August 1, 2008
Articles
TOOTING OUR OWN HORN
As the saying on sappy birthday cards goes: You're not getting older, you're getting better. The same could be said for Occupational Hazards, now in its...
Miller, Kennedy Call for Withdrawal of Secret DOL Rule
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., chairman of the Senate Health,...
Call for Withdrawal
Kennedy and Miller called for the rule's withdrawal in a July 23 letter, saying the Administration is not acting in a transparent manner to allow the...
AEM Calls for Immediate Action on New Crane Standards
In a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and OSHA Administrator Edwin Foulke Jr., the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)...
Conn. Contractor Faces Fines for Fall Hazards
BMA General Contractors LLC is facing $140,000 in OSHA fines for fall hazards at two Connecticut work sites. The company was cited for similar hazards...
OSHA Cites Medley, Fla., Manufacturer for 12 Safety Violations
Safety is out of tune at a manufacturing facility in Medley, Fla. OSHA is proposing $64,250 in penalties following an inspection of Konie Cups International's...
Howard's Term as NIOSH Director Ends
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Julie Gerberding met with John Howard July 3 to inform him that he would not be reappointed...
Trippler: Decision is Baffling
I find it baffling he was not reappointed, said Aaron Trippler, director of government affairs for the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA),...
Young Workers at Higher Risk of On-the-Job Injury
Student workers are nearly twice as likely as adults to be injured on the job, bad news for the more than 4 million students who entered the workforce...
New CSB Safety Video
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a new safety video detailing a June 2006 explosion that led to the deaths of three contractors at the Partridge-Raleigh...
Employers Promote Workplace Wellness
Major employers are joining with Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to promote workplace wellness programs and motivate and reward employees for exhibiting...
ANSI Dismisses Appeal to Withdraw Construction MSD Consensus Standard
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has dismissed the latest appeal brought by the Construction Industry Employer Coalition to withdraw the...
Workers Have High Rates of Psychological Distress
Nearly five percent of employees suffer from psychological distress levels associated with a high likelihood of a mental disorder, reports a study in...
Risk Factors
Workers in sales positions were at greatest risk of high psychological distress: 5.6 percent of men and 7.5 percent of women. Workers expected to work...
Community
MSA Designated VPP Star Site MSA's Cranberry, Pa., manufacturing plant was designated a national Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Site by OSHA....
IN MEMORIAM
Dave Roll, vice president of marketing for H.L. Bouton Co., passed away on July 1. Roll was the face for H.L. Bouton's distributors since 1994 and was...
The National Safety Survey: You Talk and We Listen
The greatest EHS challenge for Gregory Havel, safety director at Scherrer Construction Co. Inc. in Burlington, Wisc., is what he perceives as the adversarial...
Environmental Protection Takes Flight at Sikorsky
You might expect that the designers and builders of some of the world's most advanced military, commercial and industrial helicopters have to be progressive...
Awareness Is Key to Avoid Lift Truck Accidents
What Hyster Co. learned about lift truck and pedestrian accidents can assist safety managers in deciding how to equip lift trucks for their particular...
Good Housekeeping Aids in Environmental Compliance
With the inception of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA,) EPA made it clear that hazardous waste generators are responsible for the wastes...
Using Gift Cards asEmployee Incentives
Gift cards increasingly are becoming more convenient and personalized. The fifth annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Gift Card Survey, conducted by...
Recognition Program FostersProductiivity, Compliance
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center serves more than 220 hospitals and healthcare facilities across 25 Texas counties. Their mission is to partner with the...
New Products
Emergency Response Guidebook The 2008 edition of the Emergency Response Guidebook from Labelmaster provides a consistent and standardized approach for...
GreenTech
Wash-Water Treatment System The CLPB series is the first wash-water treatment system to integrate mechanical filtration and bioremediation. Integration...
Head Protection
Blasting Helmet The new Allegro Astro blasting helmet features an abrasion-resistant, polyethylene helmet shell and is built to last in rugged environments....
Negative Safety OpinionsMay Lead to More Mishaps in Workplace
Safety practices are a matter of life and death for manufacturing employees. New research from Towers Perrin-ISR, an employee research and consulting...
Research Reports: A Valuable Tool for Getting Up to Speed in the Marketplace
Need to know about the global market for specific products, such as personal protective equipment (PPE)? Research and Markets (R&M), a source for international...
A HAZMAT Search
A search on the R&M Web site using the term hazardous materials yielded a number of useful reports, including this sampling: Hazardous Materials Release...
People and Places
Jackson Safety Jackson Products Inc., a privately held manufacturer and distributor of personal and traffic safety products, announced that it has entered...
