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Pulaski Health and Rehab hosts supply drive for Oklahoma tornado victims
WDBJ7 ReporterThe tragedy in Oklahoma remains fresh on the minds of folks around here. In the town of Pulaski, employees at the Pulaski Health and Rehab have started collecting all kinds of items to send. The collection drive began today. People have been bringing...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace
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Several area residents on Governor McDonnell's Task Force of School and Campus Safety
Nearly four dozen people -- including several locals -- have been named to a Virginia panel reviewing school policies and procedures. The panel will also review funding and resource challenges, to ensure the safety of students and educators. Gov. Bob...
Tags: Parenting, Crime, Law and Justice, Stafford County, Virginia Tech, Fires
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OSHA orders Norfolk Southern to pay injured worker
Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to appeal a federal agency's order requiring it to pay an injured worker more than $288,000. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's order came in a whistleblower complaint. The worker claimed Norfolk...
Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Back-to-school bus tour makes a stop in Roanoke
Multimedia JournalistThere's a two week bus tour traveling all around the country and its mission is to improve education all across America. Friday, September 21st, that bus stopped in Roanoke. The Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, made a stop at Virginia Western...Tags: Arne Duncan, Immigration, Engineering, U.S. Department of Education, Science
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Norfolk Southern ordered to pay two whistleblowers nearly $1 million
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has been ordered to pay two whistleblowers $932,000. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the penalties Tuesday. An investigation concluded that the workers' reporting of injuries suffered on the job...
Tags: Employees, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Career and Workplace
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Mine and Safety Competition Kicks Off Tuesday in Blacksburg
Some specialized emergency workers will be showing off their stuff this week in Blacksburg. The Mine and Safety Competition starts Tuesday at Blacksburg Municipal Park. 36 teams from five states will battle it out in a number of drills over the next...
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UPDATED: Bedford school bus drivers get a break from school board
Bus drivers caught a break from the Bedford County School Board. They were angry over plans to increase the cost of their health insurance. For some drivers it would have gone up 10 times what they pay now. One bus driver estimates the increase in...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Health Insurance Cost, Health and Safety at School, Health
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A medical free-for-all at the Roanoke Rescue Mission
Multimedia JournalistFor the second time this year, medical students from Blacksburg held their second free health care clinic with the Roanoke Rescue Mission. Rodney Divers is a diabetic and he doesn't have insurance. He works a full-time...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School, Unemployment Benefits, Vaccines, Health
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UPDATED: Coalition of community and business leaders tells state lawmakers to keep moratorium on uranium mining
Legislators, business leaders and medical professionals from Southside Virginia are asking the General Assembly to take no action in the 2012 session on a 30-year-old state ban on uranium mining.
Known collectively as the Virginia Coalition and the...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Economy, Business and Finance, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Executive Branch, Family
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Agency investigates Roanoke City school after lead is detected
Anchor/ReporterA state agency is investigating after a measurable amount of lead was found at a Roanoke elementary school. On Thursday, Deputy Superintendent Curt Baker with the Roanoke City schools told WDBJ7 the lead samples were detected in paint. The paint is...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Health, Health and Safety at Work
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Cutting costs and improving health at work with new program from Danville Regional Medical Center
ReporterIf too many employees are sick and have huge medical bills, it can really add up for a business owner. Now a local hospital believes it has the cure. Danville Regional Medical Center is now offering a wellness program to help businesses and employees....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Business, Health Insurance Cost, Health
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Uranium mining report released
The Associated PressA highly anticipated National Academy of Sciences report on uranium mining concludes that Virginia must overcome "steep hurdles" before it can assure that a rich deposit of the radioactive ore can be safely mined and processed. The 290-page report...Tags: Metal and Mineral, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Crime, Law and Justice, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Technology
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