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Department of Labor alleges subcontractor knowingly exposed employees to asbestos hazards during former Waukegan hospital demolition

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Department of Labor alleges subcontractor knowingly exposed employees to asbestos hazards during former Waukegan hospital demolition WAUKEGAN, IL – Alleging that K.L.F. Enterprises — a Chicago demolition subcontractor — knew it was exposing its employees and others to the serious dangers of asbestos at a Waukegan work site, the U.S. Department of Labor has cited the company for 36 safety and health violations after a federal investigation. In November 2023, investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened a complaint inspection after they observed K.L.F. employees not wearing protective equipment amid piles of debris and steel I-beams during structural demolition of the eight-story former Lakes Behavioral Health hospital. OSHA determined that K.L.F. continued demolition activities — disturbing and removing asbestos used to fireproof the building’s interior — despite recognizing the debris piles outside were likely asbestos-laden. The company did
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Investigation of deadly trench collapse finds Colorado company exposed workers to excavation hazards in Johnstown

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Investigation of deadly trench collapse finds Colorado company exposed workers to excavation hazards in Johnstown DENVER – A federal workplace safety investigation that followed a deadly trench collapse in Johnstown on April 16 has concluded a Strasburg excavation contractor failed to take required safety precautions that might have prevented the death of a 50-year-old worker. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that Dunaway Excavating Inc. allowed employees to work in a 16-foot deep trench amid accumulating water and without protective systems. OSHA inspectors responded to the collapse after one of two workers in the trench became stuck in mud under water. OSHA cited Dunaway Excavating for two willful serious violations for failing to protect workers from accumulating water, not using protective systems, such as a trench box. Additionally, the company was cited for failing to ensure workers had a secure way to exit the trench safely
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Stocks Hit a Record as Investors See Progress Toward a Spending Deal

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By Matt Phillips from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2ZaV0AK via IFTTT
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Read the Proposed N.F.L. Concussion Settlement

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By Unknown Author from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3GbCsS0 via IFTTT
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In a Place He Never Thought He’d Be, and Thriving

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By James Wagner from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jpx5oC via IFTTT
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Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security

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By Christopher Flavelle, Julian E. Barnes, Eileen Sullivan and Jennifer Steinhauer from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3jpwUtl via IFTTT
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Review: ‘Ulysses,’ by James Joyce

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By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3E266Ye via IFTTT
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Questlove Looks at 50 Years of Modern Music — and Modern History

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By Lauretta Charlton from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3pjrZ0Z via IFTTT
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