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Worker in fatal construction site accident identified
Chicago TribuneA man working at a construction site on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston who died after he was struck by a beam that fell from six stories up this morning has been identified. The beam was knocked loose by a construction crane and struck...Tags: Evanston, Career and Workplace, Northwestern University, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities
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Seniors Idol-ized in township's Senior American Idol contest
Did you feel the ground shaking in Orland Hills May 9? If so, you were feeling the effect of Orland Township's Senior American Idol Scholarship Fundraiser, sponsored by KCM Accounting, at Georgio's Banquets in Orland Hills. The room was ablaze with...Tags: Palos Park, Tinley Park, Entertainment, Sundance Film Festival, Orland Park
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Dangers on the job have one group taking action
selzie@kspr.comBRANSON, Mo. - For some workers taking extreme risks is all a part of the job but sometimes it can lead to injuries or even death. According to the Safety Council of the Ozarks working in construction poses one of the biggest safety threats, but even...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Labor Legislation
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Meningitis, Epidemics and Plagues, Health Organizations, Behavioral Conditions, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Unions, not businesses, are responsible for worker safety laws
Paul Carpenter's column in support of John Brinson's anti-union stance is an attack on all workers. In the article, Mr. Brinson stated, "The problem is, we don't really need unions anymore" because of laws that now protect workers. Using that train of...Tags: Laws, Business, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Health and Safety at Work
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Man Injured While Working On Busway
The Hartford CourantA construction worker was injured Wednesday morning when he fell about 10 feet and hit his head, fire officials said. The man was working on the Hartford-New Britain busway, which is known officially as CTfastrak. The accident happened about 7 a.m. near...Tags: New Britain, Health and Safety at Work
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Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
WEST, Texas (AP) — When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a...
Tags: Google Inc., Companies and Corporations, Timothy McVeigh, Health and Safety at Work, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Boston isn't the only outrage
Most likely we all agree that the Boston bombing was cowardly, senseless, dastardly. It cries out for justice. And just about every cop in the universe was on this case, big time. But what about all the drone bombings in Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Pakistan, Employees, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama
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Amazon warehouse worker lawsuit can proceed, court rules
Online retailer Amazon.com goes to great lengths to prevent employee theft, requiring thousands of its warehouse workers to pass through metal detectors at the end of their shifts. The threat of theft at its warehouses is significant because employees...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Theft, Laws, Career and Workplace, Breinigsville
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May 1 Letters: West, Texas, shad planks, immigration
I cannot, try as I might, find any compassion or feelings of kindness or charity for the people of West, Texas. The citizens of the town have declared they are content with the way things are. The citizens have told the national media they need nothing...Tags: Shad Planking, Migration, Vietnam, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Politics
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Worker Burned In Blast At Sterling Company
The Hartford CourantA worker at a company that makes industrial explosives is being treated for burns after a blast Friday morning. The explosion stemmed from a chemical reaction at the Austin Powder Co., 332 Ekonk Hill Road, shortly after 10 a.m., said Dennis Schain,...Tags: Norwich, Health and Safety at Work, FBI, Disasters and Accidents, Explosions
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An employer's right not to speak
Massing the heavy legal artillery of 1st Amendment principles, a federal appeals court has ruled that the federal government can't order businesses to post signs informing employees that they have a right to join a union and to bargain for better wages....
Tags: Career and Workplace, Work Relations, Health and Safety at Work, AFL-CIO, Labor Legislation
May 16, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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