Mar 10, 2010

Green jobs safety is focus of OSHA forum

OSHA will host a "Green Jobs" forum to help workers and small business employers understand the hazards posed by green jobs in construction, energy, and waste management and recycling.
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The event, scheduled for April 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST at the Labor Department in Washington, D.C., is part of a series that fosters collaboration between the small business community and federal government on safety and health management issues.
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 "Employers who race into this green economy without paying attention to worker safety will blunder into preventable injuries and deaths," said Assistant Secretary Michaels in his remarks at a NIOSH conference on developing ways to integrate worker safety and health principles into the emerging "green jobs" industries.
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