January 2008
International OHS Through the Looking Glass of the Global Economy
The occupational health and safety conditions at the giant open-pit copper mine in Cananea, Mexico displayed how workplace safety in the global economy...
Facing the Unthinkable: Fatality Prevention in the Workplace
No employer, family member or coworker ever wants a fatality to occur in the workplace. But it happens. In 2006 alone, 5,703 people died on the job, representing...
Review Commission Re-Examining Stale Violation Issue
On Oct. 18, 2007, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) issued a detailed briefing order in Volks Constructors, Docket No. 06-1990,...
New Direction Drives Safety Success at APAC-Missouri
By Debora Babin Katz and Jon Kaufman By the winter of 2006, the safety culture at Oldcastle Materials APAC-Missouri division was in a precarious state....
Occupational Hazards Celebrates an Anniversary
Occupational Hazards and Safety was founded in 1938 by Industrial Publishing Co. to help companies deal with the challenges of both safety and health...
Active Agenda: Incident Reporting and Response
This was Merv Griffins contact policy. He retired as a talk show host in 1986. I suspect his name still may be listed in the studios incident response...
Responder Safety: The Lingering Threat of Avian Flu
Headlines warning of a possible pandemic flu outbreak have started to wane, but the threat is far from over. According to the Centers for Disease Control...
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