Harwood Grants program elimination follows budget austerity theme

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According to the 2006 fiscal year budget unveiled by the government in February, 99 federal discretionary programs will be slashed by $8.8 billion over the previous yearEs funding levels. One of the proposed cuts includes the popular OSHA Harwood Training Grants program that has helped fund many nonprofit organizations, including the Nurses Foundation for development of bloodborne pathogens training. The budget requests of OSHA, MSHA, NHTSA and NIOSH for fiscal year 2006 are $467 million, $280.5 million, $696.4 million and $286 million, respectively.

Strategy & planning, Government expenditures, SOCIAL SERVICES, Social Assistance, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations, Nonprofit Institutions, Social Services & Nonprofit Institutns, Planning, Budget, Budgets, Nonprofit organizations, Company business planning, Government finance

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Investigations find asbestos violations run rampant in U.S.

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Issues concerning the safety standards in asbestos removal operations in the United States are discussed. It is emphasized that most of the asbestos removal operations do not comply with the asbestos-removal safety regulations. Limited governmental control resources are stressed.

Safety and security measures, Asbestos removal

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Study: 1 in 3 Americans chronically overworked

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According to a study conducted by the Families and Work Institute, one in every three American workers is chronically overworked.

Work Schedules, Work hours, Surveys, Americans, Hours of labour

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