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Nevada approves rule protecting workers from extreme heat after years of setbacks

Nov. 26, 2024 12:08 PM EST

After several years of failed attempts and opposition from businesses that found previous proposals too onerous, many Nevada workers will now have increased protections against heat-related illness. The state’s Division of Industrial Relations, the agency responsible for workplace...

A key employee says the Titan sub tragedy could have been prevented

Sep. 17, 2024 18:59 PM EDT

A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that the tragedy could have been prevented if a federal safety agency had investigated his complaint. David Lochridge, OceanGate’s former operations director, said...