TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION
Health & Safety Weekly News
March 04, 2010
Hilda Solis: Protecting workers, not corporations
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Talking Union
By actually regulating businesses and standing up for workers’ rights, the new
Department of Labor is part of a “quiet revolution” in government.
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In first meeting, new Metro chairman stresses safety
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Gazette.net
Metro has asked the federal Department of Transportation, the American Public
Transportation Association and the AFL-CIO to work with the company to improve
the system's safety, said Peter Benjamin.
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BLS News Release: Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days
away from work for State government and local government workers, 2008
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BLS
The TWU H&S Department discovered from the attached tables that transportation
and warehousing occupations have the highest average days away from work for
both public and private sectors. These occupations also have the highest injury
rate in the private sector and the third highest injury rate.
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OSHA Listens: No one should have to be injured or killed for a paycheck
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OSHA
Today,
OSHA is holding a public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from
stakeholders on key issues facing the agency. Click
here to go to the
hearing’s webpage and watch the webcast.
Clearing the air at American ports
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The New York Times
The Teamsters Union and environmental activists have formed a labor-green
alliance aiming to clear the air in American ports.
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NTSB bears down on pilot fatigue, icing
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OH&S Online
A 1981 NTSB report urged FAA to review icing certification criteria, and the
board in the 1990s decided that the icing certification process was still
inadequate. FAA has addressed some of the recommendations, but 11 of them have
not been satisfactorily addressed.
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Laborer’s Health and Safety Fund urges OSHA to hear the noise
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LHSFNA
Audiometric tests of retired workers show that hearing loss is a widespread
problem that significantly impairs the quality of their lives. They cannot hear
music well nor listen easily to television, and conversation among family and
friends is often difficult, if not impossible.
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Health Care
Obama urges Congress to 'finish its work' on reform bill /
The Washington Post
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As Democrats seek to push through health bill, Obama reaches out to Republicans
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The Washington Post
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Health & Wellness
Helping to tell whether it's time for elderly drivers to yield /
The Washington Post
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Tips for Parents – Ideas to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight /
CDC
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Health
and Safety Task Force
Ed Watt
Mark Johnson Michael Massoni
Michael Conigliaro Bobby Romaine