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           Workers' Memorial Day Statement by Teamsters President Jim Hoffa

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           AIHA Asks OSHA to Lower Noise PEL

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Confined space entry in aircraft fuel tanks

CSB Urges OSHA to Issue Dust Standard

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Chemical Rule `Tradeoff' Leaves Workers Exposed

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Put Your Foot Down About Foot Protection

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Emergency Petition Assails OSHA'S Refusal to Take Action on Lethal Popcorn Flavoring

Nano Guard Particulate Respirator Misrepresented as NIOSH Approved N-95 Respirator

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McKeon Letter PDF

Workers Memorial Day - April 28th, 2007

        Decades of struggle by workers and their unions have resulted in significant improvements in working conditions. But the toll of workplace injuries,
        illnesses and   deaths remains enormous. Each year, thousands of workers are killed and millions more are injured or diseased because of their jobs.
        The unions of the AFL-CIO remember these workers on April 28, Workers Memorial Day.

        The first Workers Memorial Day was observed in 1989. April 28 was chosen because it is the anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health
        Administration and the day of a similar remembrance in Canada. Every year, people in hundreds of communities and at worksites recognize workers
        who have been killed or injured on the job. Trade unionists around the world now mark April 28 as an International Day of Mourning.
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