classifying many apprentices incorrectly.
US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Tiverton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Tiverton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Dighton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Dighton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
US Department of Labor seeking public input, ideas to improve OSHA whistleblower program outreach, training at May meeting US Department of Labor seeking public input, ideas to improve OSHA whistleblower program outreach, training at May meeting
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, to hear public comments and suggestions as part of its effort to improve outreach and training initiatives that support the federal whistleblower laws the agency enforces.
US Department of Labor, state agencies, industry leaders launch campaign to educate, alert Midwest employers, workers of deadly excavation hazards
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Thirty-nine people died doing trench or excavation work in the U.S. in 2022 – four in Illinois and two others in Ohio.
US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Tiverton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
By DOL Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation
US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation of Dighton Power for workplace safety, health achievements
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor renews 'Star Level' designation
US Department of Labor, state agencies, industry leaders launch campaign to educate, alert Midwest employers, workers of deadly excavation hazards
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ Thirty-nine people died doing trench or excavation work in the U.S. in 2022 - four in Illinois and two others in Ohio. In fact, the number of worker fatalities more than doubled since 2021, continuing a troubling trend cited by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that found 166 workers died in trench cave-ins from 2011-2018, an average of 21 each year.
US Department of Labor seeking public input, ideas to improve OSHA whistleblower program outreach, training at May meeting
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, to hear public comments and suggestions as part of its effort to improve outreach and training initiatives that support the federal whistleblower laws the agency enforces.
Biden-Harris administration announces $80M in funding available to develop, strengthen, scale equitable pathways to good infrastructure jobs
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
To maximize the impact of the Biden-Harris administration’s historic infrastructure, manufacturing and clean energy investments, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $80 million in funding through its Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program.
US Department of Labor awards $468K to continue cleanup, recovery efforts in 9 West Virginia counties after severe storms in 2021
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $468,206 to WorkForce West Virginia to enable the state to continue to provide temporary jobs for cleanup and recovery services in nine counties affected by severe storms in February and March 2021.
Department of Labor awards nearly $2.7M to continue supporting employment, training services for transitioning military, spouses at Fort Hood
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of nearly $2.7 million to the Texas Workforce Commission to support continued employment and training services for transitioning military service members and their spouses near and at the U.S. Army’s Fort Hood installation.
Dangers discounted: US Department of Labor finds Dollar General willfully exposing workers to fire hazards at central Pennsylvania store
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has again found Dollar General exposing workers to dangerous safety hazards – including blocked emergency exit routes and electrical panels – this time during a November 2022 inspection at a Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, store.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded Guarantee Electrical Contracting with its Star designation in the agency's Voluntary Protection Programs.