Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Schools change sexual harassment policy because of six-year-old

The Brockton School Department will change its sexual harassment policy because of a six-year-old.

The 6-year-old boy was suspended for putting his fingers in a female student's waistband.

The boy's mother, Berthena Dorinvil, said her son was simply playing, and obviously, a six-year-old can't understand what sexual harassment is.

Brockton public school officials have apologized to the boy's parents and agreed to transfer the child to another school.

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OSHA Cites Lone Star Bakery for Safety and Health Violations

Lone Star Bakery Inc., a San Antonio bakery company, was cited of OSHA for failing to adequately protect employees from breathing a toxic substance.

After the investigation, OSHA found that the company did not have an effective emergency plan in place under OSHA's "process safety management" standard.

OSHA cited the company for one alleged willful and 10 alleged serious violations of health and safety standards. The willful violation was issued for failing to provide employees with proper respiratory protection when responding to an emergency involving chemical leaks. The serious violations included failing to: properly train employees on the operation of opening and shutting down valves containing hazardous chemicals; provide adequate machine guarding on baking equipment; protect employees from electrical hazards, and properly inspect forklift equipment.

The proposed penalties totaled up $78,300.

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