http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/osha/ en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:54:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135541/posts DENVER — A lawyer who represents the National Rifle Association represented Oklahoma's governor and attorney general Wednesday in support of a controversial state gun-rights law. The law requires employers to allow workers to have guns in locked vehicles where they work. It was struck down 13 months ago by U.S. District Judge Terence Kern in Tulsa. In arguments Wednesday at the federal appeals court in Denver, lawyer Charles Cooper argued on behalf of Gov. Brad Henry and Attorney General Drew Edmondson that Kern was wrong. Cooper said his Washington, D.C., law firm earlier this year also supported the state law... Tulsa World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135541/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:54:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075455/posts WASHINGTON, DC - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a ruling today requiring all warning signs to carry warning labels, effective immediately. The requirements apply to all warning signs placed since 1974, and call for stiff fines for non-compliance. The Administration hopes the move will help stem the growing warning sign injury crisis... The Daily Redundancy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075455/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:00:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051241/posts Unexpected Climb in Workplace Fatalities Sparks Search for Causes by Unions, Firms At a time when steel mills in the U.S. are running flat out to meet increasing demand, the steel industry is trying to unravel the causes of on-the-job accidents that resulted in more deaths in the first half of 2008 than in recent full years. . . . Officials at the United Steelworkers, which is negotiating labor contracts with U.S. Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal, contend that pressure to boost steel output while the market is strong has led to some fatalities . . . The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051241/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:15:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045148/posts Despite ongoing government and industry efforts to improve safety, maintenance of mobile-phone and other communications towers continues to be the most hazardous work around. And because of the relatively small number of employees in the business compared to other industry sectors, tower climbing — which suffered five fatalities during a 12-day span this spring and seven deaths overall this year so far — may also be the most overlooked, deadly job in the country. The recent spike in tower fall fatalities follows a reprieve in deaths between early December and April. It was a very bad year in 2006, when... RCR Wireless News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045148/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:11:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023922/posts GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An explosion in the house of a Hamas militant killed him and wounded 16 of his relatives and neighbors, health officials said Saturday. Doctors say two are in critical condition. The Palestinian Interior Ministry says it's investigating the cause of the blast at the home of Hamas activist Nader Abu Shaban. Hamas officials say Abu Shaban was handling explosives just before the blast. Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023922/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 10:12:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961129/posts DENVER — Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry and Attorney General Drew Edmondson contend a state law allowing employees to have guns in locked vehicles where they work promotes public safety. The officials told the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week that, contrary to the ruling by a judge in Tulsa, the law does not conflict with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act. The governor and attorney general made those arguments in asking the Denver-based court to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge Terence Kern in Tulsa’s federal court. Kern ruled Oct. 4 that OSHA preempts the law,... Tulsa World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961129/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:31:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947511/posts The 911 call Wednesday morning started simply enough. The caller, a 52-year-old employee of Alamo Concrete, gave the address of the company east of Manor. Gasping, he struggled to give the phone number. Then, he blurted out what was wrong: "I have my arm cut off, ma'am. I have my arm cut off." The man's arm was amputated at the elbow after it became stuck in a conveyor belt of a machine at Alamo Concrete, said Warren Hassinger, spokesman for Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services. Officials released a recording of the 911 call later Wednesday. The man, whose name was... Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947511/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2008 04:02:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928857/posts Gun Control - OSHA's covert role For a long time, we've been seeing and discussing incidents where people have been fired for having firearms in their private vehicles, or carrying concealed while at work. The argument from one side has been that businesses should be able to set their own rules about their own property, and the assumption has been that the rules have been the idea of the businesses in question In a thread yesterday, I noticed a reference to a federal judge in Oklahoma who struck down an Oklahoma law that would have permitted employees to have their... