Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Health and Safety at Work published by Tribune Company sources.
Displaying items 1-12 of 1525
» View amNY.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
•
Next >
-
Decades later, lead still lingers at Island Trees school
eden.laikin@newsday.comThe ongoing saga in Levittown about lead contamination at the former rifle range at Island Trees High School began down the road in another district where the problem was almost identical, but the resolution dramatically different. In 1999, Lynbrook...Tags: Family, Fines, Metal and Mineral, Punishment, Healthcare Policies
-
Smuggling by tunnel turns legitimate in Gaza Strip
Associated PressGaza's smugglers are going legit: Owners of the scores of tunnels running under the Gaza-Egypt border have registered with the Hamas authorities, pledged to pay workers' compensation and hooked up their operations to the electricity network. The once...Tags: Building Material, Metal and Mineral, Terrorism, Organized Crime, Employees
-
Women reveal dark side of N.Y. dollar-dance clubs
Associated PressAs neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them cash. For $2, the women will dance one song; for $10 they will...Tags: Dance, Imperial and Royal Matters, Bars, Employees
-
Viewpoint: 'The Affluent Society,' reconsidered
"The Puritan ethos (save first and enjoy later) was not abandoned. It was merely overwhelmed by the massive power of modern merchandising." "The Affluent Society," John Kenneth Galbraith Henry Ford's genius lay not just in his technological...Tags: George Bush, Sociology, Maine, Credit and Debt, Henry Ford
-
Vietnam Traveling Wall Visits Area; Fire Chief Sworn In
The Vietnam Traveling Wall visits Rentschler Field this week. New East Hartford Fire Chief takes oath. Glastonbury girls wins cross country invitational. Manchester and Vernon name their Teachers of the Year. Bolton-based Simoniz USA fined by EPA. Man...Tags: Academic Progress, Punishment, Police Arrests, Court Administration, Motorcycle Trial
-
No One Injured In Chester Plane Crash; New Skate Park Opens
Plane crashes in Chester. Skate Park Opens in Cromwell. Guilford Land Trust Acquires 141 Acres. Here are a few of the Middlesex County and Shoreline area stories written by Courant staff reporters over the last week. AREAWIDE ΔPoll Shows Jim Himes...Tags: Richard Blumenthal, Colleges and Universities, Michigan, Sacred Heart University, Haddam
-
Mount Pleasant lawyer creates a buzz
Detroit Legal NewsMonths ago, Mount Pleasant attorney Toni Sessoms began compiling a "honey do" list that figures to grow markedly in the years ahead. It is in addition to her law practice that has morphed from personal injury work to almost exclusively domestic...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Michigan, Justice System, Lawyers, North Carolina
-
Construction worker dead, another seriously injured after collapse of lift at Mass. site
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) _ One construction worker is dead and another seriously injured after a hydraulic lift platform collapsed in Massachusetts. Police say the men were working on the lift Friday when it toppled over. They fell about 25 feet to the...Tags: Massachusetts, New Hampshire
-
Construction vehicle falls onto worker at Shedd Acquarium
A construction worker was critically injured Thursday when a vehicle fell on him at a work site near the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago police said. The accident happened about 9:20 a.m. just east of the aquarium, where an underpass is being built. The...Tags: Vehicles, Shedd Aquarium
-
Man dies in Va. warehouse accident
Federal safety investigators are looking into an industrial accident in which a man was killed. A spokesman for the city of Martinsville, Scott Coleman, says the accident occurred as the man was attempting to remove an air conditioning unit from a...Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Industrial Accidents, Disasters, Danville (Danville, Virginia)
-
Construction crane collapses on Chinese kindergarten, killing 5 children
BEIJING (AP) _ A crane at a construction site next to a Chinese kindergarten collapsed Friday, killing five children, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The children were playing outside and were killed by falling bricks as the crane crashed onto...Tags: Police Investigations, Police
-
Elmhurst offers safety escorts for Muslim students
A suburban Chicago college has stepped up safety measures after an alleged attack on a female Muslim student which officials deemed a hate crime. Elmhurst College officials on Friday contacted Muslim students to offer safety escorts and Elmhurst...Tags: Students, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, Crimes, Teaching and Learning
Oct 12, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Oct 12, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 12, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 12, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 12, 2008
|Story| Hartford Courant
Oct 12, 2008
|Story| Hartford Courant
Oct 11, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Oct 10, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Oct 10, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Oct 10, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Oct 10, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Oct 10, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
