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		<title>2011 DOL Budget Request Includes Nearly $14.5 Million Increase for OSHA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Ciancio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through a national online discussion, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis recently outlined President Obama’s $117 billion FY 2011 budget request for the Department of Labor (DOL), which includes $573 million for OSHA, an increase of nearly $14.5 million. The budget is built around Secretary Solis’ vision of “good jobs for everyone.” ]]></description>
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		<title>OSHA Proposes Recordkeeping Rule Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OSHA proposes revising its Recordkeeping Standard to include a column for recording musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) on the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, Form 300.]]></description>
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		<title>HazCom Ranks Third on OSHA’s Top 10 List of Most Frequently Cited Standards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Ciancio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hazard Communication Standard (HCS or HazCom) is again found near the top of OSHA’s Most Frequently Cited Standards list, ranking third for the 2009 fiscal year. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. David Michaels Confirmed as OSHA Administrator</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Ciancio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Distinguished scientist Dr. David Michaels is the official assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, replacing the acting overseer, Jordan Barab. Michaels was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and then sworn in on Dec. 9, 2009. 

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		<title>New GAO Report on Occupational Injury and Illness Recordkeeping is Alarming</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Ciancio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OSHA's "Recordkeeping Rule" continues to make headlines in the EH&#038;S world.  The most recent news involves  a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which concludes that underreporting and inaccurate employer injury and illness data may be attributed to a number of factors, including worker intimidation, and that the Labor Department's OSHA audit process for verifying employer injury and illness records, is flawed.]]></description>
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