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928857/posts#comment Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:10:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1896378/posts Rep. Duncan Hunter would slash funding for federal agencies that oversee environmental protection and workplace safety to "free up that heavy hand on free enterprise" and promote economic growth. Appearing on the public television show "TechnoPolitics," taped for broadcast this weekend, the El Cajon Republican called for substantial cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). "I think we're going to have to cut the budget of the EPA. I think we should cut 30 to 50 percent," Hunter said. "Government is an industry unto itself. . . . Agencies work to build... San Diego Union Tribune via News Which Cannot Lose http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1896378/posts#comment Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:04:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864407/posts UPDATE - COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED TO SEPT 10 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed new rules that would have a dramatic effect on the storage and transportation of ammunition and handloading components such as primers or black and smokeless powder. The proposed rule indiscriminately treats ammunition, powder and primers as “explosives.” Among many other provisions, the proposed rule would: • Prohibit possession of firearms in commercial “facilities containing explosives”—an obvious problem for your local gun store. • Require evacuation of all “facilities containing explosives”—even your local Wal-Mart—during any electrical storm. • Prohibit smoking within 50 feet of... National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864407/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:56:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863462/posts This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56556 Saturday, July 7, 2007 WEAPONS OF CHOICEWork rules could blow up ammunition suppliesOSHA considering new requirements for handling 'explosives' Posted: July 7, 20071:00 a.m. Eastern © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com The federal government is considering a series of new rules that would apply to workplaces where "explosives" are handled, giving rise to a concern that the restrictions could be used to limit – or eliminate – reasonable access to firearms ammunition. Among those raising the issue is the National Rifle Association, which is publicizing a... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863462/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:34:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860041/posts The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is proposing a regulatory rule affecting the manufacturing, transportation and storage of small arms ammunition, primers and smokeless propellants. As written, the proposed rule would force the closure of nearly all ammunition manufacturers and force the cost of small arms ammunition to skyrocket beyond what the market could bear—essentially collapsing our industry. This is not an exaggeration. The cost to comply with the proposed rule for the ammunition industry, including manufacturer, wholesale distributors and retailers, will be massive and easily exceed $100 million. For example, ammunition and smokeless propellant manufacturers would have to... Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860041/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:11:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1773755/posts Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1773755/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:44:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1714732/posts HOT DANG--IT'S FRIDAY!!! This thread is dedicated to your employers and co-workers. It's dedicated to the people you love and the people you hate. This thread is dedicated to all the office games and pranks. This thread is dedicated to the office flirts and the office tards. We salute the fond memory of the office snitch and the promoted kiss-@ss. We dedicate this thread to those that frequent the restroom and those caught in the janitor's closet. We even salute you, Guy That Wears Way Too Much Cologne Here's To Office Politics: Rock On OFST! McGrall-Hill.com (I'm telling you it's legit) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1714732/posts#comment Fri, 6 Oct 2006 08:25:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711220/posts GRAND RAPIDS -- Spectrum Health and Saint Mary's Health Care will require all their employees to not use tobacco at any time during their work shift beginning January 1. The staffs of both hospitals will need to arrive without smelling of smoke, and they can't use any tobacco products until they leave hospital property after their shift. Metro Health is also joining in the Smoke-Free Work Day Every Day campaign. In 2003, the Grand Rapids hospitals became the first in the country to jointly declare their hospital campuses smoke-free. Today, more than 30 Michigan hospitals have smoke-free campuses. This... woodtv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711220/posts#comment Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:41:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711100/posts SEATTLE -- Non-tribal casinos have already lost tens of millions of dollars because of Washington’s new indoor smoking ban. A new financial study, conducted by our own KIRO Team 7 Investigators, discovers taxpayers could loose millions as well. Card-rooms, charity bingo halls, and some bars and restaurants are required to report financial information to the state every year. The state hasn't had a chance to look at the figures since the smoking ban took effect. I have. It looks like "no smoking" means economic devastation for the non-tribal gaming industry. If there was ever any doubt that gamblers are also... kirotv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711100/posts#comment Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:20:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710419/posts Following are actual statistics reflecting examples of the negative impact upon individual businesses following the recently instituted smoking ban ordinances, effective in Springfield, Illinois and surrounding unincorporated Sangamon County this September 15, 2006 (less than two weeks ago). When small businesses account for about two-thirds of our country's economic growth and new jobs, it is difficult to comprehend elected officials' reasoning in voting to implement an intrusive ordinance which will hurt those same business owners. A restaurant owner who does not permit smoking will see it as a violation of his property rights if a coalition uses the political... congress.