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Amazon Warehouses Face Expanded Probes Into Safety Hazards as Investigators Visit Three More Sites
Last month, OSHA and federal prosecutors launched a probe into potential safety violations at Amazon warehouses.
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OSHA Opens Probe Into Deadly Amazon Warehouse Collapse in Illinois
A tornado on Friday hit the Amazon delivery depot in Edwardsville, Illinois, known as DLI4.
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Could Covid's Omicron Variant Impact Your Workplace? Here's What to Know
We’ve learned a lot from the delta wave in the U.S., but health experts say to remain vigilant.
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Legal Battle Over Biden Covid Vaccine Mandate Heads to Federal Appeals Court With GOP-Appointed Majority
The Sixth Circuit appeals court, which has a GOP-appointed majority, will now decide whether to permanently halt Biden’s Covid vaccine mandate policy.
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Biden Vaccine Mandate Solves Some Problems for HR Chiefs — But Creates New Ones
The Covid-19 vaccine mandate is solving some thorny issues for chief human resources officers—but it’s creating new problems that are tougher to solve.
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White House Tells Businesses to Proceed With Vaccine Mandate Despite Court-Ordered Pause
The White House on Monday said businesses should move forward with the requirements despite the court-ordered pause.
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The Latest Federal Vaccine Mandate Covers 84 Million Workers—Here's What to Know
Unvaccinated workers at private-sector companies have until Jan. 4 to get the Covid-19 shot or face regular testing.
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Palo Alto City Employee Dies While Upgrading Transformer
A Palo Alto city employee died in an “electrical incident” Saturday while a five-person crew was upgrading a transformer, city officials confirmed.
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Questions Surround Cupertino Vallco Mall Demolition After Close Call
A wall that came crashing down during demolition of the old Vallco Mall in Cupertino was all part of the plan, developer Sand Hill Properties said.
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NuStar Fuel Storage Facility Shut Down While Investigation Continues Into Explosion, Fire
Federal state and local investigators are working hard to try to figure out what led to the explosion and fire at the NuStar Energy facility in Crockett.
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Investigation Into NuStar Fuel Storage Fire Continues
What led to the explosion and fire at the NuStar fuel storage facility? Still no answer. But local, state and federal investigators are trying to figure it out. Jodi Hernandez reports.
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NuStar Fire Prompts Contra Costa County Supervisor to Seek Stronger Oversight of Petrochemical Tank Farms
The dramatic fire at the NuStar tank farm Tuesday prompted a Contra Costa County supervisor to call for more rigorous oversight of at least six petrochemical facilities that he says are currently exempted from his county’s more rigorous regulation under the industrial safety ordinance governing oil refineries and chemical plants.
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NuStar Fire Prompts Call for Stronger Oversight
You might be surprised to learn there’s actually very little government oversight of fuel storage facilities. NBC Bay Area Investigative Reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken dug into inspection records and learned the tank farm is largely exempt from federal and state chemical safety regulations.
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New York Becomes First State Requiring Tampon Ingredients Be Disclosed
New York will become the first state to require the disclosure of ingredients in tampons and other menstrual products
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2 Homeless Men Killed by Amtrak Train in Berkeley Identified
Two homeless men who were struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Berkeley on Thursday night were identified by the Alameda County coroner on Monday as Jason Clary, 37, and Jupiter Ganymede Marley, 31.
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Construction Worker at Disneyland Killed When Steel Plate Falls on Him
A man working in a trench at Disneyland in Anaheim suffered fatal injuries Thursday when a steel plate fell on him.
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OSHA Cites Companies After Plumbers Poisoned at SFO
Two employers have been cited by California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, after two plumbers were poisoned by carbon monoxide at San Francisco International Airport.
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Two Men Die While Working in Delaware County Manhole
Two sewer workers died 30 feet underground in Delaware County Thursday and what caused their deaths was not immediately known. The deadly incident took place Thursday morning in Aldan Borough, Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery Surprises With Shutdown Plan, Loss of 1,000 Jobs
The South Philadelphia oil refinery that caused a series of massive explosions last week will close within the next month, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney confirmed.
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Cal/OSHA Investigates Dog Attacks at Santa Clara Wag Hotel
Cal/OSHA, the state’s occupational safety agency, has launched an investigation into a South Bay pet boarding facility after five of its employees were victims of a vicious dog attack last week.