Tag: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
U.S. will make large firms give paid time off for vaccinations
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
LINCOLN – The Community College of Rhode Island announced it will reopen its free dental hygiene clinics to the public at its Flanagan campus...
Wadensten gives helping hand to companies, communities in fight against COVID-19
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...
Davies students continue hands-on learning in and out of school during...
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...
E.P. ice company to plead guilty to violating Clean Air Act
EAST PROVIDENCE – J.P. Lillis Enterprises Inc., doing business as Cape Cod Ice, is set to plead guilty to violating the Clean Air Act,...
OSHA cites Woonsocket nursing home for violations related to COVID-19
WOONSOCKET – The Oakland Grove Health Care Center was issued a citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleging two "coronavirus violations," according...
Efficiency is the name of the game at National Marker Co.
PBN MANUFACTURING AWARDS 2020 | Supply Chain Excellence: National Marker Co.
THE DAYS THAT Andrew Ellison, director of operations at National Marker Co., wears a...
Weil: Fewer OSHA inspectors is a dangerous matter
In many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers died on the job.
In...
Install safety protocols to protect against violent acts
It’s been more than two years since the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. The shooter killed 58 and...
OSHA seeks info on control-circuit devices, robot-interaction risks
PROVIDENCE – The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking for information to potentially update its Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout/Tagout standard, the...