/tags/osha OSHA en-US Copyright Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-09/osha-proposes-290k-in-fines-following-explosion-at-sherwin-williams-plant-in-garland The company is cited for several serious violations tied to the explosion that injured one worker. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-09/osha-proposes-290k-in-fines-following-explosion-at-sherwin-williams-plant-in-garland Juan Salinas II /news/2023-06-26/a-texas-airport-worker-who-was-sucked-into-a-planes-engine-died-by-suicide The 27-year-old airport worker took his own life in San Antonio on Friday, the local medical examiner said. The incident marked the second fatal aviation engine ingestion so far this year. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:52:10 GMT /news/2023-06-26/a-texas-airport-worker-who-was-sucked-into-a-planes-engine-died-by-suicide Emily Olson /news/2023-06-23/outside-workers-expected-to-lose-break-requirements-as-heatwave-soars-through-texas Among the most vulnerable to extreme heat are truck drivers, utility workers, and construction workers. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 21:22:10 GMT /news/2023-06-23/outside-workers-expected-to-lose-break-requirements-as-heatwave-soars-through-texas Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media /health-wellness/2022-01-12/whos-required-to-get-vaccinated-in-texas-heres-what-you-should-know The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision soon that will shape the future of vaccine policies. But as litigation stands, federal mandates for Texas Army National Guard members and employers of large businesses are currently in effect. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:12:43 GMT /health-wellness/2022-01-12/whos-required-to-get-vaccinated-in-texas-heres-what-you-should-know The Texas Tribune /politics/2021-11-05/texas-has-joined-a-lawsuit-to-block-bidens-covid-19-vaccine-rules-for-private-employers The lawsuit came one day after the White House’s announcement of an OSHA rule implementing the vaccine or testing mandate first announced in September. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:40:22 GMT /politics/2021-11-05/texas-has-joined-a-lawsuit-to-block-bidens-covid-19-vaccine-rules-for-private-employers Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media /news/2021-08-17/heat-is-killing-workers-in-the-u-s-and-there-are-no-federal-rules-to-protect-them Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMT /news/2021-08-17/heat-is-killing-workers-in-the-u-s-and-there-are-no-federal-rules-to-protect-them Julia Shipley, Brian Edwards, David Nickerson, Robert Benincasa, Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom, Cheryl W. Thompson /news/2019-04-24/after-deadly-explosion-at-army-munitions-plant-the-business-of-war-proves-costly Two years after an explosion at a crucial Army factory that is the country's largest producer of small-caliber ammunition, the true cause of Lawrence Bass… Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:13:25 GMT /news/2019-04-24/after-deadly-explosion-at-army-munitions-plant-the-business-of-war-proves-costly Chris Haxel /news/2018-08-30/dollar-tree-hit-with-100-000-penalty-for-locking-emergency-exit-at-dallas-store Dollar Tree and the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration have settled on a $100,000 penalty after one of the chain's… Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:58:26 GMT /news/2018-08-30/dollar-tree-hit-with-100-000-penalty-for-locking-emergency-exit-at-dallas-store Anthony Cave