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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MIOSHA Compliance Update Seminar Announced</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/mioshasem.html</link>
      <description>This six hour MIOSHA Update Seminar will cover OSHAs new Payment for PPE Standard, MIOSHAs HazCom Standard, and MIOSHAs Bloodborne Pathogens Standard......</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MIOSHA Resumes Enforcement of Respirator Annual Fit Testing Requirements for TB</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/mioshatb.html</link>
      <description>MIOSHA has resumed enforcement of the requirement for annual fit testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis (TB)......</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OSHA Resumes Enforcement of Respirator Annual Fit Testing Requirements for TB</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/tbfittests.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has resumed enforcement of the requirement for annual fit testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis (TB)......</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Compliance Update Seminar Announced</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/oshasem.html</link>
      <description>This six hour OSHA Update Seminar will cover OSHAs new Payment for PPE Standard, OSHAs Hazard Communication Standard, and OSHAs Bloodborne Pathogens Standard with approximately two hours devoted to each topic......</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>MIOSHAs Budget for FY 2008 - October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/miosha2008.html</link>
      <description>MIOSHAs budget for Fiscal Year 2008 as published in Michigan Public Act 118 of 2007 exceeds last years budget. Even though their budget is $26,198,200, the agency actually doesn't cost Michigan taxpayers a single penny......</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Announces Final Rule Covering Employer Paid Personal Protective Equipment</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/newppe.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has announced a final rule on employer-paid personal protective equipment (PPE). Under the rule, all PPE, with a few exceptions, will be provided at no cost to the employee......</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Pathfinder Offers Seminar on MIOSHA Revised TB Enforcement Policy</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/mioshasem.html</link>
      <description>On May 22, 2007, MIOSHA published, and began enforcing, its revised 54 page Enforcement Policy and Procedures for Evaluating Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis......</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Proposes $248,000 in Penalties Against Abbyland Foods Inc.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/248kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has proposed $248,000 in fines against Abbyland Foods Inc., a meat processing company located in Abbotsford, Wis., for alleged multiple willful and serious violations of federal workplace safety standards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Review Concludes Lead in Construction Standard is Still Needed</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/lead.html</link>
      <description>OSHA announced the outcome of its Lead in Construction Standard lookback review in today's Federal Register.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Proposes $170,500 in Penalties Against R and R Metalcraft Inc.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/171kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has proposed $170,500 in fines against R and R Metalcraft Inc. of Huntley for alleged multiple willful and serious violations of federal workplace safety standards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Proposes $155,000 in Fines Following Trenching Fatality</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/154kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited Midwest Farm Service Inc. $155,000 in proposed penalties for two alleged willful, three serious and two other than serious federal health and safety violations following a fatal trench cave in.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Proposes $58,800 in Fines Against Dutton Grading for Safety Violations</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/58kfine.html</link>
      <description>The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed penalties of $58,800 against Dutton Grading of Gainesville, Ga., for four alleged safety violations.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>In Fiscal Year 2006 OSHA Fined Employers $155,450,362</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/osha2006.html</link>
      <description>In fiscal year 2006 Federal and State OSHA inspectors conducted 96,637 inspections finding 211,197 violations and collecting fines totaling $155,450,362.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>September 2007 OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Update Seminar</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/oshasem.html</link>
      <description>Our six hour intensive update seminar will provide you with a thorough and up-to-date understanding of the current requirements of OSHAs Bloodborne Pathogens Standard including the latest interpretations of the law and their effect on compliance.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Stone Fabricator for Failing to Correct Previously Cited Health and Safety Hazards.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/30kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has proposed an additional $39,200 in fines against a stone fabricator for allegedly failing to correct health and safety hazards cited in a previous OSHA inspection.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>MIOSHA Fines Knape and Vogt of Grand Rapids $134,310.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/134kfine.html</link>
      <description>MIOSHA has cited Knape and Vogt Manufacturing Company of Grand Rapids with $134,310 in proposed penalties for allegedly failing to adequately protect employees from serious safety hazards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Tyson Foods $339,500 for Alleged Violations.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/340kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited Tyson Foods Inc. for serious, willful, repeat and other-than-serious violations of safety and health standards and is proposing penalties totaling $339,500.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Develops Database of Chemical Information.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/cheminfo.html</link>
      <description>OSHA recently launched a database of information on more than 800 chemicals commonly found in the workplace.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Williamsport Pennsylvania Company $43,000.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/43kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited Williamsport Steel Container Co. Inc. for alleged safety and health violations and is proposing $43,000 in penalties.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Compliance Compendium</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/ohcd.html</link>
