At the direction of President Obama, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis traveled to Louisiana yesterday to inspect efforts to ensure the health, safety and well-being of workers affected by the BP oil spill. During a two-day tour, she will meet with beach cleanup workers in Port Fourchon, La.; discuss worker safety efforts with OSHA staff; and visit the Terrebonne Career Solutions Center, where she will meet with Vietnamese workers affected by the spill.
OSHA has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations related to electrical hazards found at the Pittsburgh mail processing facility located at 1001 California Ave. Proposed penalties total $299,500.
John Bresland, Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Chairman, issued the following statement yesterday regarding a House Committee request to investigate BP Deepwater Horizon.
OSHA has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations related to electrical hazards found at two Philadelphia facilities after receiving complaints about both locations, according to a press release. Combined proposed penalties total $497,000.
The annual World Day against Child labour on June 12 will this year put the spotlight on the need for urgent national and international steps to accelerate action against child labour, according to a press release from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
For the first time in three years, the number of on-the-job firefighter deaths in the U.S. has dropped below 100, according to a press release from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The NFPA’s annual Firefighter Fatality Report, released recently at the NFPA Conference & Expo, shows a sharp drop in the number of fatalities in 2009.
OSHA is participating in the Gulf Coast cleanup to assure that workers have safety and health training and protection necessary to avoid injuries and illnesses, according to a new Gulf Coast response page posted on OSHA’s web site.
Inability to end the oil spill in the gulf does not appear to be impacting President Barack Obama's approval rating among likely voters, which remains unchanged from one month ago at 47%, according to a new Zogby Interactive survey.