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WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting (recordkeeping) regulation by restoring a column on the OSHA Form 300 to better identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The rule does not change existing requirements for when and under what circumstances employers must record musculoskeletal disorders on their injury and illness logs.

OSHA releases workplace injury and illness information. Data represents administration's "Open Government" policy.

A six-day "train the trainer" program on workplace health and safety using a participatory popular education approach.

Watch an excellent and informative presentation on radiofrequency radiation and cellular antenna equipment. This issue presents several safety and health issues for telecommunications technicians.

CWA Member William Britt Hunt, 39, of Summerville, GA was killed when he became entangled in the wire he was rolling. Dave LeGrande, Director of the CWA Safety and Health Department said of the tragedy, "This is a truly tragic event, The Union's Safety and Health Department sends condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of William Hunt. CWA will conduct an investigation of this tragedy and present its findings and recommendations to AT&T as well as Union leaders and members."