Survey Finds 1 in 6 Public Health Workers Unlikely to Respond in Pandemic Emergency
A new survey shows that approximately one in six public health workers said they would not report to work during a pandemic emergency regardless of its severity...
OSHA Publishes Ethylene Oxide Guidance Document
OSHA recently published a Small Business Guide for Ethylene Oxide to address ethylene oxide exposure levels and monitoring requirements...
Employee Wellness Programs Demonstrate Positive ROI for Businesses
Many executives and business owners are realizing that employee wellness programs that help workers lose weight or quit smoking also create robust return-on-investments, according to two experts schedules to speak at the upcoming Illinois Human Resources Conference and Exposition...
At-Home Safety: Store Food Safely to Avoid Food Poisoning
Food may look, smell and even taste fine, but nonetheless can still harbor bacteria that might cause food poisoning...
OSHA Cites Paper Recycler for Failing to Correct Machine Guarding Hazards
OSHA cited Kara Fibers Inc. of Fort Edward, N.Y., for failing to correct hazards cited during an earlier inspection and for additional alleged violations of workplace safety standards. The paper recycling company faces a total of $61,600 in proposed fines...
Study Shows Hands-Free Phones No Safer than Hand-Held Phones When Driving
A new study concludes there is little difference between the driving safety risk of hands-free versus hand-held cell phones and confirms that any type of cell phone use detracts from the brain’s ability to focus on safe driving...
U.S.-EU Environmental Politics at a Crossroads, Professor Says
Although the United States and European Union face common environmental and energy challenges, they often have taken different approaches to solving them, according to Stacy VanDeveer, associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire...
At-Home Safety: Cutting Grass While Cutting Injuries
Mowing the lawn might be a routine summertime chore, but it’s an activity that injures 200,000 people – 16,000 of them children – every year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Scientists Discover Possible Origin of Asbestos-Related Pain
By using a new imaging technique, scientists have discovered that an increase in pleural plaque, a buildup of collagen fibers in the diaphragm or ribcage, is a probable reason for the unrelenting chest pain experienced in certain patients with asbestos-related diseases and cancers...
Canada Gains New Nanotechnology Research and Product Development Center
Canada’s National Institute for Nanotechnology will soon be home to a new electron microscopy research and product development center...
Barab, VPPPA Meet to Discuss Future of VPP
On July 14, representatives from the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association Inc. (VPPPA) met with the Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jordan Barab to discuss how a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report would affect the future of OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)...
Review Suggests Weak Support for Workplace Hearing Loss Programs
A new review of existing research claims there is little evidence to support mandatory hearing-loss prevention programs at the workplace and suggests that workers could simply wear earplugs or other devices that protect hearing...
OSHA Proposes Approval of Illinois State Public Employee Protection Plan
On July 10, OSHA announced the publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking to approve a new Illinois state public employee protection plan that would extend health and safety protection to the state’s public sector workers...
GAO Reports Bomb-Making Materials Smuggled Past Guards in Federal Buildings
Some folks at the Federal Protection Service, the group charged with protecting federal buildings, are a little red in the face, following a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report outlining how investigators smuggled bomb-making materials into federal buildings...
Smart Choices Save Wetumpka Time, Money When Repairing Road Collapse
Exceptions, not rules, saved the City of Wetumpka, Ala., hundreds of thousands of dollars and several months of construction and street closures...
New Report Finds Fault with Radiation Portal Monitors, Better Technology Needed
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., says a new report questioning the effectiveness of next-generation radiation portal monitors means the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) must develop better technology to prevent terrorists from smuggling nuclear weapons across our borders...
OSHA Cites Baton Rouge Employers $112,000 for Alleged Asbestos Violations
OSHA has cited Louisiana Health Care Consultants LLC, Dean Building Holdings and Bob Dean Enterprises Inc. for three alleged willful and 10 alleged serious violations of federal health and safety regulations. Proposed penalties total $112,000...
EPA Proposes Stronger Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide
For the first time in more than 35 years, EPA has proposed to strengthen the nation’s nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air quality standard that protects public health. The proposed changes reflect the latest science on the health effects of exposure to NO2, which is formed by emissions from cars, trucks, buses, power plants and industrial facilities and can lead to respiratory disease...
EPA Administrator Jackson Takes New Steps to Improve Water Quality
EPA is making available comprehensive reports and data on water enforcement in all 50 states...
OSHA Recognizes Aker Construction Inc. for Success on Longview Power Project
OSHA has certified the Longview Power Project, managed by Aker Construction Inc., as a new star site, the highest in its prestigious Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)...
OSHA to Refineries: Comply with Process Safety Management Standard
Oil refineries nationwide have received letters from OSHA emphasizing the need to comply with all applicable OSHA standards, particularly the Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (HHCs)...
Employees Finding Freedom Through Work-Life Benefits
Many U.K. companies this year are offering child and backup care support as part of their employee assistance programs (EAPs) and work-life benefits packages...
EPA Grants Landmark California Emissions Waiver
EPA has granted California the waiver to implement its landmark clean cars program to cut global warming pollution from vehicles by 30 percent by 2016...
OSHA Proposes Million Dollar Fine for Violations at Milk Specialties Co.
OSHA has cited Milk Specialties Co. in Whitehall, Wisc., with violations of federal workplace safety and health standards and proposed $1,145,200 in penalties...
OSHA Offers Tips on Working Safely in Hot Weather
Heat especially can be harmful 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...
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