วิวินาวิ : วอชิงตันดีซี : (สหรัฐอเมริกา) Washington DC

Addressing PPE in construction, Black Lung Trust Fund protection and electric mine equipment 

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"December 12, 2024"



Personal protective equipment PPE required beyond this point warning sign on fence [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/11/right-fit-right-protection ]



New equipment standard ensures construction workers safety [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/11/right-fit-right-protection ]

OSHA issued a final rule on the personal protective equipment standard [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/11/right-fit-right-protection ]for the construction industry. The changes clarify that equipment must fit each employee properly to protect them from workplace hazards.



Worker wearing reflective vest and helmet walks alongside a coal-carrying conveyor belt. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/owcp/owcp20241211 ]



New self-insurance standard for coal mine operators [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/owcp/owcp20241211 ]

The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs issued a final rule that requires self-insured coal mine operators to post adequate security for their Black Lung benefit liabilities [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/owcp/owcp20241211 ], protecting the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund against assuming the liabilities of bankrupt coal mine operators.



A yellow electric mining locomotive on a track inside a large rocky tunnel. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/msha/msha20241209 ]



MSHA updates requirements for electric equipment used in gassy mines [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/msha/msha20241209 ]

The Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule updating testing, evaluation and approval requirements for electric motor-driven mine equipment [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/msha/msha20241209 ]and accessories used in gassy mines with high risks of fire and explosion. The rule incorporates voluntary consensus standards for gassy mining environments and is approved by the American National Standards Institute. The rule allows product designers and manufacturers seeking MSHA approval to follow ANSI voluntary consensus standards or existing MSHA-specific technical requirements.



High racks holding tires in the warehouse of a tire dealer [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241205-0 ]



Tire distributor’s safety failures cited in forklift operator’s death [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241205-0 ]

OSHA inspectors found widespread failures by Mitchell Industrial Tire Co. Inc. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241205-0 ] that exposed dozens of employees to serious and deadly injuries, including a forklift operator who died after a pallet of truck tires fell on him at an Elm Mott, Texas warehouse. The company received citations for 12 violations related to improperly trained forklift drivers and storing pallets more than 16-feet high unsafely.



A woman examines ears of corn in a corn field. Other workers are in the background.



Ending gender-based violence in the world of work

The Women’s Bureau recognized 16 days of activism against gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work by renewing a memorandum of understanding with the International Labour Organization [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/wb/wb20241210 ]and publishing five blogs focused on resources and information for employers, unions, governments and more on how they can ensure safe workplaces for all, including: 


* Identifying risk factors and offering solutions to diminish the risk of GBVH [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/09/reducing-the-risk-for-gender-based-violence-and-harassment-in-the-world-of-work ]. 
* Addressing GBVH as a work safety and health issue [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/05/gender-based-violence-and-harassment-in-workplace-health-and-safety-plans ].


Bearded man wearing a hard hat and safety overalls stands in a mine, holding a clipboard. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/msha/msha20241205 ]



Inspectors give 15 mines with repeated violations special attention [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/msha/msha20241205 ]

The Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at mines in 13 states in October 2024 [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/msha/msha20241205 ] where safety failures merit increased agency attention and enforcement and issued 286 violations. Since 2023, impact inspections have identified 4,965 violations. MSHA began monthly impact inspections after an April 2010 explosion in West Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 miners.



Taryn M. Willams with four other attendees of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Inclusion and Disability [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/10/a-global-affirmation-of-disability-rights ]



G7 Ministerial Meeting on inclusion and disability [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/10/a-global-affirmation-of-disability-rights ]

Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy Taryn M. Williams was part of the U.S. delegation to the first-ever G7 Ministerial Meeting on Inclusion and Disability [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/10/a-global-affirmation-of-disability-rights ] in Italy.



IN CASE YOU MISSED IT



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Our Wage and Hour Division is now on Facebook [ https://www.facebook.com/wageandhourdivision ]! Follow them for information on wage and hour laws, compliance guidance and worker rights.

