Sentences with phrase «for worker safety»

Grounded circuits, created lock outs or tag outs in substation circuits for worker safety, and installed overhead and underground primary and secondary lines

Our lawyers have demonstrated the ability to hold employers and their insurance carriers accountable for worker safety and have obtained disability rulings and settlements of up to $ 500,000.

Agencies would be responsible for Worker Safety and Insurance Board («WSIB») accident costs if a temporary employee is injured at an Employer's work site.

Blankenship, who led Massey through its mountaintop removal expansion, also earned the reputation as a union - buster with little regard for worker safety.

Rory Lancman has also been a vigorous advocate for worker safety, and chaired the Subcommittee on Workplace Safety.

«It's a very automated facility,» he says, noting that this was done for worker safety and improved performance.

• Tesla Under OSHA Investigation for Worker Safety as Elon Musk Ramps Up Model 3 Production (by David Meyer)

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The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AFJSC) said nine journalists were killed in Kabul, the worst toll for media workers in a single attack in the country.

Both the European - led Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh and the U.S. Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety have made significant advances toward addressing issues of building integrity and fire safety systems in that coSafety in Bangladesh and the U.S. Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety have made significant advances toward addressing issues of building integrity and fire safety systems in that coSafety have made significant advances toward addressing issues of building integrity and fire safety systems in that cosafety systems in that country.

The investigation comes just days after the Center for Investigative Reporting's Reveal published a lengthy report about worker safety at Tesla's Fremont factory, where the Model S sedan, Model X SUV, and new mass - market Model 3 is produced.

«We want safety for all the workers,» Geoconda Argüello - Kline, the union's secretary - treasurer, told The Associated Press.

To eliminate confusion and increase safety awareness for your workers in all regards, provide signs wherever they may be relevant.

The fund would also pay for research, development of experts and other methods to improve worker safety.

Game # 2, ongoing: managers go into the homes of randomly selected clients with a safety checklist; workers get a $ 50 bonus for achieving a 100 % score on the safety procedures.

At most, you're looking at spending $ 2.08 extra for a T - shirt to improve the safety and wages of garment workers.

Weston and other executives may feel a moral obligation to improve safety for Bangladeshi workers.

Workers have been wearing uniforms, safety gear, ID badges, communications headsets, and so on for years to do their jobs better.»

For several years, Cameco has tied compensation to environmental sustainability and worker safety, because «being in the uranium business, the company understands the importance of the social licence from the community,» says Nancy Hopkins, a lawyer who sits on several private - and public - sector boards, including Cameco's.

The Jacobses anticipate critics will observe that life isn't so good for unemployed textile workers in the United States, but argue that they are providing jobs for people without a safety net who would otherwise be much worse off.

To help prevent future catastrophes, worker advocates have recently promoted an international accord that sets mandatory safety standards for garment factories.

Safety - sensitive transportation workers — including flight crew, air traffic controllers, truck drivers and train engineers — will be screened for several common opioid painkillers starting next year, according to a new federal rule published Monday.

Forty percent of American workers say their job is very or extremely stressful, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

But CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on a conference call that the company is investing «heavily» on safety and security, including workers with language skills for detecting hate speech, and tools for verifying government IDs ahead of elections in the U.S. and abroad by the end of the year.

A different approach would strengthen individual savings accounts by requiring workers to contribute out of pre-tax income, combined with a redistributive means - tested safety net for those who fall into poverty in old age.

Instead, Sari Sairanen, health and safety director for national union Unifor, doesn't think the problem will get better until governments themselves step in to provide better child and elder care so that workers have options outside of just missing work.

The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has found that 75 % of workers who use a video display terminal experience at least «occasional» discomfort of the neck, back and shoulders; 20 % to 25 % experience it almost daily.

The USTR's Ambassador Michael Froman said in a statement, «Our GSP [Generalized System of Preferences] statute requires certain basic standards for worker rights and worker safety as a condition of eligibility.

It was bad news for the employees who were laid off, but great news for small companies that specialized in a given business service, which in my particular case was worker safety, training and organizational development.

These adjustments can be painful for individuals, and it is incumbent on policy - makers to help buffer the transition by ensuring adequate safety nets for workers and facilitating retraining and relocation.

And reams of social science research show that strong unions do much more than that: They bolster regional economies, increase democratic participation, and even strengthen the social safety net for non-unionized workers.

This book is a must read for those concerned about how technology is disrupting the way we work and eroding the social safety net, and how policy makers should respond to ensure that the growing number of workers in the «gig» economy earn adequate benefits.

