Bills in Congress would take important steps to help ensure worker safety Over the past few years, Nevada has become a poster child of the problems with workplace safety oversight and regulation. During the construction boom on the Las Vegas Strip, for ...
Rep. Dina Titus introduced a bill Tuesday that would give the federal government more flexibility in its oversight of state workplace safety programs, including the agency charged with ensuring the safety of Nevada workers. The reform legislation is potentially important because of ...
US board: New guidelines can prevent workplace explosions like those that killed 60 since 1990 There was no reason to think the storage tank was unsafe. All it contained was recycled water and organic waste. So when a damaged part needed repair, ...
<div id="subtitle">Cocoa plant where worker died was operating illegally; business says it's a misunderstanding</div><div><p>Officials say a cocoa processing center in New Jersey was operating illegally when a worker fell into a vat of melting chocolate and died.</p><p>Camden cited ...
<div><p> The recent fine levied against Planet Hollywood for nightclub violations was eye-popping — especially when compared with fines from other state regulatory agencies.</p><p>Gaming Control Board members hope the $500,000 Planet Hollywood fine will send a strong message up and down the ...
<div id="subtitle">Obama nominates epidemiologist to head workplace safety agency in Labor Department</div><div><p>The White House says President Barack Obama plans to nominate an epidemiologist to head the government's workplace safety agency.</p><p>The White House on Tuesday said David Michaels is ...
<div id="subtitle">The Nevada Legislature this year largely failed to force reform of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But with new people in agency leadership, and a task force examining its workplace injury practices ... Federal report due in a month Jordan ...
<div id="subtitle">OSHA alleges safety violations at MillerCoors brewery after 1 worker dies, 2 injured</div><div><p>Regulators have proposed fining MillerCoors $128,500 over alleged safety violations at its brewery in Golden.</p><p>The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday a maintenance electrician ...
<div id="subtitle">Federal task force should help Nevada OSHA make changes to protect workers</div><div><p> The U.S. Labor Department has convened a task force to review problems with the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration.</p><p>As Alexandra Berzon reported in FridayÕs Las ...
<div id="subtitle">David Michaels, ObamaÕs nominee, has the right experience, expertise for the job</div><div><p> President Barack Obama recently nominated George Washington University professor David Michaels to head the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. MichaelsÕ nomination demonstrates ObamaÕs commitment to worker safety.</p><p> ...