      <description>The Updated OSHA Compliance Compendium is a searchable CD containing the OSHA General Industry Regulations and additional compliance information for only $9.95....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>MIOSHA Compliance Compendium</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/micd.html</link>
      <description>The MIOSHA Compliance Compendium is a searchable CD containing the MIOSHA General Industry over 1500 pages of additional compliance materials for only $9.95.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis - XDR TB.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/xdr-tb.html</link>
      <description>Information and facts covering XDR-TB from the Centers for Disease Control.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Company $144,000 for Unsafe Working Conditions.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/144kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a feed company for unsafe working conditions following a December 5, 2006, accident that injured three employees.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Guilty Verdict in Worker Fatality 
Case.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/felony.html</link>
      <description>The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the trial court decision that found a company guilty of a MIOSHA felony in the death of an employee.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Wood Products Packaging Plant Faces $62,500 in OSHA Fines.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/63kfine.html</link>
      <description>A cross section of safety hazards at a manufacturing plant have resulted in a total of $62,500 in proposed OSHA fines.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Waste Services Firm Faces Nearly $80,000 in OSHA Fines.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/79kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a waste services company for a total of 41 alleged serious violations of safety and health standards at three of its facilities.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Announces Targeted Inspection Plan for 2007.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/2007targets.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has targeted approximately 4,150 high hazard worksites in specific industries for inspection.....</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Fall Hazard at Boston Construction Site Leads to $60,000 Fine.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/60kfine.html</link>
      <description>A Massachusetts contractor faces $60,000 in fines from OSHA after two of its employees were exposed to potentially fatal falls.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>MIOSHA's Coverage of Volunteer Work.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/mioshavol.html</link>
      <description>MIOSHA considers anyone you permit to work for you to be your employee whether they are paid or not.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Company Pleads No Contest to the Felony Charge of a MIOSHA Violation Causing Death.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/10kfine.html</link>
      <description>A Michigan company pled no contest to the felony charge of a MIOSHA violation causing death, for a workplace fatality and agreed to pay $10,000 fine.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Company $125,000 Following Fatality of Refuse Collection Employee.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/125kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has fined an Omaha company $125,000 for two alleged willful violations following an employee fatality.....</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Fall Hazards at Construction Site Result in $79,500 OSHA Fine.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/795kfine.html</link>
      <description>A South Bend, Indiana steel erection contractor has been fined $79,500 for failing to provide fall protection for its employees.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Proposes $120,500 in Fines for New Jersey Contractor.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/1205fine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a New Jersey contractor for 15 alleged violations of safety standards following an inspection begun October 31, 2006.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>July 2007 MIOSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Update Seminar.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/mioshasem.html</link>
      <description>This fact filled workshop will give you an up to date understanding of the compliance requirements of MIOSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.....</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 April 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Michigan Based Freight Company Fined $109,500.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/109kfine.html</link>
      <description>The freight company which is based in Michigan, was cited for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards following an OSHA inspection of their terminal.....</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 April 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Company $180,900 for 37 Alleged Violations.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/122kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a Kansas company for 37 alleged safety and health violations and proposed penalties totaling $180,900.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 April 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Asbestos Abatement Contractor $57,000 for Health Hazards.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/57kfine.html</link>
      <description>An asbestos abatement contractor faces $57,000 in proposed fines from OSHA for exposing employees to asbestos related health hazards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 April 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Proposes $120,000 in Fines for Milwaukee Company.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/120kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has proposed $120,000 in fines against a west Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility for alleged serious and repeat safety and health violations.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 April 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Manufacturers $109,250 for Lead and Other Violations.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/110kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has jointly cited two Bethlehem, Pennsylvania manufacturers for alleged safety and health violations, and is proposing a total of $109,250 in penalties.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 March 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Manufacturer $272,900 Following Hydrochloric Acid Spill.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/273kfine.html</link>
      <description>A New York manufacturer of consumer cleaning products faces a total of $272,900 in proposed fines from OSHA following a Sept. 7, 2006, hydrochloric acid spill.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 March 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Federal Judge Orders OSHA to Respond to UFCW PPE Lauwsuit.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/ufcwosha.html</link>
