Safety Groups Urge Commitment to Safety in Jobs Bill
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) recently joined together to stress that commitment to safe work be a focus in the Congressional Jobs Bill, HR 2847, which is now under consideration...
AIHA Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Hazcom Standard Revision
In response to OSHA’s request for comments on the proposed rule to adapt the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) expressed support for the hazcom standard modification and its necessity in the workplace...
OSHA Publishes Booklet Outlining Hex Chrome Standards
OSHA recently published “Hexavalent Chromium,” a booklet outlining industry requirements for hexavalent chromium standards. Workers exposed to this toxic chemical can develop lung cancer and damage to the nose, throat and respiratory system...
What You Need to Know about Dust Explosions and Your Facility, Part 2
This two-part series examines the causes of dust explosions, their devastating impact and the measures suggested by OSHA, the National Fire Protection Agency and the Chemical Safety and Hazard Review Board to eliminate them...
OSHA Fall 2009 Agenda Includes 29 Regulatory Items
OSHA’s latest semiannual regulatory agenda, published Dec. 7 in the Federal Register, includes topics ranging from combustible dust to airborne infectious diseases to musculoskeletal disorder reporting requirements, to name a few. Some members of the safety community argue, however, that progress is too slow on rulemakings for issues such as cranes and derricks and diacetyl...
MSHA Launches Black Lung Action Plan
On Dec. 3, MSHA announced a comprehensive strategy encompassing education, enhanced enforcement, training, rulemaking and stakeholder collaboration to end new cases of black lung among the nation's coal miners...
What You Need to Know About Dust Explosions
This two-part series examines the causes of dust explosions, their devastating impact and the measures suggested by OSHA, the National Fire Protection Agency and the Chemical Safety and Hazard Review Board to eliminate them...
EHS TODAY ROUNDTABLE: Economics, Regulations, Connections and Mentoring
We questioned EHS leaders about current and future regulations, the issues impacting the practice of occupational health and safety and the importance of mentoring future leaders. Here is what they had to say...
AIHA’s Respiratory Protection Committee Releases White Paper on Research Needs in Respiratory Protection
Many current practices in respiratory protection are based on assumptions, past practices or extrapolation from laboratory studies, according to the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), and few studies have been done to evaluate the efficacy of or the need for each of these practices...
104 Die in China Coal Mine Blast; 4 Remain Trapped
More than 100 people died in a Nov. 21 coal mine explosion in China’s Heilongjiang province. Another four people are trapped in the mine shaft and are feared dead...
AIHA Comments on Hearing Protector Labeling
The American Industrial Hygiene Association has released the comments it made to EPA about 40CFR211 Subpart B, Hearing Protector Labeling, a proposed rule published in the Aug. 5 Federal Register that would de-emphasize the single number rating given to hearing protection devices...
9/11 Responders Twice as Likely to Have Asthma
First responders who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population, according to Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers....
OSHA Proposes Rulemaking for Combustible Dust Standard
OSHA published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) in the Oct. 21 edition of the Federal Register as an initial step in development of a standard to address the hazards of combustible dust...
MSHA Notifies 10 Operators for Potential Pattern of Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently announced that 10 mine operators from around the country have received letters putting them on notice that each has a potential pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards under Section 104(e) of the federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act)...
CSB Releases Imperial Sugar Dust Explosion Safety Video
On Oct. 7, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a new, 9-minute safety video on the combustible dust explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Ga., which claimed the lives of 14 workers, injured 36 and caused extensive property damage on Feb. 7, 2008...
Coal Mining Hazard Resembles Explosive Volcanic Eruption
Worldwide, thousands of workers die every year from mining accidents, and instantaneous coal outbursts in underground mines are among the major killers...
Alabama Workers Overcome by Fumes; OSHA Proposes More than $360,000 in Fines
OSHA is proposing $364,350 in penalties against Frit Car Inc. in Brewton, Ala., for alleged safety and health violations. The inspection began April 3 when four workers were overcome by vapors while working in a confined space...
OSHA Cites Cheektowaga, N.Y., Employer for Lack of Industrial Hygiene Measures
OSHA has cited Superior General Contracting of Cheektowaga, N.Y., for 10 alleged serious violations of workplace health standards related to a lack of industrial hygiene measures at an Amherst, N.Y., job site...
OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Adopt the Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System
Calling it the “first step in an aggressive regulatory agenda” for the Obama administration, acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jordan Barab announced a proposed rule to align OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (hazcom standard) with provisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The rule was published in the Sept. 30 Federal Register...
NIST Develops New Beryllium Reference Material for Occupational Safety Monitoring
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new reference material for beryllium that more closely mimics the form of beryllium workers are exposed to in the field...
OSHA Awards $6.8 Million in Training Grants
On Sept. 18, OSHA awarded more than $6.8 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to 30 recipients, including labor unions, employer associations, colleges, universities and other nonprofit organizations, in support of workplace safety and health programs...
MSHA Awards $500,000 in Mine Safety Grants
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently announced awarded $500,000 in grant funds to six organizations that provide education and training within the mining industry...
OSHA Releases Guidance for Silica Control in Construction
OSHA recently published “Controlling Silica Exposures in Construction,” a guidance document that addresses the control of worker exposure to dust containing crystalline silica, which is known to cause the lung disease silicosis...
John Howard Reappointed NIOSH Director
On Sept. 3, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that John Howard, M.D., will return to his role as director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) effective immediately...
DOL Withdraws Risk Assessment Rule
The Department of Labor (DOL) on Aug. 31 officially withdrew the controversial risk assessment rule that critics claimed could jeopardize worker safety by delaying rulemaking on occupational exposure to toxins and chemicals...
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