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Groups' Study Urges OSHA To Bolster Focus On Disaster Relief Workers


November 29, 2017 at 03:09 PM
Labor groups are urging OSHA to bolster inspections and training aimed at limiting harms to disaster relief workers after a study they conducted found that 85 percent of day laborers who worked in hurricane-impacted areas reported receiving no training for the worksites they were entering and more than a third of all workers in post-Harvey Houston reported being injured on the job.

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