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OSHA Offers Free Spanish Language Construction Safety Course Oct. 29 in Riverhead, N.Y.
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Long Island Power Authority, AGMAUSA and North Fork Spanish Apostolate will present a free, course in Spanish on construction safety and health on Sunday, Oct. 29. The course will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at St. John the Evangelist Church (Iglesia San Juan El Evangelista), Roanoke Ave. and Fifth St. in Riverhead, N.Y.
Oct 26, 2006, 07:08
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Earnings of Second-generation Americans
The 2004 median annual earnings of the second-generation workers were $40,417, somewhat higher than the $38,982 for their third-generation-and-higher counterparts.
Oct 17, 2006, 15:46
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Drug-Free Work Week - Oct. 16 through 22
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today launched the first Drug-Free Work Week, Oct. 16 through 22, and renewed a collaborative effort between the Department of Labor and members of its Drug-Free Workplace Alliance.
Oct 16, 2006, 21:22
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Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Standard: OSHA Seeks Comments
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements contained in its Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Standard (29 CFR 1910.1047). The Standard protects employees from the adverse health effects that may result from occupational exposure to EtO, including carcinogenic, mutagenic, genotoxic, reproductive, neurologic, and sensitization
hazards to employees
Oct 16, 2006, 20:38
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Women’s earnings as a percentage of men’s, 1979-2005
The women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio among 16- to 24-year women, for example, rose from 79 percent in 1979 to 93 percent in 2005. The ratio for 25- to 34-year-olds rose from 67 percent in 1979 to 89 percent 26 years later.
Oct 4, 2006, 08:36
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OSHA Issues Hexavalent Chromium Guidance for Small Businesses
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued safety and health guidance to help small businesses comply with the Agency's new hexavalent chromium(Cr(VI)) requirements for general industry, construction and shipyards.
Oct 3, 2006, 14:01
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OSHA Advisory: Asbestos Automotive Brake and Clutch Repair Work
OSHA is issuing this Safety and Health Information Bulletin to inform employees and employers in the automotive brake repair industry of the precautions that must be taken when working with automotive brakes and clutches containing asbestos.
Sep 30, 2006, 19:10
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OSHA Cites Contractor for Fatalities in Boston Scaffold Collapse
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bostonian Masonry for eight alleged violations of safety standards in connection with three fatalities on April 3 during a scaffold collapse at 150 Boylston St. in Boston. The Walpole, Mass., masonry contractor faces $119,000 in proposed fines.
Sep 29, 2006, 14:42
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Drug-Free Work Week - Week of October 16-22
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced today that October 16-22, 2006 will be Drug-Free Work Week. The purpose of Drug-Free Work Week is to educate employers, employees and the general public about the importance of being drug-free as a component of improving workplace safety and health.
Sep 22, 2006, 09:13
