Occupational Safety and Health Administration

A CONNECTICUT CONTRACTOR faces more than $200,000 in fines for its role in a dock collapse last October in New Bedford that injured two workers, the U.S. Department of Labor says.

Conn. contractor faces $200K in fines for New Bedford dock collapse

Government 04/12/2024

PROVIDENCE – Federal safety inspectors are looking to fine a Connecticut contractor more than $200,000 for its responsibility in a dock collapse last October...

MAKING THE CUT: Students at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Westerly Education Center work on splicing cables.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

CCRI is building the future workforce and statewide economy

Economic Activity 11/10/2023

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...

Business Services 08/23/2023

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...

Capital Goods 04/24/2023

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...

GETTING TECHNICAL: Community College of Rhode Island student Stephanie Bacon works on a computer screen while taking the college’s Fast Track to CNC Manufacturing program in partnership with Polaris MEP.  COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI partners with Polaris MEP to prepare students for workforce of...

Education 11/11/2022

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

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...