One year anniversary press conference of the OSHA/HIOSH "concurrent jurisdiction"
agreement - at the Governor's offices in the State Building 9-13-13, 11:00 am HST.

YouTube of the press conference - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epWhFvqh7kg&noredirect=1

KITV coverage of the press conference - http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/workplace-safety-inspections-increasing-with-state-federal-partnership/-/8905354/21930072/-/qklwgnz/-/index.html

Honolulu Star/Advertiser report of the press conference - http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130913_Feds_give_back_factory_workplace_safety_oversight_to_state.html

SHRM report on concurrent jurisdiction - http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/safetysecurity/articles/pages/hawaii-osh-plan-status-suspended.aspx

Some telling news from the Hawaii Free Press http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/ID/10597/340K-in-Fines-Hawaii-Wins-Back-OSHA-Job-After-Unicold-Raid.aspx

Official press release from the Governor’s office – from a year ago http://governor.hawaii.gov/blog/abercrombie-and-obama-administrations-initiate-partnership-to-improve-hawai%EA%9E%8Ci-workplace-health-safety-enforcement/ that’s why the one year celebration

First Picture Below:
Back row: Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs Doug Kalinowski, Honolulu OSHA Area Office Director, Galen Lemke, Kim Locey – Director of Administrative Programs OSHA National Office, OSHA Region IX Director, Ken Atha
Front row: DLIR Director Dwight Takamine, Pat Gaydos – OSHA Region IX Assistant Regional Administrator for Cooperative and State Programs, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Dorothy Dougherty

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three handsome participants taking a photo op with the Honorable Governor Neil Abercrombie (go Jim, Nathan & Tristan)

    

The Governor opening the press conference and then Director Takamine offering his comments.

The Governor's office - panoramic

Left side gallery waiting for the press conference to begin and  -  the cameras from KHON, KITV and KGMB reporters and entourage.

The right side gallery and then the - state & federal delegations together.

 

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