With the goal of reducing the number of injuries, illnesses and prevent deaths in the workplace, the State Insurance Fund, the Department of Labor and Human Resources and the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Administration signed an agreement that, among other things, will help industries with a high incidence of injured employees and/or occupational […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded the University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus $139,960 to provide safety training to temporary workers in both construction and general industries in Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Ameriflight, LLC, , a Burbank, Calif.-based air carrier, and its subsidiary, Ameriflight, PR Inc., to reinstate and provide compensation to a Puerto Rico-based pilot who was discharged for raising safety concerns and for contacting the Federal Aviation Administration about those concerns.