Tag: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Amazon spends $1B to increase pay and lower health care costs...
NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon says it's making a $1 billion investment to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for...
Reed calls for passage of national workplace safety legislation
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., is teaming up with lawmakers and labor unions to establish protections for workers exposed to extreme heat.
The...
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,...
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