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From the Department of Labor, on the Budget
Wednesday, February 10th
From the Department of Labor –
On Monday, Secretary Solis and agency heads released the FY 2011 Budget for the Department of Labor via live Web chat with more than 1,500 participants. The Secretary's budget requests a total of $117 billion and asks for 358 more employees. As the Secretary said in her video and Web chat, "My goals are straightforward. Protect workers rights in the workplace; expand our role in enforcing those rights — especially in our agreements with our trading partners; ensure that all Americans are aware of and have access to our programs, so that they have an opportunity to get and keep future jobs. And, most important, let the public see what we’re doing…transparency." View the slideshow at http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/photos/slideshows/20100201-webchat.htm .
In this update:
- OSHA Listens Postponed
- ASSE Joins Safety and Health Groups in Urging Commitment to Safety in Jobs Bill
- FY 11 Budget Season for Safety and Health Agencies Begin
- From the Department of Labor, on the Budget
- OSHA Proposes MSD Column for OSHA 300 Log
- OSHA Withdraws Rulemaking on Fit-testing Protocols
- MSHA Seeks Info on Proximity Detection Systems for Underground Mines
- MSHA Seeks Feedback on Proximity Detection Systems
- OSHA Makes Injury/Illness Data Available in Searchable Database
- NIOSH PtD Update – ASSE Webinar on PtD and Tech Report
- MSHA Begins “Rules to Live By” Campaign
- EPA on Its Budget Request
- EPA Seeks Improved Transparency on Chemical Risks
- PHMSA Advisory Bulletin on Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Leak Detection
- PHMSA Amends Packaging Amendments
- PHMSA Proposes Adjustments to Registration and Fee Assessment Program
- EPA Strengthens Nitrogen Dioxide Standard
- Media Investigates Cal OSHA
- North Carolina Workplace Deaths Dropped 40 Percent in 2009
- In 2009, Workplace Violence Spikes in Washington State
- We Need Your Help – Message to ASSE Members from Jim Thornton, ASSE GAC Chair
- ASSE President Chris Patton Speaks for Members at OSHA Listens
- ASSE Testifies at OSHA Public Hearing on Harmonizing Hazard Communication with GHS
- ASSE Effort in Florida Has Grown to a Coalition
- OSHA Extends Comment Period for 300 Log Ergo Column Rulemaking