Little different than other hazards and that the focus of osha is to figure out how to make sure the workplace is safe in the most effective way to do that is to have regulations and a standard where employers must protect workers. Osha has had standards for that for people who work on groups or people who dig trenches or people who are exposed to benzene or other carcinogens or even bloodborne pathogens like ebola or hiv aids. Not done in this administration is issue a standard to say employers must protect workers. They have issued some guidance and issued some suggestions. They have not said employers shall do certain things. That one of the industries has come into focus is food plant workers and what they face. The president is using the federal production act when it comes to meet plat meatpacking plants. What should be the requirement for those workers when they go to work and what should be provided for them . Guest every country knows the primary way that we protect all of us
To ask questions. Without objective, thats so ordered. Can would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. Its going to focus obviously on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure. And the committee is holding a host of hearings to gather ideas on what congress can do to achieve this goal. And today, were going to hear ideas from our highways and transit stakeholders. Gathering input from our stakeholders is essential to the process. That we use to again surface transportation policy. Its valuable in our efforts to pass the act, which was the first longterm highway bill in a decade, and were going to continue to need your assistance with future legislation. Even with the Additional Resources we provided, the nations surface Transportation System still needs additional investments. Enacting a long Term Solution for the Highway Trust Fund is a critical component to insuring we can address those needs long into the future. Since passage of the f. A. S. T. Act, building a con
Well call the Sub Committee to order and like to ask that members who are not on the Sub Committee be permed to sit with Sub Committee of todays hearings to ask questions. With that objection that is still ordered i would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. It is going to focus , obviously, on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure. And a committee that is holding a host of hearings toth gaer idea on what congress can do to achieve this goal and today were going to hear ideas from highways and transit stake holders. Gathering input from stake holders is essential to the process, an that we use to develop Service Transportation policy. And it is valuable in efforts to pass the first longterm highway bilge in a decade and continue to need your assistance with future legislation. Even though with Additional Resources we provided nation Service Transportation system needs additional investment. Enacting longterm solution is a critical component to ensuring that we can
Jeopardy and left him with a constant reminder of a terrifying night this has police work to track these Armed Robbers down before they strike again. Good evening, im iain page. Good evening, im dawn timmeney. The cab driver is recovering from several gunshot wounds. He talked only to fox 29s dave schratwieser. Dave is joining us live from Philadelphia Police headquarters. Dave . Reporter dawn, this was a real close call. The cab driver telling us tonight that the two gunmen fired at him from just inches away inside his cab. Somehow he managed to survive. Gunshot wound to his upper arm is still visible and a bullet is still lodged in his side. But this 38yearold cab driver who asked to us conceal his identity is grateful to be alive after being shot at close range inside his cab. I said thank god. Im still here for my family. Im not dead this time. Reporter police say these are the three suspects who shot the driver after they announced a robbery then shot him once in the forehead, the
Who asked to us conceal his identity is grateful to be alive after being shot at close range inside his cab. I said thank god. Im still here for my family. Im not dead this time. Reporter police say these are the three suspects who shot the driver after they announced a robbery then shot him once in the forehead, then a second time in his arm. They were caught on septa surveillance cameras seconds before they left the broad street subway line and hailed down the cabby. You can identify these individuals. If you know them, thats what were banking on someone to identify them for us. Reporter the driver us what stopped near the suspects by this gas station at wharton. One sat in the f front seat. The other two sat in the back. When they reached 28th and tasker, they shot him. He drove off with the gunmen still in the car he crashed at 23rd and morris. The cab driver actually gets out and flags down a Patrol Officer in that area. Able to get him to the hospital. I cant go to work. Reporter