Occupational Health and Safety News from EHS Today

Chemical Protective Gear Limits Responders' Physical Capacity

Nov 14, 2006, By Leslie Drahos

Researchers from Texas measured the effect of the equipment on 22 healthy, active-duty soldiers. Each participant performed three exercises, a minimum...

New Emergency Notification System Manages Contact Info for Responders

Nov 14, 2006, By Leslie Drahos

The system provides emergency planners with a real-time console assisting them in provisioning, detailing, testing and executing emergency plans and notifications...

Chicago Fire Dept., Berkeley Testing Rescue Communication System

Nov 14, 2006, By Leslie Drahos

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, developed the system in response to a request by the Chicago Fire Department. The fire department...

New Technology To Clean Blood of Victims of Radiological, Chemical or Biological Terrorist Attacks

Nov 14, 2006, By Leslie Drahos

In addition to cleaning biological and radiological toxins from blood, the technology shows promise for delivering therapeutic drugs to targeted cells...

NSC: Assessing the Competency of EHS Professionals

Nov 14, 2006, By Josh Cable

James Stiles, CSP, explained that the development of Johnson & Johnson's "global health and safety competency model" has been driven by a longstanding...

Painting Contractor Faces $2.36 Million in Fines

Nov 13, 2006, By Josh Cable

Both accidents occurred at the same bridge painting worksite in Kansas City and at the same suspended scaffold, according to OSHA. One employee died when...

NSC: Focus on Eye Injury Prevention

Nov 13, 2006, By Katherine Torres

"PPE should not be your only protection against eye hazards," said Green, an associate professor at Grand Valley State University. "It should be used...

NSC: Communicating with Spanish-Speaking Workers

Nov 10, 2006, By Katherine Torres

"I'm not saying don't learn Spanish or not offer (Spanish-speaking) workers ESL courses," explained Hector Escarcega, president of the Los Angeles-based...

NSC: UPS Receives Green Cross for Safety

Nov 10, 2006, By Josh Cable

The National Safety Council (NSC) earlier this week announced that Atlanta-based UPS will be the 2007 recipient of NSC's Green Cross for Safety Medal....

NSC: Howard Highlights NIOSH Priorities

Nov 10, 2006, By Josh Cable

"Real-time exposure assessment would empower both the employer and the worker to be able to correlate workplace activities directly with exposure levels...

NSC: Award Winner Puts EHS First

Nov 8, 2006, By Josh Cable

EHS First is Alcans approach to environment, health and safety, Simon Laddychuk, Alcans vice president, EHS First, explained to Occupationalhazards.com...

NSC: Alcan, DynMcDermott Honored

Nov 8, 2006, By Josh Cable

Alcan CEO Richard Evans and DynMcDermott CEO Robert McGough accepted the award during the opening session of the National Safety Councils 94th Annual...

NSC: Taking Responsibility for Safety

Nov 8, 2006, By Katherine Torres

It was my choice to abuse the safety procedures and the safety equipment that I had on me, Morecraft told about 1,300 safety professionals and other stakeholders...

NSC: The Power of Engagement

Nov 7, 2006, By Katherine Torres

Groppel, who is vice chairman of the Human Performance Institute, pointed out that safety is more than a social responsibility. s about giving heart,...

NSC: OSHA Then and Now

Nov 7, 2006, By Josh Cable

Since OSHA's inception 35 years ago, workplace fatalities nationwide have declined by 60 percent, and injuries and illnesses have declined by 40 percent,...

OH Names 2006 Americas Safest Companies

Nov 6, 2006, By Josh Cable

The 2006 Americas Safest Companies are: EnPro Industries Inc. Fluor Corp. Koch-Glitsch LP Noble Corp. OFG Jasper Cherry Street Oregon Steel Mills -- Portland...