K2 Radio » AFL-CIO http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Fri, 17 May 2013 23:25:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Time For A WYO "Safety First" Campaign http://k2radio.com/time-for-a-wyo-%e2%80%9csafety-first%e2%80%9d-campaign/ http://k2radio.com/time-for-a-wyo-%e2%80%9csafety-first%e2%80%9d-campaign/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 23:00:57 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=9943 A call to clock-in for “safety first.” The Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association is pushing for more focus on safety in workplaces in light of an annual report about worker fatalities and injuries. It shows the Cowboy State persistently ranks among the highest. W-T-L-A president Bryan Ulmer says one employee safety improvement would be to change the way the state responds to incidents. Right now, he says major investigations only happen after an injury or death.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/time-for-a-wyo-%e2%80%9csafety-first%e2%80%9d-campaign/feed/ 0 Karen Snyder, K2 Radio Wyoming Workers Memorial Day http://k2radio.com/wyoming-workers-memorial-day/ http://k2radio.com/wyoming-workers-memorial-day/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:33:52 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=9151 Wyoming once again is at the top of the list nationwide when it comes to its on-the-job death rate. The AFL-CIO tallies up workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses each year for Workers Memorial Day - which was Thursday.  Nineteen Wyoming workers died on the job in a single year, ranking the state in the top ten for its worker death rate. Kim Floyd with the Wyoming State AFL-CIO believes lives could be saved and injuries prevented at job sites, but it will take some new laws, rules and partnerships with businesses to help make that happen.

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