OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program targets employers who repeatedly disregard workers’ safety and health. In order to strengthen enforcement and improve compliance with workplace safety standards and reduce worker injuries and illnesses, the U.S. Department of Labor is expanding the …
Vermont is getting federal disaster aid for flooding in April that closed roads and bridges. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced late Wednesday that President Barack Obama approved the disaster aid declaration covering flood damage from April 15 through April …
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma stemming from a severe winter storm in early December. Obama ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts for the Dec. 5-6 storm. Federal funding will be available …
The city of Faith, S.D., is using an $800,000 grant to build a community safe room that can serve as a public shelter against severe storms. The funding comes through the Hazard Mitigation Grant program. The city’s application for the …
Michelle Gonzales has been named director of floodplain management and hazard mitigation for Jefferson Parish, La. The appointment was made by parish President John Young. Gonzales previously served as a hazard mitigation liaison in the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security …
President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration for the Navajo Nation Tuesday, making it the second American Indian tribe to receive such a declaration after a law change in January. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina was …
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for Louisiana to authorize federal aid for areas affected by severe storms and flooding in January. A White House statement Friday said the declaration of a major disaster makes federal funding available …