Articles Tagged with ''Department of Labor''

The Labor Department released its 2022 summary findings from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and the news is dishearteneing.

The U.S. Department of Labor is ramping up efforts to emphasize workplace safety during the holiday season and providing resources through OSHA to prevent on-the-job tragedies, especially for workers in construction, warehousing, and delivery roles. 

To assist businesses that need workers to begin on different start dates, the visas will be distributed in several allocations, including two separate allocations for the second half of fiscal year 2024.

The injunction requires the company and its owner to comply with enhanced abatement provisions, including notifying OSHA of future company jobsites and providing supervisors and employees with OSHA safety training.

A roofing worker is being charged with unemployment overpayment and first-degree larceny after allegedly collecting the unemployment benefits while working ofr a roofing company.

OSHA and Noble Texas Builders have entered into a one-year partnership to enhance worker safety during construction at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – McAllen Independent School District Collegiate Academy in McAllen, Texas.

The U.S. Labor Dept. has launched an initiative to improve safety and enforcement in the engineered stone industry due to severe health risks from silica dust exposure. 

During the Labor Department's 'Safe + Sound Week,' Aug. 7-13, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will collaborate with businesses nationwide to promote workplace safety and health programs, focusing on mental health and well-being.

The Labor Dept. announced on May 1, 2023, a new initiative to staunch the number of workplace accidents and deaths due to falling, which accounted for 13% of all workplace fatalities in 2021.