Tags: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis
Secretary of Labor Solis: U.S. labor market encouraging job growth
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the April 2011 Employment Situation report released on May 6:
"Our nation's labor market registered encouraging job growth in the month of April. Non-farm payroll employment added 244,000 jobs, exceeding ... Read More...
MSHA, United Mine Workers use $1.45 million grant to fund mine rescue team training programs
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has signed a cooperative agreement with the United Mine Workers of America Career Centers Inc. (UMWACC), in which the UMWACC will receive $1.45 million to develop classroom and simulated rescue training programs for ... Read More...
MSHA to publish emergency temporary standard for rock dust
On Sept. 23, the Federal Register is expected to publish an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that revises the existing federal standard on maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health ... Read More...
MSHA expands Upper Big Branch explosion investigation team, names internal review team
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has formed a supplemental investigation group to augment the efforts of the agency's accident investigation team to determine the cause of the explosion that occurred April 5 at Massey ... Read More...