      <description>A United States Court of Appeals ordered OSHA to respond to a suit requesting OSHA implement a long delayed standard that would require employers to pay the costs of PPE.....</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 March 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Foam Insulation Manufacturing Plant Fined $155,000.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/155kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has proposed $155,000 in fines against a foam insulation manufacturer following the death of an employee in August 2006.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Colorado Springs Pharmaceutical Manufacturer $251,500.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/251kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has fined a Colorado Springs pharmaceutical manufacturer a total of $251,500 in proposed penalties for alleged willful and serious violations.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>MIOSHA's Budget for FY 2006, October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/miosha2007.html</link>
      <description>Even though their budget is $25,846,300, MIOSHA actually doesn't cost Michigan taxpayers a single penny.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Publishes Guidance for Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/pandemicflu.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has published a guidance document for preparing workplaces for an influenza pandemic.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Employers Must Post Illness and Injury Summaries Beginning February 1st.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/febposting.html</link>
      <description>Beginning February 1, employers must post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2006.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Proposes $191,700 in Penalties for Failure to Record Injuries.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/192kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a Massachusetts based construction company, and proposed penalties totaling $191,700, for failing to properly record injuries and illnesses.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Bakery $120,600 for Safety and Health Hazards.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/121kfine.html</link>
      <description>A wide range of safety and health hazards at a Syracuse bakery has resulted in $120,600 in proposed fines from OSHA.....</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Focuses Special Emphasis Program on Spray On Bedliner Industry.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/bedliner.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has announced the start of a local emphasis program in western Missouri aimed at reducing workplace health hazards inherent in the spray-on bedliner industry.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Manufacturer Fined Nearly $250,000 by OSHA Following Safety and Health Inspection.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/250kfine.html</link>
      <description>For the third time in six years, the OSHA has found widespread safety and health hazards at a Hartford Connecticut tool manufacturing plant.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Michigan Manufacturers Guide to Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulations.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/mienvman.html</link>
      <description>The updated 2006 Michigan Manufacturers Guide to Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulations is a joint publication of the Michigan Departments of Environmental Quality and Labor and Economic Growth.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MIOSHA Fines Company $103,600 for Fatal Trench Collapse.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/104kfine.html</link>
      <description>MIOSHA has cited a concrete company with $103,600 in proposed 
penalties for allegedly failing to adequately protect employees from trenching 
and excavation hazards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OSHA Fines Contractor $49,000 After Excavator Contacts Overhead 
Wires.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/50kfine.html</link>
      <description>A Massachusetts construction company faces $49,000 in 
proposed fines from OSHA following an inspection prompted by an electrical 
accident.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BLS Releases National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries In 
2005.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/bls2005fatal.html</link>
      <description>A total of 5,702 fatal work injuries were recorded in the 
United States in 2005, down about 1 percent from the revised total of 5,764 
fatal work injuries recorded in 2004.....</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ohio Firm Fined $117,500 Following June 2006 Explosion and 
Fire.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/118kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited an Ohio manufacturing company and proposed 
penalties totaling $117,500 for 23 alleged serious violations, one repeat 
violation and one willful violation of safety and health 
standards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OSHA Fines Water Bottling Company $164,150 Following Fatal 
Accident.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/164kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a drinking water bottler and proposed 
penalties totaling $164,150 following the investigation of a fatal May 24 
accident at the company's Mississippi facility.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>OSHA Publishes Whistleblower Rights Fact Sheet.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/whistleblower.html</link>
      <description>Employees may file a complaint with OSHA if their employer 
retaliates against them because they are involved in workplace safety and health 
activities protected under the OSH Act.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OSHA Fines Commercial Laundry $83,700 for Bloodborne Pathogens Hazards.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/84kfine.html</link>
      <description>A commercial laundry's alleged failure to protect workers against exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other hazards leads to $83,700 OSHA fine.....</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coatings Firm Fined $2,362,500 Following Deaths of Two Workers.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/236milfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has fined an industrial coatings company in Missouri $2,362,500 for willful and serious alleged violations of job safety and health standards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OSHA Publishes Revised Avian Flu Guidelines.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/oshaflu.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has published revised healthcare worker compliance guidelines for Avian Flu. These guidelines are being enforced using the General Duty Clause, section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Contractor Fined $237,200 by OSHA for Alleged Safety and Health Violations.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/237kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a contractor for 45 alleged serious, willful, and repeat safety and health violations and proposed a $237,200 penalty.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ten Michigan Workers Killed In August 2006.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/10killed.html</link>
