NASHVILLE – Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) has teamed up with the Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership (ORBSP) along with dozens of other organizations to host the 3rd Annual Safety Fest TN. This year’s fest will be held in Oak Ridge from Monday, September 8, through Friday, September 12, and will feature experts leading more than 40 free classes and seminars, and a safety expo with 30 exhibitors from various companies in the safety and health field.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that DuPont - Memphis was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. located in Maryville, Tennessee, was chosen to receive the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – County unemployment rates for June 2014, released today, show the rate increased in all 95 counties. S

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that DTR - Midway was chosen to receive the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that La-Z-Boy, Inc. located in Dayton, Tennessee, was chosen to receive the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that La-Z-Boy, Inc. located in Dayton, Tennessee, was chosen to receive the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that BASF was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health. The company has two locations in Chattanooga, one on Polymer Drive and the other on Lost Mound Drive. Both are being recognized with awards.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) located in Memphis, Tennessee, was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that Snap-on Tools located in Elizabethton, Tennessee, was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that Sonoco Products Company located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that URS Corporation located in Memphis, Tennessee, was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that TRUmh located in White Pine, Tennessee, was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that US Zinc located in Millington, Tennessee, was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development is offering a new service, via the department’s three “Career Coach” vehicles, to Tennesseans lacking a high school diploma. The mobile Career Centers have become certified testing sites for the new High School Equivalency Test (HiSET).