Tag: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
State agencies are hot to hire in FY26 budget requests
State budget officials made it clear: There’s no money for extras in the upcoming fiscal 2026 spending plan, so don’t ask.
But that didn’t stop nearly...
AVTECH launches new indoor air monitoring equipment
WARREN – AVTECH Software Inc. this month rolled out a new indoor air quality sensor designed to complement its signature Room Alert technology.
The new technology,...
Costs of workplace violence too high to ignore
Violence and harassment on the job are all too common. More than 1 in 5 workers worldwide have experienced it, according to the International...
Conn. contractor faces $200K in fines for New Bedford dock collapse
PROVIDENCE – Federal safety inspectors are looking to fine a Connecticut contractor more than $200,000 for its responsibility in a dock collapse last October...
CCRI is building the future workforce and statewide economy
PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTIVITY: Community College of Rhode Island
FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND, workforce development is a key part...
Dollar Tree and Family Dollar agree to take steps to improve...
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with the company that runs Dollar Tree and Family Dollar aimed at improving...
2 R.I. Dollar Tree stores face $770K in fines for OSHA...
PROVIDENCE – Dollar Tree Stores Inc. is facing more than $770,000 in fines after the U.S. Department of Labor determined that two of the...
CCRI partners with Polaris MEP to prepare students for workforce of...
PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022
EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATION IN MANUFACTURING:
Community College of Rhode Island and Polaris MEP
While scholars debate the merits of a four-year college education,...
OSHA cites Smithfield concrete supplier after worker fatality
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...
Should affected businesses go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements,...
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...