«For anyone driven crazy by the faux warm and fuzzy PR of the so - called sharing economy Steven Hill's Raw Deal: How the «Uber Economy» and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers should be required reading... Hill is an extremely well - informed skeptic who presents a satisfyingly blistering critique of high tech's disingenuous equating of sharing with profiteering... Hill includes two chapters listing potential solutions for the crises facing U.S. workers... Hill stresses the need for movement organizing to create a safety net strong enough to save the millions of workers currently being shafted in venture capital's brave new world.&raqFor anyone driven crazy by the faux warm and fuzzy PR of the so - called sharing economy Steven Hill's Raw Deal: How the «Uber Economy» and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers should be required reading... Hill is an extremely well - informed skeptic who presents a satisfyingly blistering critique of high tech's disingenuous equating of sharing with profiteering... Hill includes two chapters listing potential solutions for the crises facing U.S. workers... Hill stresses the need for movement organizing to create a safety net strong enough to save the millions of workers currently being shafted in venture capital's brave new world.Workers should be required reading... Hill is an extremely well - informed skeptic who presents a satisfyingly blistering critique of high tech's disingenuous equating of sharing with profiteering... Hill includes two chapters listing potential solutions for the crises facing U.S. workers... Hill stresses the need for movement organizing to create a safety net strong enough to save the millions of workers currently being shafted in venture capital's brave new world.&raqfor the crises facing U.S. workers... Hill stresses the need for movement organizing to create a safety net strong enough to save the millions of workers currently being shafted in venture capital's brave new world.workers... Hill stresses the need for movement organizing to create a safety net strong enough to save the millions of workers currently being shafted in venture capital's brave new world.&raqfor movement organizing to create a safety net strong enough to save the millions of workers currently being shafted in venture capital's brave new world.workers currently being shafted in venture capital's brave new world.»

Their flagship product, DAQRI Smart Helmet ™, is improving efficiency and safety for workers on the job.

As our caucus spokesperson for mining, Norm did the responsible thing and took these concerns about health and safety for workers — and the potential environmental concerns — to Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett and Environment Minister Mary Polak.

«And while we continue to strengthen our efforts around injury and illness prevention, make no mistake: strong health and safety laws, and diligent enforcement of those laws, are still foundational for keeping workers safe on the job.»

Though most of the explosion in the Bakken region is already played out, and though a large portion of the oil workers in the region have already found permanent housing situations, I expect the growth in the Price / Book multiple coupled with steady earnings (if not growing earnings) to secure the safety of this investment for the near future.

The Liberals have been pushing their right - wing agenda for the past twelve years: privatizing and contracting out, slashing corporate taxes so they're now the lowest in Canada, dismantling the social safety net and environmental standards regulations in BC, and attacking public sector workers.

Moving beyond laissez - faire, democratic governments have also formed safety nets for those who can not compete effectively, regulated workplaces to protect worker safety, and guaranteed universal access to education and health services.

Insisting on good wages for workers or pollution reduction or workplace safety inhibits market growth.

I'll agree, there is corruption on both sides, but if I had to pick one over the other I would have to choose the one that supports some sort of social safety net for middle and low income workers in America.

Fears of further bloodshed has led Kenya's election commission to postpone the planned voting in some opposition strongholds, with safety concerns for its workers cited as deadly clashes continued between police and protesters.

The local church in the nearby town has been very critical of the mining companies and of the government's failure to look out for the safety and health of the workers and residents.

And how well did that work for slaves the first 300 years, child labor exploited and coal miners and factory workers suffering horrific working conditions and safety issues in the early 1900's, women still fighting the glass ceiling that exists, etc.?

To front - load the story by saying people were being treated in animal stalls, and only later point out it was a free clinic held in a county fairground (rural area, large crowd... likely the only suitable place that passed health and safety requirements for such an event), and to not mention that many if not most of those taking advantage of the free medical care were likely farm workers and not here legally... is beyond poor reporting.

Young boys should stay away from parents, teachers, politicians, police officers and de-fi-nitely from Hollywood workers for safety.

The English Collective of Prostitutes was founded in 1982 to campaign for the decriminalisation of prostitution and to campaign for sex workers» rights and safety.

Providing opportunities for workers to participate in and contribute to the decision - making process on health, safety and wellbeing matters in the workplace and promote a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture through consultation, co-operation and co-ordination;

«If they fit in, they stay for quite a long time, and that helps us enormously when it comes to maintaining quality and worker safety,» Savin says.

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One of the main challenges for manufacturers is how to introduce connected technologies without compromising production, worker safety or data security.