Nonfatal workplace injuries among private industry employers in 2008 fell 8% from the previous year.

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Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and OSHA interim administrator Jordan Barab have said that a new combustible dust regulation is one of their rulemaking priorities at OSHA.

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For the last eight years, OSHA has de-emphasized recordkeeping inspections. That’s about to change.

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Tags: ASSE, Hilda Solis, Jordan Barab, OSHA NEP, OSHA recordkeeping

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis had two messages for attendees at the American Society of Safety Engineers’ annual conference: We’re here to help companies provide safe workplaces, but we’ll also crack down on those who don’t.

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The Senate grilled President-elect Obama’s pick for Labor Secretary on a variety of issues at her confirmation hearing.

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Tags: Employee Free Choice Act, ergonomics, Hilda Solis, Obama, OSHA