In honor of the 40th anniversary of the creation of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Assistant Labor Secretary David Michaels, labor unions representatives, and business…
1,207 viewsWitnesses testified about S. 852, proposed legislation that would set up a trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos exposure.
142 viewsWitnesses testified about providing compensation for workers with occupational exposure to asbestos. Among the topics they addressed were the costs of compensation and health care, problems …
280 viewsParticipants talked about trends in workplace safety measures, the costs of workplace hazards, and potential solutions to current and future safety hazards. Through the symposium questions w…
457 viewsA news conference sponsored by the AFL-CIO, talking about workplace injury standards.
80 viewsThe Department of Labor held a public hearing on proposed ergonomics standards. After the panel presented their plan they answered questions from attorneys and interested parties in order to…
299 viewsThe Sierra Club, OMB Watch, Public Citizen, and AFL-CIO announced its call for Congress to cut funding to the Council on Competitiveness. The environmental organization criticized the counci…
52 viewsThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsored a forum on the Occupation Health and Safety Act entitled, “OSHA Enforcement and Reform: How Will the Scales Be Tipped?” The panelists discussed legisl…
75 viewsThe AFL-CIO held a news conference to announce the release of a report on safety in the American workplace. The report used figures obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to criticize …
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