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OSHA News

Safety first: STOW lands national award
The Trinidad Guardian
May 8, 2008
Last week the Safe To Work (STOW) initiative won the prestigious Team Award at the T&T Occupational Safety and Health Authority's 2008 National Safety Awards.
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United is fined $215,500 by OSHA
Daily Herald
May 2, 2008
Chicago-based United Airlines Inc. is facing $215,500 in fines for alleged workplace safety violations cited by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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CBO: Combustible Dust Standard Carries $10 Million Annual Price Tag for OSHA
Occupational Hazards
May 2, 2008
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated it would cost OSHA $10 million a year to enforce a final combustible dust standard called for by legislation introduced by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., that currently is pending Senate approval.
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Mt Hope returns to normal
The Trinidad Guardian
May 1, 2008
Operations at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) at Mt Hope yesterday resumed after Tuesday's crippling shutdown.
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ILO wants more data on accidents at work
Trinidad & Tobago Express
Apr 29, 2008
More data on the number and types of work-related accidents needs to be recorded to help formulate policies to combat similar accidents in the workplace.
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Critics say OSHA fines too lax
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Apr 29, 2008
WASHINGTON - Workplace-safety advocates say low fines from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration and rare jail terms help explain why 16 Americans are killed on the job on an average day - and why the considerable progress in lowering the death rate has ground to a halt this decade.
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Strokes and smoking
Trinidad & Tobago Express
Apr 28, 2008
"The number of people getting a stroke is definitely on the rise and stroke is probably one of the most debilitating illnesses one may have," this is according to Dr Kamaluddin Amin, holder of an MSc in Emergency Medicine.
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Factory owner arrested after fire kills 55: Dozen also hurt in blaze in Morocco's largest city; cause remains unknown
MSNBC
Apr 27, 2008
CASABLANCA, Morocco - Police detained the owner and manager of a Casablanca mattress factory that went up in flames, killing at least 55 people, a police official said Sunday amid accusations of poor safety standards and locked doors that trapped workers.
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Workers who died on job to be honored
Toledo Blade
Apr 25, 2008
Workers nationwide will observe the 20th Annual Workers' Memorial Day on Monday, honoring those who have died on the job.
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More Bad News from the Trenches: 2 Contractors Fined $94,250 in Atlanta
Occupational Health & Safety
Apr 25, 2008
OSHA has proposed $94,250 in penalties for seven safety violations after inspecting an Atlanta worksite at which employees of two construction contractors were installing storm drainage and sewer lines.
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New rule puts safety on company tab
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Apr 24, 2008
Yes, "providing" safety equipment to your employees means you have to pay for it, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has told companies in a new rule to take effect May 15.
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Dumas: 765 workplace accidents last year
Trinidad & Tobago Express
Apr 17, 2008
There were 765 workplace accidents and 17 related fatalities in Trinidad and Tobago last year.
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National HIV/AIDS workplace policy launched
Trinidad & Tobago's Newsday
Apr 16, 2008
Representatives of trade unions and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have appealed for the Government to implement legislation protecting PLWHAs from stigma and discrimination in the workplace and job loss due to their HIV status.
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