      <description>Ten Michigan workers were killed in August 2006 for a total of 34 so far this year.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
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      <title>OSHA Cites Florida Construction Company After Fatality Investigation.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/142kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has fined a construction company $142,150 for alleged violations of safety and health standards following the investigation of a fatal accident April 19, 2006 in Pensacola, Florida.....</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
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      <title>OSHA Cites Contractor at Jacksonville Marine Corps Air Base.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/44kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has fined an excavation contractor $44,500 for allegedly exposing workers to trenching hazards at the New River Marine Corps Air Station in Jacksonville, N.C......</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Cites New Hampshire Logging Company after Worker's Death.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/45kfine.html</link>
      <description>A logging company faces $44,850 in fines from OSHA following the death of a worker who was apparently struck by a tree while working in the woods.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OSHA Cites Fort Myers, Florida Company for Trenching Hazards at Naples Work Site.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/59kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a Florida underground utilities installation company following a May 2006 inspection of a trenching project located in Naples, Florida. The agency is proposing penalties totaling $58,500.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OSHA Cites Contractor for Unsafe Scaffolding at Marine Corps Recruit Depot.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/68kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a construction company for allegedly exposing employees to fall hazards from defective scaffolding at a construction site at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C......</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
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      <title>Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases 2005 Workplace Injury and Illness Data.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/2005bls.html</link>
      <description>Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses occurred at a rate of 4.6 cases per 100 equivalent full time workers among private industry employers in 2005, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>The Top 375 OSHA Violations and Fines for Fiscal Year 2006.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/oshafines2006.html</link>
      <description>A list of the Top 375 OSHA violations and fines for Fiscal Year 2006 (October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006).....</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Sanitation Company $140,000 for Willful Hazards.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/140kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has proposed $140,000 in fines against a sanitation management company for alleged willful violations of workplace safety and health standards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Michigan Company Working in Illinois $116,200.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/116kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has fined a Michigan Company working in Illinois $116,200 for workplace safety and health violations.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
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      <title>MIOSHA's Tree Trimming and Removal Hazards Initiative.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/mioshatree.html</link>
      <description>New MIOSHA initiative encourages employers in the tree trimming and removal industry to step up efforts to protect workers on the job.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Manufacturer $315,000 for Widespread Hazards.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/315kfine.html</link>
      <description>A manufacturer of electronic products, faces $315,000 in fines from OSHA for workplace hazards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OSHA Fines Contractor $167,500 for Repeated Fall Hazards at Work Site.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/168kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a wood framing contractor for the third time for failing to provide its employees with fall protection at a residential construction site.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2006 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OSHA Fines Company $38,600 for Trenching Hazards.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/39kfine.html</link>
      <description>A contractor faces $38,600 in fines from OSHA for allegedly allowing employees to work in a 10 foot deep trench that lacked protection against cave ins.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2006 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
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      <title>OSHA Fines Trucking Company $46,800 for Safety and Health Hazards.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/49kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has fined a trucking company $46,800 for 28 alleged safety and health hazards at the company's terminal.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2006 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>OSHA Fines Company $61,600 for Trenching Hazards</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/62kfine.html</link>
      <description>To speed up the job, this employer ignored safe trench practices and exposed workers to cave ins.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2006 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Company Fined $79,760 For Failing to Adequately Protect Employees</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/80kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has cited a Texas company for failing to protect employees adequately.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2006 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>School Bus Company Faces $95,000 in OSHA Fines Following Fatality</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/95kfine.html</link>
      <description>A school bus company faces $95,000 in OSHA fines following a worker fatality.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Company Fined $82,500 After Worker Loses His Foot in Accident</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/83kfine.html</link>
      <description>A landscaping firm faces a total of $82,500 in fines after one of its workers lost his foot in an accident.....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>OSHA Fines Company $257,500 for Serious and Repeat Safety Violations</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/258kfine.html</link>
