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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
The Department of Labor has paid more than $1 billion in compensation and medical benefits to 9,134 Tennessee residents under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP).
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Monday, June 29, 2009
OSHA has announced that it is continuing its nationwide program to emphasize workplace safety and health for federal workers and for those contractors whose work is supervised on a daily basis by federal agency personnel.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has urged the state of Virginia to regulate or authorize local jurisdictions to oversee the design, construction, maintenance, and inspection of large fertilizer storage tanks.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tossed in with 21 other substances is EPA's first effort to require worker protections for new uses of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under TSCA's Significant New Uses Rule.
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As we've just passed the first day of summer, remember that the heat can be especially harmful for those who work outdoors in direct sunlight or in hot environments, making them susceptible to heat-induced illnesses such as heat stress, heat exhaustion or the more serious heat stroke.
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