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OSHA Advisory Committee to Discuss Chemical Exposure Limits Dec. 10 11/17/2014
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will convene a meeting of its National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Dec. 10 in Washington, D.C., to discuss permissible exposure limits to chemicals and other industrial hazard issues. The committee will put ou...Read More
 
 
OSHA to Begin Extra Enforcement at Chemical Plants, Printing Shops 11/17/2014
State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is planning on doing more inspections at funeral homes, chemical and product manufacturing plants, printing shops and outpatient care facilities. The administration has launched a local emphasis program targeting businesses that use hazard...Read More
 
 
OSHA Cites Plastic Manufacturer $49,000 for Improper Hazardous Chemical Cleanup 11/14/2014
State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $49,000 in fines against a plastic manufacturer after some of its workers experienced symptoms of overexposure to a hazardous chemical. The administration handed down seven citations for serious violations of health and safety...Read More
 
 

OJCC's Defense-Fee Figures Off by $120 Million over 11 Years 11/13/2014
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor
Florida’s Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims has corrected annual defense-fee payouts, reporting totals that were incorrect by more than $120 million dating back to fiscal year 2002-03 and by some $48 million during the past two years. ...Read More
 
 

Orthopedist to Discuss Stress Fractures at Dec. 5 Meeting in St. Louis 11/12/2014
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Owner of Rehab Clinic Being Investigated for Possible Fraudulent Billings 11/11/2014
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Federal authorities are investigating the owner of a DeSoto, Texas, rehabilitation clinic for possible health care fraud, including suspicious billings for services under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, according to Dallasnews.com. ...Read More
 
 

OJCC Sorting through Prior Reports after Discovery of Defense-Fee Error 11/07/2014
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Florida Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims is navigating a data error that distorts the defense attorney fee statistics in its annual report for at least the past five years and possibly more. ...Read More
 
 

OJCC Report Statistics: Claimant Attorney Fees Decrease Again 11/06/2014
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor
Aggregate claimants' attorney fees in Florida fell once again in fiscal year 2013-14, and the average fee payment fell for the fourth straight year, according to the soon-to-be-released annual report of the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. ...Read More
 
 

OSHA Proposing $78,500 in Fines against Packaging Plant 11/05/2014
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Conway, Arkansas, packaging plant for 14 safety violations and is proposing $78,500 in fines for exposing workers to struck-by, amputation and electric shock hazards. ...Read More
 
 
OSHA Fines Framing Contractor $71,069 for Safety Violations, some Repeat 11/05/2014
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a framing contractor and issued $71,069 in fines after finding five safety violations in a residence in Watersound, Florida. OSHA cited Southern Wood Works LLC for failure to provide employees with fall protection equipment and ...Read More
 
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