The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that a request for information on proximity detection systems for underground mines was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 1. Proximity detection is an existing technology that uses electronic sensors to detect motion or the locations of objects and persons but its use on mobile equipment in underground mines is a fairly new concept.
President Barack Obama has announced a series of steps his Administration is taking as part of its comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy economy, and its promise of new industries and millions of jobs, according to a press release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
President Barack Obama issued a memorandum to executive department heads and agencies on Jan. 30, 2009, calling for a revision to the principles guiding the federal regulatory process. The memo required agencies to submit within 100 days recommendations for a new executive order. The memo also precipitated a call for public comments by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to gather the public's ideas for reforming the regulatory process. At the one-year mark of his administration, OMB Watch in a press statement called on the president to complete this process by issuing a revised executive order.
Economy Cash & Carry Inc., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in El Paso, Texas, to a criminal violation of the Plant Protection Act related to the falsification of a required certificate stamp, the Justice Department and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced.
The Obama administration has proposed a fiscal year 2011 budget of $573 million for OSHA, part of the Department of Labor’s overall $117 billion proposed budget.
Mental health problems affect many working people, according to the February 2010 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter . Yet they often escape notice because these disorders tend to be hidden on the job. Mood symptoms, for example, can masquerade as physical problems such as irritability and sleep disturbances. Efforts to identify and treat mental health problems not only improve employee health, but also increase workplace productivity.
As state legislators across the U.S. enact laws that ban phoning and/or texting while driving, a new Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) study finds no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect, according to a recent press release.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced in a recent press release that, on behalf of the secretary of labor, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Kentucky has filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to collect $639,034.98 in delinquent civil penalties for violations at Double A Mining's # 4 Mine and an additional $25,749.94 in unpaid civil penalties for violations at B King Coal Inc.'s #1 and #2 Mines.
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury jointly issued new rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans who need treatment for mental health or substance use disorders, according to a Jan. 29th press release from the Department of Labor.
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