A consulting firm that is being investigated in a fatal tunnel collapse in Boston was ordered to stop helping inspect repairs, shortly after news reports revealed that the state had hired it for the job.
In a letter addressed to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) criticized the current draft regulations on mine safety proposed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration as too weak to protect the nation’s miners, and urged MSHA to strengthen these rules.
A survey of more than 1,000 employers by United Benefit Advisors, an alliance of 141 U.S. benefit firms, suggests that health and wellness programs are proving valuable, according to a report by Business & Legal Reports (BLR).
The rate of workplace injuries and illnesses in private industry declined in 2005 for the third consecutive year, the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.
A federal judge refused to toss out claims by thousands of emergency workers who sued New York City and about 150 private contractors after the workers were sickened by dust at the World Trade Center site.
A legislative panel in Massachusetts is recommending that company officials face criminal charges if they have recklessly failed to protect workers who are killed on construction sites, according to a published report.
Charles Atkin, Ph.D., a member of the National Communication Association and chairman of the Communication Department at Michigan State University, recently addressed the U.S. House of Representatives to brief policymakers on the most effective strategies for safety education.
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