EHS Today eNewsletter
- June 18, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Cal/OSHA Compliance Officers Take Appeals Board to Task
2. NSC Launches "Death by Cell Phone" Billboards
3. Hearing Protectors 2009: Rating, Evaluation and the NRR
4. OSHA Launches Regional Program to Reduce Lead Exposure in the Workplace
5. Managing Perceptions to Create FOCUS
6. Off-the-Job Safety: How to Make Summer Safe
7. NYCOSH Report Highlights New York Workplace Fatalities
- June 11, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Workers Dead, Injured After Blast at N.C. ConAgra Foods Facility
2. Seven Steps You Can Take to Stop Workers' Compensation Fraud
3. Researcher: UK's Occupational Safety Agency Asleep at the Wheel for Shiftworkers
4. Sustainable Development Reflects Cause and Effect in Business
5. Historical Perspectives Tour Gives Students Insight to Workplace Dangers
6. ILO: Economic Crisis Increases Risk of Girls Becoming Child Laborers
7. Loss Leader: Employees Dump 924 Pounds in Wellness Weight Loss Challenge
- June 4, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Doubt Is Their Product: Manufactured Uncertainty and Public Health
2. Office Chair Design and the Potential Impact on Heart Rate
3. AIHA, ACGIH Plan New Strategic Alliance
4. Off-the-Job Safety: Keep Teens Safe in the Home
5. The Injury/Illness Management Audit: What You Need to Know
6. Communication Needed for Global EHS Issues of Nanotechnology
- May 28, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Workplace Injuries Rise Following Change to Daylight Savings
2. OSHA Takes Steps to Eliminate Fraudulent Trainers, Strengthen Outreach Training Program
3. ORC: Pandemic Concerns Alter Business Travel Practices
4. Controlling and Removing Static Electricity During Confined Space Entry Ventilation
5. Occupational Safety and Health Makes Top 10 Hot Career Trends for College Graduates
6. House Energy Committee Passes Clean Energy Legislation
- May 21, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Drive Safely This Memorial Day Weekend
2. Even in Hostile Working Environments, Employees Reluctant to Leave Jobs
3. VSP: Annual Eye Exams Saved Companies Nearly $3 Billion Each Year
4. Air Quality Measures Consistently Cost Less than Predicted
5. Knives and Cutting Tools: What Dangers are Lurking in Your Workplace?
6. Duke Energy Chief Participates in National Ad Campaign Supporting Carbon Cap
- May 14, 2009 In This Issue:
1. DOL FY 2010 Budget Includes Increased OSHA Funding
2. VSP: Annual Eye Exams Saved Companies Nearly $3 Billion Each Year
3. Occupational Electrical Injury and Fatality Trends: 1992-2007
4. What You Should Know About Selecting Respiratory Protection
5. Former EPA Official Calls For New Environmental and Consumer Protection Agency
6. NSC: Drivers Are More Distracted Than They Realize
- May 7, 2009 In This Issue:
1. House Hearing Examines OSHA's Enhanced Enforcement Program
2. CSB: Bayer Explosion Caused by Runaway Chemical Reaction
3. NIOSH Study: Casino Workers Face Toxic Conditions
4. NAOSH Week 2009: 'Safety Means Always Coming Home'
5. Obesity, Diabetes Interfere with Workplace Productivity
6. CGA Announces 2008 Safety Award Winners
7. Industrial Hygienists Urge Businesses to Prepare for a Pandemic Now
- April 30, 2009 In This Issue:
1. WHO Raises Alert Level for Swine Flu
2. Solis Honors Fallen Workers, Unveils OSHA Plans for Worker Safety During Recovery Act Efforts
3. OSHA Convenes Rulemaking Panel on Diacetyl Exposure
4. OSHA Initiates Rulemaking on Combustible Dust Hazards
5. AIHA Asks OSHA to Lower Noise Exposure PEL
6. Company and Four Senior Managers Sentenced for Environmental, Worker Safety Crimes
- April 23, 2009 In This Issue:
1. DuPont, Lucite Agree to Pay $2 Million for Clean Air Violations
2. Earth Day: Pelosi Advocates for Clean Energy Legislation
3. Most Employers Underestimate Full Costs of Employee Health on Productivity
4. Koch Pipeline Employees Set Company Safety Record
5. Painting Company that Defrauded Workers' Comp System Must Pay $212,000
6. Company Pays Settlement for Not Providing Toxic Chemical Info for First Responders
7. UK Moves to Simplify Health and Safety Take Effect
- April 16, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Study Suggests Age is Not Enough to Predict Worker Needs
