Safe Kids Buckle Up, the comprehensive child passenger safety program of Safe Kids USA in partnership with General Motors, received a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Public Service Award today at the annual Lifesavers highway safety conference in Nashville, according to a recent press release.
Who is Hamid Arabzadeh, born in Iran, educated at McGill University in Montreal, owner of HRA Environmental Consultants in Irvine, Calif., a college lecturer, former director of global industrial hygiene for UNOCAL Corporation, former director of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Environmental Health and Safety Branch, former university EHS manager, possessor of credentials including Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety Professional, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Registered Environmental Assessor, hailed by supporters as a courageous whistleblower for alleging misconduct in the LA School District’s EHS operations, a passionate advocate of human rights in Iran, a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and past AIHA local section president — and a leading contender to be assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health in the U.S. Department of Labor?
The mission of the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) includes enforcing provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which is designed to ensure that millions of workers are paid the federal minimum wage and overtime. Conducting investigations based on worker complaints is WHD's priority. According to WHD, investigations range from comprehensive investigations to conciliations, which consist primarily of phone calls to a complainant's employer.
OSHA has revised its Field Operations Manual to provide OSHA compliance officers with a single comprehensive resource of updated guidance in implementing the agency’s mission to more effectively protect employees from occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities, according to an agency press release.
At a NIOSH hearing this week, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) submitted testimony outlining its concerns on the proposed NIOSH “Research Roadmap on Asbestos and Other Elongated Mineral Particles (EMPs),” noting that it would divert from its ultimate goal of protecting workers, according to an ASSE press statement.
The link between mind and body health cannot be ignored as the nation looks to heal its ailing health care system — that was the message from the American Psychological Association at a recent congressional briefing co-sponsored by the National Academies of Practice, according to an APA press release.
Regardless how the OSHA chief selection process plays out, the Obama regime change has ushered in a fresh group of official and unofficial policy advisors.
In an unprecedented effort to help protect children from toxic air pollution around schools, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced a list of schools that will undergo outdoor air monitoring.
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) in a recent press statement applauds the Florida House Government Affairs Policy Committee for passing HB 1029, ASSE’s bill to provide basic occupational safety and health protection to public sector employees in Florida, by a vote of 7-0. This followed a tremendous effort by ASSE members who contacted their committee representatives to support the legislation, says ASSE.
Who is Seth Harris, the deputy secretary of labor (the number-two position in the Department of Labor) who sources tell us holds the cards, so to speak, in the selection process leading to the nomination of the next assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health?
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