OSHA Vows to Strengthen Whistleblower Program
OSHA has released a report documenting an internal review of the agency’s Whistleblower Protection Program and outlined several changes designed to improve the program, including those related to restructuring, training and policies and internal systems...
From Casual to Committed: How Alignment and Engagement Can Create Positive Accountability
“If your employees don’t know where you’re going, almost any road will get them there.” These are words that send chills through the hearts of leaders everywhere...
Occupational Asthma in the U.S. Workplace
Occupational asthma is an issue in some workplaces, but there are things employers can do to improve indoor air quality...
OSHA Issues Fines After Worker Is Pulled Into a Mixing Machine
OSHA has cited three Brooklyn, N.Y., tortilla manufacturers after a young worker was killed when he became caught in the unguarded auger of a machine used to mix tortilla dough at Tortilleria Chinantla Inc...
Washington Transportation Worker’s Death Leads to Fines, Citations
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has issued four serious safety violations carrying penalties of $22,000 following an investigation of the January death of Billy Rhynalds, a maintenance technician for the state Department of Transportation, citing WSDOT for four serious safety violations...
Don’t Separate Workplace Wellness Initiatives from Safety and Health Programs
Some things are meant to work together. Just as you wouldn’t wear only one protective glove and leave the other sitting on the toolbox, incorporating workplace wellness initiatives into safety and health programs may result in a healthier, more productive workplace, new research reveals...
Survey: PPE Noncompliance Poses a Serious Threat to Worker Safety
Employees who believe PPE is not necessary for their work or who consider it too uncomfortable to wear run the risk of leaving themselves unprotected and vulnerable to occupational injuries. According to a new survey from Kimberly-Clark Professional, this happens all too often...
Public Citizen: OSHA Must Take Swift Action on Beryllium Exposure Limit
The nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen regards OSHA’s slow progress on addressing occupational exposure to beryllium as “unacceptable” and calls for swifter action to protect workers from this health hazard...
U.K. Safety Agency Publishes Plan to Recoup Safety Intervention Costs
Britain’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a proposal for recouping the costs it incurs from conducting interventions of businesses that violate health and safety laws...
Employers Can Retain Working Mothers by Offering More Work Schedule Autonomy
Yet another study suggests that flexible work schedules can improve an employee’s morale or sense of work-life balance. In this latest analysis, researchers reveal that employers are more likely to retain female employees who have just given birth by offering them greater flexibility and control in their work schedules...
Textile Rental Association Rejects Shop Towel Study
The Textile Rental Services Association of America (TRSA) is lashing out against a recent study that suggests workers who use laundered shop towels may be at risk of exposure to heavy metals. TRSA called the study’s claims unsubstantiated and pointed out the research was released by an industry with a vested interest in the study results...
NRDC Reveals the 20 States that Face the Most Air Pollution from Power Plants
If you live in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida or Kentucky, your state has a dubious claim to fame: It contains some of the nation’s worst air pollution caused by power plants...
Responder Safety in the Face of Disaster: Lessons Learned from the BP Oil Spill
A paper published in the July issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine examines NIOSH’s role in protecting first responders following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in an effort to improve health monitoring and surveillance for workers responding to disasters...
Can Secondhand Smoke Lead to Hearing Loss?
According to a new study, adolescents exposed to secondhand smoke may be twice as likely to suffer hearing loss...
Chemical Safety Board Declares Florida’s Response to Public Worker Deaths “Unacceptable”
For the first time in its history, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) declared a state’s inaction and failure to adopt recommendations to provide federal-level workplace protections for state and municipal public workers an “Unacceptable Response.”...
Outdoor Workers At Risk as Heat Wave Blankets Much of Country
Construction workers, landscapers, postal workers and any other workers who mostly work outdoors are at high risk of heat-related illnesses as a record heat wave moves through the Midwest and East Coast...
Contractor With History of Violations Hit with Proposed $354,000 in Fines
A Massachusetts contractor repeatedly cited by OSHA for unprotected trenches and excavations has been cited again, this time for violations related to cave-in hazards at Cambridge and Framingham construction sites...
At-Home Safety: The Only Safe Amount of Alcohol for Drivers is None at All
Never mind that you might be below the legal alcohol limit when you have a drink or two before driving home – according to this sociologist, drivers who consume any alcohol are compromising safety on the road...
AIHA Letter Defends OSHA, NIOSH Budgets
Fearing the worst during the Congressional debates about the federal budget, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has sent letters to the members of Congress who are overseeing appropriations and oversight of OSHA and NIOSH, asking that the budget not be balanced in part on the backs of those two agencies...
Oil Field Employees Risk Bringing Lead Home
Oil field workers potentially could transfer lead to their homes and put their children at risk for lead poisoning if they do not take certain safety precautions, suggests The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medication Association....
NHCA Offers New Guidelines to Determine Hearing Loss Recordability
New guidelines from the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) may help companies with decisions surrounding work-related hearing loss recordability and documentation...
Online Community Gives First Responders a Place to Discuss Social Media Best Practices
As the public increasingly turns to Twitter and Facebook for the latest breaking news during an emergency or disaster, first responders also use social media to educate, train and share information. Now, a special online community brings first responders together to discuss the effective use of social media in their work...
At-Home Safety: Check Your Home for Mold and Breathe Easy
Flooding can cause more than devastating water damage to homes – it also leads to the creeping (and dangerous) problem of mold...
Where Were You on September 11, 2001?
September 11, 2001 – 9/11 – is an iconic date for Americans. Most of us can remember where we were and what we were doing on that date...
Out with the Old, In with the New: Addressing Young Workers’ Training Needs
According to a new poll, Generation Y workers, or those ages 18 to 29, are more likely to appreciate shorter training sessions, flexible training options and remote learning enabled by mobile devices. Companies therefore should consider adapting their training programs in order to better engage these young workers...
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