AIHA Supports Combustible Dust Legislation, Offers Recommendations
In an April 2 letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) stressed its support of HR 849, legislation that would compel OSHA to issue an interim and final combustible dust standard to help prevent deadly explosions....
NIOSH Issues Updated Nanotechnology Guidance
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) issued an updated and expanded edition of “Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology,” a document that reiterates NIOSH’s standing interim recommendation that employers take prudent measures to control occupational exposures in the manufacture and industrial use of engineered nanomaterials as research explores whether such materials pose work-related health and safety risks....
April 6-12 is National Cell Phone Recycling Week
EPA is launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week April 6-12 in a joint effort between the agency’s Plug-In To eCycling program and leading cell phone manufacturers, retailers and service providers to increase national awareness about the importance of cell phone recycling....
April 2009 Is National Safe Handling Awareness Month
In an act to further education surrounding the safe handling of hazardous drug exposure in the health care setting, April 2009 has been declared the first-ever National Safe Handling Awareness Month, with April 20 becoming the first National Safe Handling Awareness Day. ...
OSHA Releases New Respiratory Protection Guidance
In its newly published guidance document, Assigned Protection Factors (APF), OSHA provides employers with vital information for selecting respirators for workers exposed to contaminants in the air....
Scientists Develop New Way of Finding Trapped Miners
University of Utah scientists devised a new way to find miners trapped by cave-ins with a method that involves installing iron plates and sledgehammers at regular intervals inside mines, as well as placing sensitive listening devices on the ground overhead....
Brain Fitness Steers Driver Safety Initiative
Posit Science, the brain fitness company, and auto insurer Allstate began working together 6 months ago in a groundbreaking program to determine whether brain fitness exercise software could be deployed to improve driver safety....
It Pays to Sleep: Prioritize Rest to Boost Health, Morale and Revenue
Sleep loss costs the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion each year in increased health care costs, automobile accidents, workplace accidents and decreased job performance, according to the Better Sleep Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on the importance of sleep...
Practical Gifts Show Workplace Appreciation in a Tight Economy
Today's troublesome economy might make it difficult to justify flowers or company-paid lunches – traditional ways to honor support staff on Administrative Professionals Day. This April 22nd, Sodexo encourages employers to think about an Esteem Pass incentive gift card as a more tangible and practical way to reward hard work and loyalty. ...
DOJ Settles Lawsuit Alleging Firefighter Hiring Discrimination in Portsmouth, Va.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced March 25 that it has entered into a consent decree with the City of Portsmouth, Va., that, if approved by the court, will resolve the complaint that the city engaged in a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against African Americans in its hiring of entry-level firefighters, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)....
New Tool May Assist in Earlier Detection of Asbestos-Related Diseases
Researchers from the National Center for Vermiculite and Asbestos-Related Cancers (NCVAC) outlined new radiographic approaches that may aid in the detection and diagnosis of asbestos-related lung disease at the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization's annual conference on March 28...
Pennsylvania DEP Offers Energy Workshops for Small Businesses
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will provide free workshops this spring to help small- and medium-sized businesses across the state reduce energy costs and increase profits....
GAO: Department of Labor Failing to Protect Workers
Federal agents posing as workers have completed an undercover investigation of the Department of Labor (DOL) that has resulted in claims that the department frequently mishandles serious worker complaints, placing many workers at risk. The outcome of the investigation is detailed in a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found DOL mishandled nine out of the 10 cases included in the undercover operation....
Federal Program Has Improved Agencies' Preparedness for Bioterror or Disease Outbreaks
A federal program designed to help metropolitan public health agencies prepare to deliver essential medicines to the public after a large-scale bioterror attack or natural disease outbreak has succeeded in improving the level of readiness, according to a new RAND Corp. study. ...
ASSE Remembers Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
In the aftermath of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that took 146 lives in New York City in 1911, the modern workplace safety movement began with the founding of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) later that year. To commemorate this important event, the Des Plaines, IL- based ASSE announced today that it is moving forward in planning its centennial celebration in 2011. ...
European Workers Face Increasing Health Risks From Hazardous Substances
Contact with a wide range of chemicals and other hazardous substances at work is endangering the health of workers across Europe, according to a new report by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). Experts identified nanotechnology as one of the risks causing the most concern....
NIST Conducts Stairwell Evacuation Study
Most of the time, people use the stairs in buildings – especially in high-rise structures – only as a backup for faster elevators and escalators. During a fire or other emergency, however, stairs become the primary passage to survival. In a new study, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) examined what is known about how stairs work as an emergency evacuation route. Their answer? Not nearly enough....
EPA Acts to Reduce Harmful Impacts from Coal Mining
EPA has sent two letters to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expressing serious concerns about the need to reduce the potential harmful impacts on water quality caused by certain types of coal mining practices, such as mountaintop mining. ...
OSHA Cites Two Contractors Following Fatality at Oklahoma Worksite
OSHA has cited Oxbow Calcining LLC of Kremlin, Okla., and Kansas City, Mo.-based Geo. P. Reintjes Co. Inc. for alleged safety and health violations following the death of a worker on North 30th Street in Kremlin....
New Program Evaluates Labs for Emergency Communications Tests
To help ensure that first responders, public safety officers and military personnel can always talk with each other no matter what communications equipment they are using, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have teamed up to create a program to help ensure the interoperability of communications equipment....
“LEED” the Way With Green Design
Industry sources estimate that U.S. health care facilities spend approximately $5.3 billion annually for energy costs alone, and hospital administrators planning ahead for a new facility would face considerable escalation of such costs for the foreseeable future. A new whitepaper details how seeking systematic reductions in energy use by following Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria, as Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) did, is one way to effectively combat rising energy costs....
OSHA and Shipbuilders Council Address Shipyard Hazards
Electrocution and welding hot work hazards are among safety alerts addressed by a recently renewed alliance between OSHA and the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA)....
ASIS, SHRM Join to Develop Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Standard
ASIS International and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) are collaborating on the development of a joint Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention (WVPI) American National Standard to provide information and practical methods that will enable an organization to develop an effective and informed approach to prevention and intervention....
AANS Offers Outdoor Injury Prevention Tips
Every year, an estimated 1.5 million people are treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for head injuries and nearly 12,000 are treated for neck fractures. According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), thousands of these injuries are tied to sports and recreational activities. Not so obvious, however, is that common and often seemingly harmless products found in backyards, gardens, garages and home workshops also contribute to these injuries....
OSHA, ABSA Form Alliance to Address Biological Safety Hazards
The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA), through a recently renewed alliance with OSHA, developed four new fact sheets on biological safety issues, including Select Agent Diseases and Zoonotic Diseases....
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