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Markey bill would expand safety training, grant opportunitiies for fishing industry

Gloucester Times 09 Dec 2023
The bipartisan Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement (FISH Wellness) Act would build upon the success of the Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research & Training Program to better address the occupational safety and health risks facing fishermen, including worker fatigue and substance use disorder, said U.S.
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Union asks feds to oversee SC workplace safety

The Times & Democrat 09 Dec 2023
South Carolina is one of 22 states allowed to run its own ship when it comes to enforcing occupational safety in most private businesses — as long as the programs are "at least as effective" as their federal counterpart ... Thursday's filing marked labor groups' latest challenge to the South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Labor union asks federal regulators to oversee safety program

SCNOW Morning News 09 Dec 2023
South Carolina is one of 22 states allowed to run its own ship when it comes to enforcing occupational safety in most private businesses — as long as the programs are "at least as effective" as their federal counterpart ... Thursday's filing marked labor groups' latest challenge to the South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Stagecoach, former employee reached NLRB settlement this year

The Daily Star 09 Dec 2023
As Stagecoach Coffee works through the city application process to bring a location to Oneonta, a former employee is speaking up about alleged labor, safety and health code violations at the flagship Cooperstown store ... Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Aug.
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Union Minister Anurag Thakur Inaugurates GD Goenka University's Centre For Excellence In Occupational Health,Safety, Fire ...

MENA FN 09 Dec 2023
(MENAFN - ForPressRelease) GD Goenka University proudly announces the inauguration of the Centre for Excellence in Occupational Health, Safety, Fire & Environment (C-OHSFE) by the esteemed Union ... .
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NCCCO Foundation signs alliance with OSHA and CCO

Cranes Today 08 Dec 2023
US training organisations the NCCCO Foundation and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO) have entered into a formal agreement with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) through the OSHA Alliance Program.
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SC workplace safety program should be overseen by feds, union says

The Post and Courier 08 Dec 2023
South Carolina is one of 22 states allowed to run its own ship when it comes to enforcing occupational safety in most private businesses — as long as the programs are "at least as effective" as their federal counterpart ... Occupational ... Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Tesla Cybertruck’s stiff steel structure, sharp design worry safety experts

New York Post 08 Dec 2023
The angular design of Tesla’s Cybertruck has safety experts concerned the electric pickup truck’s stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists and damage other vehicles on roads ... Experts who spoke to Reuters said they needed crash-test data to reach firm conclusions about the safety.
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Union asks feds to oversee SC workplace safety program

The Times & Democrat 08 Dec 2023
South Carolina is one of 22 states allowed to run its own ship when it comes to enforcing occupational safety in most private businesses — as long as the programs are “at least as effective” as their federal counterpart ... Thursday's filing marked labor groups' latest challenge to the South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Tesla fined for Fremont worker pinned in car on conveyor belt

East Bay Times 08 Dec 2023
has been cited by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health for four safety violations after an employee was seriously injured when she got stuck in a Model Y at the company’s Fremont factory earlier this year ... Tesla is contesting the citations and fines, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board in Sacramento.
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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns -experts

Reuters 08 Dec 2023
Dec 8 (Reuters) - The angular design of Tesla's (TSLA.O) Cybertruck has safety experts concerned the electric pickup truck's stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists and damage other vehicles on roads ... Experts who spoke to Reuters said they needed crash-test data to reach firm conclusions about the safety.
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Unsafe Design? Experts Raise Concerns about Tesla Cybertruck

Technology Org 08 Dec 2023
The safety of Tesla’s Cybertruck is raising concerns among experts due to its angular design that ... Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he was confident in the Cybertruck’s safety, claiming it would be safer for both occupants and pedestrians than other vehicles of the same class.
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Local state rep introduces bills to protect health care workers

Victoria Advocate 08 Dec 2023
Michigan is cracking down on violence against nurses, doctors, and other medical personnel, thanks to a new law led by state Rep. Mike Mueller. Mueller (R-Fenton Township/Dist ... That is almost twice the rate for private industries, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ....
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Construction worker dies after falling more than 20 feet at Buckeye Lake home

The Columbus Dispatch 08 Dec 2023
A construction worked died Monday Dec. 4 after falling more than 20 feet while renovating a Buckeye Lake home ... Jeff Lee said Friday ... after a man fell more than 20 feet ... that same day ... Lee said he did know if the corner's office had been contacted by the Columbus area office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ... Twitter.
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