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710419/posts#comment Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:12:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1708398/posts Delaware County's ban on smoking in most work places has become a problem for some nursing homes, which are both work places for employees and homes for the residents. The smoking ordinance does not prevent people from smoking in their homes, but it does ban smoking in most public buildings and work spaces. If a nursing home bans smoking, they could lose federal funding for failing to comply with regulations, but if they allow smoking they could face fines or a lawsuit from the county health department, officials said. Federal regulations state that if a nursing home changes its... Ft Wayne.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1708398/posts#comment Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:45:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706564/posts Churchill Downs could be hurt financially if it is forced to go completely smoke free, a company official said Wednesday. Kevin Flanery, Churchill Downs Inc.’s vice president for national public affairs, told a Louisville Metro Council committee considering a new, tougher smoking ban, that the race track is already facing heavy competition from Indiana and from computer and telephone betting services.And he said the company’s experience at a Florida track shows some people will stop betting when a smoking ban takes effect. But the former head of the Greater Louisville Medical Society testified that his group favors a complete... United Pro Smoker's Rights http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706564/posts#comment Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:01:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706453/posts A private smokers club in Smiths Falls challenged Ontario's indoor smoking ban with its grand opening Friday — and Ontario officials did not brave the fumes to attend. Instead, the club's founder was charged under the province's Smoke-Free Ontario act the day before it opened. Since Ontario's indoor workplace and public smoking ban went into effect, ashtrays and cigars have been illegal in bars. The grand opening of Do' Little's pub as a club for members of a private smokers association took place at noon at the Comfort Inn on Centre Street in Smiths Falls, about 65 kilometres south of... CBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706453/posts#comment Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:02:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706020/posts Park Ridge aldermen will resume discussion of the city's public smoking ban, following complaints from three restaurant owners that their businesses have been adversely affected by it.The restaurant owners spoke briefly to the City Council Monday night, prompting Mayor Howard Frimark to ask the aldermen if the smoking ban should be brought back before the Procedures and Regulations Committee. Alderman Jeannie Markech agreed that it should, and made a motion for the discussion. Eight aldermen voted in favor of the issue going back to committee and five voted against. One alderman was absent.The next meeting of the Procedures and Regulations... Herald Advocate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706020/posts#comment Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:39:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704179/posts There have been a bunch of books about the mistakes made after the American invasion of Baghdad, George Packer's Assassin's Gate and Thomas Ricks' Fiasco being the two best in my opinion.Yesterday, the Washington Post published an excerpt from Rajiv Chandrasekaran's effort. He was their bureau chief there for a few years and his book, Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone, will be released tomorrow.I haven't read the book, but the excerpt is as damning as anything could be. It outlines how people were recruited to serve in the Coalition Provisional Authority, the group that ran... NPR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704179/posts#comment Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:31:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698811/posts Jobs are being eliminated by special interest activist organizations Now that air quality test results by the likes of the American Cancer Society are proving that the secondhand smoke kills argument is completely fabricated. http://cleanairquality.blogspot.com/2004/04/american-cancer-society-test-results.html It's time for lawmakers to investigate why this fallacy has permeated the local government debate.....and specifically who is funding and spreading that false information. http://www.rwjf.org/about/founder.jhtml The "who" is in large part the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. And since RWJF is an affiliate of the Johnson & Johnson Company (the manufacturer of competing nicotine product interests Nicoderm & Nicoderm CQ), it stands to reason that the... Congress.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698811/posts#comment Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:02:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696492/posts Robin Brayman, a 44-year-old Greenfield resident, thought she had saved quite a bit of money buying cigarettes online, until she received a bill from the state demanding more than $2,000 in unpaid sales and cigarette taxes. "I had no idea. When I first started buying, the Web site said the cigarettes were tax-free, duty-free. You assumed you didn't have to pay anything," Brayman said. Brayman, like many other smokers, purchases cigarettes online because they are offered at a deep discount. A carton of Marlboro Full Flavor 100s costs $29.45 plus shipping from BuyCheapCigarettes.com, the site Brayman patronized. The same... bangordailynews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696492/posts#comment Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:08:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1689522/posts ROCKTON -- Rockton leaders snuff out an idea to ban smoking at public places. Tuesday night at their meeting, a motion to draft an ordinance banning smoking in public places failed to get anywhere. Rockton Village Trustee Dennis Meade put the issue before board members, but no one seconded the motion. The proposal would've kept people from lighting up on streets, sidewalks, parks and in businesses. Several community members including business owners spoke out at the meeting against a ban saying it would hurt their business. Others claimed it a ban would go against their rights. One person at... wrex.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1689522/posts#comment Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:25:04 GMT