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Overtime word cloud [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241209 ]



Wage theft recovery [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241209 ]

The department has obtained a court judgment to recover $414,351 in overtime wages and damages from a Pennsylvania healthcare agency [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241209 ] that purposefully denied 16 workers full wages.

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Construction workers install new roof wearing fall protection devices. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241204 ]



Serial safety offender [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241204 ]

For the 8th time since 2020, OSHA has cited an Illinois roofing contractor for exposing workers to falls from elevation [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241204 ], the construction industry’s deadliest hazard.

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A woman miner standing on stairs and wearing protective gear and a white hard hat. A second image with two miners walking, wearing protective gear and a hard hat with a lamp. [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/06/commemorating-national-miners-day ]



National Miners Day [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/06/commemorating-national-miners-day ]

The Mine Safety and Health Administration joined the nation in observing National Miners Day [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/06/commemorating-national-miners-day ] on Dec. 6 to recognize the skills and sacrifices of miners and their families.

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Blurred image of USPS mail truck in motion. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241206 ]



Righting employer’s wrong [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241206 ]

We've sued the U.S. Postal Service and two managers in Pennsylvania for terminating a worker who raised concerns [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241206 ] about using an unsafe loading dock.

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Worker at bottom of deep excavation guarded by a steel trench box to prevent trench collapse. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241205 ]



Risking trench catastrophe [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241205 ]

Federal safety inspectors have cited two Florida contractors that face a total of $363,436 in penalties for endangering employees [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20241205 ] in unprotected trenches in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach.

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A farmworker wearing a wide-brimmed hat bends down to harvest strawberries in a field. [ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY-LCLcsLXVEkIn5hBMhMJontHTFzBXl3 ]



Language access [ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY-LCLcsLXVEkIn5hBMhMJontHTFzBXl3 ]

We’ve created new videos in three Indigenous languages — Mixteco Alto, Mixteco Bajo and Nahuatl — to help migrant workers in the U.S. know their rights. Help us share them to get the word out [ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY-LCLcsLXVEkIn5hBMhMJontHTFzBXl3 ].

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A young woman looks at her computer while evaluating her finances. [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/10/preparing-for-the-future-start-by-reviewing-your-benefits ]



End-of-year benefits review [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/10/preparing-for-the-future-start-by-reviewing-your-benefits ]

A new Employee Benefits Security Administration blog encourages you to review your retirement and health benefits [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/10/preparing-for-the-future-start-by-reviewing-your-benefits ]to ensure you’re prepared for your future.

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DATA SPOTLIGHT



November 2024: +227,000 jobs added. 4.2% unemployment rate. BLS | dol.gov [ https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm ]



Workers benefit from strong economy [ https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm ]

The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs last month [ https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm ], and payroll employment gains show a healthy labor market with low unemployment, meaning more working Americans have more money in their pockets.



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IN THE NEWS




* *Staffing Industry Analysts*: Staffing firms to pay $2.4M over nonpayment of overtime [ https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/staffing-firms-to-pay-24m-over-nonpayment-of-overtime ]
* *Associated Press*: US added a strong 227,000 jobs in November [ https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-hiring-likely-rebounded-last-month-after-storms-and-strikes-curtailed-october-job-growth/ar-AA1vmM19?ocid=BingNewsSerp ]
* *Star Advertiser:* Oahu restaurant owner must pay workers $158K for wage violations [ https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/12/03/breaking-news/oahu-restaurant-owner-must-pay-workers-158k-for-wage-violations/ ]
* *LA City View Ch. 35*: LA This Week: In Conversation with Ali Khawar [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu5ku0KLV4Q ]
* *Washington Post*: Working parents’ childcare struggles are getting worse [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/06/work-parents-childcare-issues/ ]
* *Fort Worth Star-Telegram: *Renewance partners with US Department of Labor to launch Registered Apprenticeship program for skilled battery technicians [ https://www.star-telegram.com/press-releases/article296167179.html ]

 

 

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