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  • Safety & Health April 12, 2010

    Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA says incomplete recordkeeping may be hiding higher worker injuries

    An article in the March 11 issue of Business Week magazine, “Caution: Stats May Be Slippery,” highlighted OSHA efforts to ensure accurate recordkeeping on worker injuries and illnesses. The article, which featured interviews with workers and corporate safety representatives, quoted Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA David Michaels’ concerns that safety achievements may have been

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  • Safety & Health March 19, 2010

    OSHA QuickCards™ focus on safety in marine cargo handling operations

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently developed three QuickCards™ addressing worker safety topics in marine cargo handling operations. Gangway Safety in Marine Cargo Handling lists safety requirements for preventing falls from gangways, the walkways used for boarding and departing vessels. First Aid in Marine Cargo Handling explains workplace requirements such as assuring at least

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  • Safety & Health March 19, 2010

    Department of Labor Updates Federal Labor Law Poster

    The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated the Federal Labor Law Poster to include the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), and updates to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) statute. Those updates include military service member provisions and clarify definitions of serious health conditions.  Under GINA, discrimination based on genetic information is prohibited in hiring,

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  • Safety & Health March 19, 2010

    US assistant secretary of labor for OSHA testifies on Protecting America’s Workers Act before House subcommittee

    Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Dr. David Michaels on March 16 testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Michaels shared the U.S. Department of Labor’s views on the Protecting America’s Workers Act (PAWA), particularly the issue of enhanced penalties.   “Secretary Hilda

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  • Safety & Health March 11, 2010

    Workers’ Memorial Day April 28, 2010

    Decades of struggle by members of the IAMAW and other international unions and their members have resulted in significant improvements in working conditions.  But the toll of workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths remains enormous.  Each year, thousands of workers are killed and millions more are injured or diseased because of their jobs.  The IAMAW and

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