Oregon establishes rules to protect outdoor workers from heat, wildfire smoke
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOregon’s workplace safety agency Oregon OSHA has adopted new rules to protect agricultural and other...
OSHA is years away from issuing a federal heat standard that would protect workers. Advocates say it...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAmid a punishing global heat wave, the U.S. agency that sets workplace safety standards is likely...
Wanted by Bucks County: Skilled construction workers
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNeed an electrician or a plumber? Only the best will do, as no one wants to deal with a hazardous short circuit or a leaky pipe after paying for quality...
OSHA looking into death at Golden Valley Menards
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the accidental death of an employee at the Menards in Golden Valley Thursday. James Stanback, 19, was killed in the ...
Federal safety regulators to monitor Hard Rock Casino Rockford construction
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 month agoConstruction crews who are already building the steel shell of the Hard Rock Casino Rockford will...
Advocates say workers faced wage theft, other violations as Tesla's Austin factory was built
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA workers' rights group is alleging contractors and subcontractors violated labor law and employment...
Construction workers' rights violated by subcontractors at Tesla factory site, labor group alleges
American City Business Journals· 7 months agoWorkers Defense Project — an Austin-based advocacy group for low-wage immigrant workers in the Texas...
Business briefs: Cost share for farmers, OSHA training, Central State virtual program
Mansfield News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConservation district expands cost-share opportunities Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) is partnering with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) on ...
Oregon's contract labor system leaves farmworkers vulnerable to exploitation
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLourdes Cortes has worked in agriculture most of her life, save a two-year stint cleaning houses. The 42-year-old thought 10-12 hour days and safety risks were par for the course in agricultural ...
University of Alabama, OSHA team up for safety on new hospital construction
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith a new hospital underway for residents of west Jefferson and eastern Tuscaloosa counties, the...