Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA cites Smithfield concrete supplier after worker fatality

Government 03/16/2022

PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island concrete supplier was cited by the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Wednesday for safety and health...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE announced on Dec. 10 that 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster. / AP FILE PHOTO / TED S. WARREN

Should affected businesses go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements,...

Coronavirus 01/21/2022

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 struck down a mandate from President Joe Biden's administration requiring employees at large businesses to get a...

Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses

Government 11/07/2021

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. The 5th U.S....

11 states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate

Coronavirus 11/05/2021

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Attorneys general in 11 states filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden’s administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for...

U.S. mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

Coronavirus 11/04/2021

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4...

U.S. will make large firms give paid time off for vaccinations

Coronavirus 11/01/2021

WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government will require companies with at least 100 workers to provide paid time off for employees to get vaccinated...

Public dental hygiene clinics at CCRI to reopen in September

Education 08/17/2021

LINCOLN – The Community College of Rhode Island announced it will reopen its free dental hygiene clinics to the public at its Flanagan campus...

TRAILBLAZER: Karl Wadensten, CEO and president of VIBCO Inc. in Richmond, was one of the first to create the blueprints for how to safely operate a manufacturing facility during COVID-19 and conduct employee and visitor screening. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Wadensten gives helping hand to companies, communities in fight against COVID-19

Coronavirus 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Manufacturing Champion: Karl Wadensten, CEO and president, VIBCO Inc. VIBCO Inc. CEO and President Karl Wadensten is a well-known name throughout...

IN-CLASS INSTRUCTION: Briar Dacier, machine technology instructor at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School in Lincoln, with students Angel DeLaCruz and Mariama Barry in the machine lab. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Davies students continue hands-on learning in and out of school during...

Education 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Collaboration in Manufacturing: William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped students at William M. Davies...