Health and Safety at Work

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most of the job growth in 2011 was concentrated in industries that tend to pay low wages and skimpy benefits. But toward the end of the year, and especially in December, hiring became broader-based and included more higher-paying jobs....

LABOLT - LaBolt Farmers Grain in LaBolt has been issued 13 safety violationcitations by the federal Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration (OSHA) with proposed penalties amounting to more than $92,900. The agency issued a statement recently saying...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a convenience store clerk seriously injured in an October shooting is criticizing Indiana's decision to hold a closed-door meeting on efforts to boost safety at the stores. A spokeswoman for relatives of 38-year-...

  RAPID CITY  (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will not be investigating the death of a Rapid City man who was killed while working on a haying operation in the Piedmont area.    The death of 31-year-old Anthony Siquieros...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close 259 domestic offices, labs and other facilities as part of an effort to save $150 million per year, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday.     While the closures...

In 1998, Jerome Mack's best friend was killed in a grain bin accident.  He had entered the top of a nearly full bin to break up a crust of corn interfering with grain flow. The kernels were stuck and not discharging out the bottom of the bin. He...

UPDATE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 8:00AM   News Release from: Salem Police Dept. FLOODING CLOSES SALEM HOUSING AUTHORITY OFFICE Posted: January 20th, 2012 8:01 AM   The Salem Housing Authority main office, located at 360 Church St SE, will be closed...

WASHINGTON (AP)— In an election-year decision certain to disappoint religious conservatives, the Obama administration announced Friday that church-affiliated institutions will get only one additional year to meet a new rule to cover birth control...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nearly 50,000 state workers are getting refunds on the 3 percent they’ve been paying for a year toward retiree health care costs. State budget director John Nixon estimates a worker making $50,000 a year will get back...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- A new city ordinance requiring porn actors to wear condoms during filming took effect on Monday and officials in neighboring communities say they don't want the porn industry to relocate to to their cities. Nearby Simi...

CHARLEVOIX — Retirement age and benefits for Charlevoix County employees dominated public conversation Wednesday among county leaders. County commissioners met in Charlevoix and the main discussion topic revolved around what the allowed...

A pair of expert consultants and leading officials from Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center told a state legislative panel Thursday what steps they think are necessary to make the facility safe after three patients were killed in 14 months and three...