EHS Today News Archive
Safety 2009: Activating Higher-Level Safety Culture and Performance
During an ASSE Safety 2009 session, Robert Pater, founder of SSA/MoveSmart, outlined four levels of company safety culture and offered tips to jumpstart effective, positive culture change...
Safety 2009: How Stages of Change Influence Safety Behaviors
Dianne Stober, Ph.D., explains how safety professionals can use this cognitive-behavioral safety approach to encourage positive change in employees and create a safer workplace...
Safety 2009: The Corporate Responsibility Revolution
During his keynote speech at ASSE Safety 2009, Tim Sanders, former Yahoo chief solutions officer, stressed that corporate social responsibility – which he defined in part as “do no harm, but do some good” – is a strategic component that influences a company’s success...
ASSE, ILO Sign Agreement at Safety 2009
The American Society of Safety Engineers signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Labour Organization (ILO), committing the organizations to work together to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses...
Safety 2009: Barab Urges Safety and Health Professionals to Speak Up, Get Involved
At ASSE 2009, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jordan Barab outlined some of the key challenges OSHA is addressing and prompted occupational safety and health professionals to take a more aggressive role and let their voices be heard in safety and health issues....
Solis Announces Texas Construction Safety Initiative at ASSE Safety 2009
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis addressed thousands of attendees at the opening session of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety 2009 in San Antonio, where she introduced a new construction safety initiative in Texas and stressed the importance of workplace health and safety...
OSHA Inspection Program Focuses on Federal Worker Safety
OSHA announced June 25 that it is continuing its nationwide program to emphasize workplace safety and health for federal workers and for those contractors whose work is supervised on a daily basis by federal agency personnel...
DOL Announces $500 Million in Grants for Green Job Training
On June 24, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced five grant competitions, totaling $500 million, to fund projects that prepare workers for green jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries...
Vision Impairment Costs Billions Lost in Productivity
Corrected vision impairment could prevent billions of dollars in lost productivity annually, according to a new study published in the June Bulletin of the World Health Organization...
GAO: OSHA’s VPP Program Lacking in Oversight
A report released by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) takes issue with OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program...
ASSE: Allow Stakeholders to Weigh in on VPP
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Warren K. Brown stressed that ASSE members and other key stakeholders must be given the chance to help identify improvements in the program...
OSHA Offers Safety Tips for Hot Weather Work
The hot, hazy days of summer can spell trouble for those who work outdoors in direct sunlight or in hot environments, making them susceptible to heat-induced illnesses such as heat stress, heat exhaustion or the more serious heat stroke...
Research Examines the Financial, Health Costs of Coal Mining
The costs of illness and premature deaths in Appalachia related to coal mining far outweigh economic benefits the industry brings to the region, said Michael Hendryx, Ph.D...
Speed, Social Media and Crisis Communication
Organizations communicating health and safety information during a crisis need to respond quickly and in common terms when communicating to the public, otherwise audiences will seek information elsewhere...
VPPPA Supports GAO Recommendations for VPP
In response to the recent congressional request to review OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs, the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association Inc.announced June 19 that it supports the assessment that “improved oversight and control would better ensure program quality.”...
Safety Helps U.S. Manufacturers Gain Global Market Share
American manufacturers are increasing their market share in the international marketplace in part by maintaining effective work safety and health programs, according to American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Manufacturing Practice Specialty Administrator Michael Coleman....
OSHA to Evaluate VPP
OSHA announced June 18 that it will address problems identified in its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) in response to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report...
CSB: ConAgra Explosion Likely Caused by Natural Gas
Based upon its ongoing investigation of the fatal June 9 ConAgra Foods explosion, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said the blast likely was caused by natural gas that may have been purged into the building during a water heater installation...
Cal/OSHA Compliance Officers Say OSHAB’s “Unfair Policies” Impact Their Ability to Protect CA Workers
In a June 13 letter to the three Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (OSHAB) members in Sacramento, Calif., 47 Cal/OSHA compliance personnel raised concerns over OSHAB policies they claim “sabotage” their ability to protect the safety of California workers...
OSHA Launches Regional Program to Reduce Lead Exposure in the Workplace
The OSHA office in Kansas City, Mo., announced a special regional emphasis program aimed at reducing occupational exposure to lead...
Off-the-Job Safety: How to Make Summer Safe
Summer brings not only sun and fun, but also some health risks. An expert from Baylor Medical Center offers the following tips to enjoy these long summer days safely...
GAO Report Finds Federal Agencies’ Flu Preparedness “Uneven,” Recommends Monitoring
In testimony before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee, Bernice Steinhardt, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), said some federal agencies are not fully prepared for a possible flu pandemic...
CSB Releases Safety Video on Need for Chemical Emergency Preparedness
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recently released a new safety video showing the need for emergency response agencies, companies and communities to work closely together...
NSC Launches “Death by Cell Phone” Billboards
The National Safety Council (NSC) launched its new “Death by Cell Phone” billboard advertisement in 67 markets nationwide to alert more than 1 million people daily about the dangers of talking on cell phones while driving...
NYCOSH Report Highlights New York Workplace Fatalities
While New York state and New York City experienced a decrease in the rate of workplace fatalities in 2007, the rate is still “unacceptably high,” the New York Committee for Occupational Health and Safety (NYCOSH) said in its new report, “Dying for Work in New York.”...
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