26th Annual Pacific Southwest Safety & Health Conference
Workplace environment, health and safety news for safety, health and industrial hygiene professionals in the manufacturing, construction, and service sectors...
AOHC: Henshaw: OSHA No Longer Has a "Wish " List for Standards
There have been times when everything but the kitchen sink was thrown on the regulatory agenda, sometimes to appease shareholders. Often, admitted Henshaw,...
OSHA Releases Draft Ergo Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores
Guidelines for the nursing home industry are already completed, and voluntary ergonomic guidance for poultry processors is expected to be ready soon....
Emissions Study Finds Propane to be Safe Forklift Fuel
The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) released the review, which indicated that forklifts, when fitted with approved closed loop controls...
AOHC: How Does Chemical Exposure Impact the Sense of Smell?
And, as Dalton told attendees at the American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) in Atlanta yesterday, "In the workplace, the olfactory system is one...
AOHC: Help Wanted: Must be Able to Keep National Secrets
The salary is $66,000 to $122,300 per year, and the position is in Mays Landing, N.J. The offer includes a relocation payment of $10,000 for new hires...
EU Proposes Overhaul of Chemical Regulation
At the heart of the draft legislation, which would replace 40 existing directives and regulations, is REACH, or Registration, Evaluation and Authorization...
AOHC: Research Examines Mortality Among Farm Workers
Lora Fleming, M.D., Ph.D., and a group of researchers from the University of Miami School of Medicine, discussed predictors of acute and chronic disability...
AOHC: Risk Factors for Heart Attacks Among Firefighters
Kales and his colleagues examined 103 firefighter fatalities described by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. They looked at circadian...
AOHC: Availability of Modified Duty, Pain Coping Ability, Predictors of Disability
According to research presented today at the American Occupational Health Conference in Atlanta, there are risk factors associated with disability, but...
AOHC: Achievements in Occupational and Environmental Medicine Recognized
Elias A. Shaptini, M.D., MPH, received the 2003 William S. Knudsen Award, the most prestigious honor given by ACOEM. Shaptini was recognized for his distinguished...
AOHC: ACOEM Announces Best Corporate Health Programs for 2003
BAE SYSTEMS' Information & Electronic Warfare Systems (IEWS) business unit, headquartered in Nashua, N.H., was recognized for its proactive interventions...
AOHC: Occupational Health Issues Heat Up in Atlanta
And what better way to do it than to join thousands of occupational health professionals in Atlanta this week for the American Occupational Health Conference...
Occupational Health: It's Not Just about Bandages and Aspirin Anymore
Randolph, MSN, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN, a professor in the University North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Public Health's Occupational Health Nursing Program,...
American Occupational Health Conference
The premier opportunity for occupational and environmental health professionals to enhance their effectiveness for the employer, the worker and the profession....
CSB Calls for Improved Chlorine Safety
The August 14, 2002 release from DPC Enterprises caused 63 people from the Festus, Mo. community to seek medical evaluation. The DPC facilty repackages...
Rep. DeLauro Presses OSHA for Tougher Criminal Enforcement
Three days after Sen. Jon Corzine, D-NJ, announced he would soon introduce legislation making it a felony willfully to violate OSHA rules that lead to...
OSHA Alliance Addresses Workplace Safety for Teens
The alliance, the first of its kind in the nation, links together the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health...
Pesticide Use Associated with Increased Risk of Prostate
The study evaluated the role of 45 pesticides and found that methyl bromide was linked to the risk of prostate cancer in the group. NIOSH lists methyl...
Merritt Says CSB Back on Track
Just five months before Merritt was appointed to lead CSB in August 2002, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report that sharply criticized...
Asbestos Still a Workplace Concern
In a paper titled "It's Back Asbestos Gets a Second Wind," to be published in ASSE's Professional Safety journal, Jeff Camplin, CSP, ASSE assistant administrator...
Workers Memorial Day in Tyler, Texas: Has Tyler Pipe Seen the Light?
"We chose Tyler because of Tyler Pipe, the attention given to it by the media and the many tragedies that took place there," said Wright, who flew in...
Houston Firm Faces $138,000 in Proposed Fines
OSHA began its first inspection on Nov. 4, 2002 following a complaint. That inspection of Wyman Gordon Forgings resulted in 44 alleged serious violations...
OSHA, Washington Group International Form Alliance
Under the alliance, OSHA and WGI will provide information and guidance to help engineering and construction employers provide safe and healthful working...
Mourn the Dead. Fight for the Living.
This coming weekend and on Monday, April 28th, hundreds of thousands of workers across America will observe Workers' Memorial Day, to remember the injured...
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