Occupational Standards

DOL's OSHA to hold meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

24 May 2012

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health June 19-20 in Washington. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has announced the appointment of three new committee members and the re-appointment of five members.

Workplace fatalities rise in confined spaces

24 May 2012

From a Napa winemaker to a paint manufacturing employee in Fullerton, seven Californians died last year while working in a confined space – an uptick in a category of workplace fatalities that are readily preventable, experts said. “We’ve learned enough over the years that there’s no reason that people should be dying in confined spaces,� said Michael Wilson, director of the Labor Occupational ...

India to receive 6 mln euros from EU for skill development

24 May 2012

New Delhi, May 23 : India will get 6 million euros from the European Union for skill development project which was launched here today.