Safety Regulations

Dave Jamieson

Is Industry Pressure Delaying Safety Rule At White House?

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: White House, Silicosis, Workers, Crystalline Silica, Silica, Silica Rule, Office of Management and Budget, Labor Department, Elections 2012, Department of Labor, Worker Safety, Osha, Safety Regulations, Barack Obama, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A long-awaited federal rule designed to protect workers in the construction and mining industries has been tied up in red tape at the Wh...

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FDOT Must Take a Hands-on Approach to Safety

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Monorail, Florida Dot, Miami International Airport, Fdot, Ntsb Report, Ntsb, Oversight, Safety Regulations, Safety, Miami News
Spencer Aronfeld

How safe are those monorails at the Miami International Airport for the nearly 9,000 passengers who use them every day? Apparently not very.

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The World's Deadliest Profession: Coal Miners Pay for China's Economic Miracle

Richard Schiffman | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Energy, Industrialization, Mining Accident, Black Lung Disease, Film, Coal Mining, Coal, Safety Regulations, China, World News
Richard Schiffman

Into the Light is a must see for anyone who wants to find out what is going on below the dazzling, high-tech surface of modern China.

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Spearing Sacred Cows

Rep. Keith Ellison | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Politics News, Epa, Deregulation, Jobs, Unemployment, Safety Regulations, Health Regulations, Environmental Protection, Politics News
Rep. Keith Ellison

Last week, I was on MSNBC's Up With Chris Hayes about jobs, the Occupy Wall Street movement and other issues. During the show I said that some regulations have created jobs.

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How Government Fails To Deliver On Worker Safety

iWatch News | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Government Worker Safety, Labor Laws, Safety, Worker Safety, Safety Regulations, US Labor Laws, Business News

Persistent hazards at a top employer underscore regulators' mixed message -- and 'schizophrenic' tactics....

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Marcus Baram

Gulf Oil Rig Disaster And Mine Explosion Highlight Weak Safety Regulations

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Spill, Deepwater Horizon, Msha, Oil Rig Disaster, Gulf Oil Spill, Mms, Osha, Safety Regulations, Mine Disaster, Politics News

"I have here before me a pile of news clips collected over the last couple of weeks describing workers, men and women, young and old who have been cru...

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