2. Measuring Safety Culture: Why Perception Surveys are Not Enough
3. Are You Ready for a Sudden Cardiac Arrest Emergency?
4. Safety with Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach)
5. Study Finds Environmental Education Programs Lead to Cleaner Air
6. Active Agenda: Mindfulness
7. Medical Exams: A Driver of Work Force Wellness
- April 9, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Jordan Barab Named Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA
2. OSHA Orders Southern Air to Withdraw Lawsuit and Pay $7.9 Million to Whistleblowers
3. Sandy Says: I Challenge You to Apply for America's Safest Companies
4. Guide to Safe Handling of Flammables
5. Capitalizing on an Aging Work Force
6. "Meetings on the Move" Can Increase Workplace Productivity
- April 2, 2009 In This Issue:
1. GAO: Department of Labor Failing to Protect Workers
2. OSHA Releases New Respiratory Protection Guidance
3. Brain Fitness Steers Driver Safety Initiative
4. ASSE Remembers Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
5. April 2009 Is National Safe Handling Awareness Month
6. Federal Program Has Improved Agencies' Preparedness for Bioterror or Disease Outbreaks
7. New Tool May Assist in Earlier Detection of Asbestos-Related Diseases - March 26, 2009 In This Issue:
1. The Effects of the Economy on Workplace Safety
2. European Workers Face Increasing Health Risks From Hazardous Substances
3. When It Comes to Workplace Safety, Trust the Experts: Your Employees
4. ASIS, SHRM Join to Develop Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Standard
5. NIST Conducts Stairwell Evacuation Study
6. "LEED" the Way With Green Design - March 19, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Labor Secretary Solis Takes Action on Diacetyl
2. Fall Protection: Failure is Not an Option
3. ASSE: Consensus Standards Should Be Referenced in Cranes and Derricks Rule
4. Research Suggests Both Physical and Psychological Well-Being Impact Employee Health
5. Sustainable Nanotechnology Initiative to Study New Environmental Risks
6. Eye and Face Protection: At Home, At Risk - March 12, 2009 In This Issue:
1. March is Workplace Vision Wellness Month
2. EPA, DOJ and Mining Companies Reach $3 Million Settlement for Lava Cap Mine Cleanup
3. OSHA Proposes $273,000 in Fines against Jamestown, N.Y., Employer for Lack of Asbestos Safeguards
4. Safety Engineers, OSHA and Others Partner to Address Workplace Violence
5. New Standard Project to Protect Workers in Wind Generation Construction Operations
6. Winter Weather presents Osteoporosis and Foot and Ankle Fracture Danger for Older Workers - March 5, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Eighth Circuit Overrules Review Commission in OSHA/Summit Multi-Employer Case
2. Obama Proposes $10.5 Billion EPA Budget for Increased Environmental Protection
3. Obama's FY 2010 Budget Allocates $13.3 Billion to Labor Department
4. Ruling Upholds the Legality of Guns in Workplace Parking Lots
5. Building a Bridge to Safety Excellence: The Role of Culture
6. Next-Gen Hand Protection for Construction Professionals
7. The Ripple Effect of Fluor's Corporate VPP Status - February 26, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Solis Confirmed as Secretary of Labor
2. BP Agrees to Pay Nearly $180 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations
3. NRR: Now Really Relevant
4. Top 10 Tips for More Effective EHS Training
5. Area Workers' Comp Agency Asks Employers: How Low Can You Go?
6. OSHA Orders Air Carrier to Pay $400,000 to Employee Terminated for Raising Safety Concerns - February 19, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Disabling Workplace Injuries Cost $48.6 Billion per Year
2. ACOEM Takes a Stand Against Workplace Depression
3. ORC Launches EHS Center of Excellence Wiki
4. CSB Safety Video Targets Dust Explosion Prevention
5. Workplace Environmental Changes May Help Prevent Obesity
6. Canada: IRSST Releases Machine Safety Guide - February 12, 2009 In This Issue:
1. Dear Mr. President: Please Give OSHA Adequate Support to Protect Workers in 3 Million New Jobs
2. Study Aims to Enhance Behavioral Approach to Workplace Safety
3. OSHA Inspections: What to Expect as an Employer
4. Bush's OSHA Was No Pussycat
5. Coal-Fired Power Plant to Spend $135 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations
6. New Web Site Offers Resources for NRR Changes
7. Australia: EHS Implications of Obesity for Workplace Designers
8. Updated ANSI/ISEA Industrial Head Protection Standard is Approved - February 5, 2009 In This Issue:
1. New Study to Investigate Shift Work-Cancer Link
2. Fall Protection and Confined Spaces
3. OSU-OSHA Safety Day: VPP in Construction
4. Who is the Older Worker?
5. Mind-Shifting Into Safety Excellence
6. Five Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Depression - January 29, 2009 In This Issue:
1. CSB Urges OSHA Coverage for All Public Employees
2. ASSE Requests Hearing on OSHA's Proposed Crane Rule
3. Report Oulines Obama's Options in Addressing Bush's Last-Minute Rules
4. NSC Calls for Nationwide Banon Cell Phone Use While Driving
5. Preventing Extreme Sport Injuries
6. Study Finds MRSA in Midwestern Swine Workers - January 22, 2009 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Proposes a Rulemaking on Diacetyl, Seeks Comments
2. Findings of Most Extensive Employer Survey On People with Disabilities Released
3. DOL Pays $4.5 billion in Benefits Under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
4. OSHA Proposes Revised Procedures for Fit Testing Respirators
5. OSHA Revises Voluntary Protection Programs
6. CSB Safety Video Stresses Effective Winterization Programs
7. AFA-CWA: Flight Attendants' Professionalism, Safety Training Saved Lives of Flight 1549 Passengers - January 15, 2009 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Revises Field Operations Manual for Compliance Officers
2. CSB to Investigate Utah Refinery Explosion
3. Study: Worker Lead Exposure Linked to Cognitive Problems Later in Life
4. EPA Revises Air Permit Policy for Aggregating Facility Changes
5. MSHA: Mine Deaths Fell to All-Time Low in 2008
6. How to Be a Winter Road Warrior - January 8, 2009 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Highlights Enforcement Results for FY 2008
2. Tyson Foods Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay $500,000 Fine for Violation that Led to Worker Fatality
3. Embracing "Green" Manufacturing Processes Can Win Over Regulators, Cut Costs
4. MassCOSH, National COSH Release Worker Safety Recommendations for Obama Administration
5. Back Pain and How to Prevent it in 2009
6. California ASSE Committee Rallies for John Howard to be Appointed Head of OSHA