      <description>An Ohio company has received citations for two repeat and 59 serious violations of OSHA standards, resulting in a $257,500 penalty.....</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>Company Fined $235,000 for Workplace Safety and Health Violations</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/235kfine.html</link>
      <description>OSHA has proposed $235,000 in fines against a Chicago company for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards.....</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>MIOSHA's Young Worker Initiative - "Extreme Safety"</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/youngworkers.html</link>
      <description>Michigan's youngest workers are the target of a new MIOSHA initiative called Extreme Safety. According to MIOSHA, the program is designed....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>OSHA Amends the Respiratory Protection Standard</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/osharesp.html</link>
      <description>On August 24, 2006, OSHA published amendments to their Respiratory Protection Standard 29 CFR 1910.134 and 20 other regulations....</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Biohazard Labels</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/biohazrd.html</link>
      <description>Fluorescent orange Biohazard Labels starting at $9 for a pad of 100....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>HazCom Labels</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/hclbls.html</link>
      <description>Easy to use HazCom Labels starting at $7 for a pad of 100....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>OSHA and MIOSHA Safety and Health News</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/snhnews.html</link>
      <description>On Line articles dealing with OSHA and MIOSHA compliance issues and news....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/bbdisk.html</link>
      <description>This diskette contains fill in the blank sample compliance plans for both OSHA and MIOSHAs Bloodborne Pathogens Standard....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>HazCom Written HCPlan</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/hcdisk.html</link>
      <description>This diskette contains fill in the blank sample compliance plans for both OSHA and MIOSHAs Hazard Communication Standards....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>HazCom Employee Training Materials</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/rtkemtrng.html</link>
      <description>The 16 page Right To Know Guidebook provides employees with an understandable, common sense approach to the Hazard Communication Standard.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>Bloodborne Pathogens Employee Training Materials</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/bbemtrng.html</link>
      <description>OSHAs Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires employers to give each employee a copy of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Avian Flu Compliance Compendium</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/afcd.html</link>
      <description>The Avian Flu Compliance Compendium contains everything necessary to comply with OSHAs enforceable Avian Flu Guidelines....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Construction Compliance Compendium</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/concd.html</link>
      <description>The OSHA Construction Compliance Compendium is a searchable CD containing the OSHA Construction Regulations and over 1500 pages of additional compliance information for only $9.95....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Bloodborne Pathogens Compliance Compendium</title>
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      <description>The Bloodborne Pathogens Compliance Compendium contains everything necessary for compliance with the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard for only $9.95.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>MIOSHA Construction Compliance Compendium</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/miconcd.html</link>
      <description>The MIOSHA Construction Compliance Compendium is a searchable CD containing the MIOSHA Construction Regulations and over 1500 pages of additional compliance information for only $9.95....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Free HazCom MSDSs from Pathfinder Associates Inc.</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/freemsds.html</link>
      <description>Access to totally free Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for chemicals, brand name products, and infectious disease....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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    <item>
      <title>Free OSHA Safety PowerPoint Training Programs</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/trainppt.html</link>
      <description>Over 90 free downloadable PowerPoint safety training programs and free sample fill in the blank OSHA compliance plans....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>MIOSHA Compliance Seminars</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/mioshasem.html</link>
      <description>This fact filled workshop will give you an up to date understanding of what is required by MIOSHAs amended Respiratory Protection Standard and the changes MIOSHA must now make in its related laws.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Free Occupational Safety and Health Publications</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/osharesources.html</link>
      <description>Free OSHA Training materials and more....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Free Fill In The Blank Sample OSHA Written Programs</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/oshaplans.html</link>
      <description>Free sample fill in the blank OSHA compliance programs and more....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Free Fill In The Blank Sample MIOSHA Written Programs and Guidelines</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/mioshaplans.html</link>
      <description>Free sample fill in the blank MIOSHA compliance programs and guidelines....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>OSHA Clarifies Work at Home Rules</title>
      <link>http://www.pathfndr.com/workathome.html</link>
      <description>USDoL Secretary of Labor Herman Retracts OSHAs policy on Home Offices....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <title>Bloodborne Pathogens Update</title>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <description>MIOSHA Offers Free Two CD Training Package. The Michigan OSHA Walkthrough for Manufacturers is a....</description>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <description>A book wholesaler must offer reinstatement and pay more than $18,000 to an employee who was fired for complaining about unsafe work conditions....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <description>A hospitals alleged failure to protect workers from exposure to formaldehyde has resulted in $112,500 in fines from OSHA.....</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Safety Compliance</category>
      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.pathfndr.com">Pathfinder Associates Inc.</source>
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