NHCA Addresses “Misperceptions” Regarding OSHA’s Interpretation of Noise Control Enforcement Change
The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) reiterated its support for OSHA’s announced change in workplace noise control enforcement and seeks to address a number of misperceptions related to this interpretation...
At-Home Safety: Snowblowers Cause Hundreds of Finger Amputations Each Winter
It's the peak season for snowstorms, which mean snowblowers are working overtime. Unfortunately, that can add up to a dangerous situation...
At-Home Safety: Use Holiday Gatherings to Mine for Family Health History
If out-of-town relatives are visiting for the holidays, take the chance to dig up some information on your family health history, suggests a genetics expert from the University of Alabama at Birmingham...
Executives Who View Diversity Training as Positive Are More Successful
Managers and executives who find value in diversity training are more committed to their organizations and satisfied with their careers than those who perceive training to be ineffective, suggest researchers from Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute in Management and Technology...
At-Home Safety: Preparing a Safe, Healthy Holiday Meal
The house is all decked out, the table is set and you’re ready to entertain your family and friends with a scrumptious dinner...
OSHA Releases Fall Regulatory Agenda
OSHA’s fall semi-annual regulatory agenda was published in the Federal Register Dec. 20, featuring updates on regulatory actions including the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, modernizing recording and reporting requirements, infectious diseases, hazard communication, combustible dust and more...
OSHA Will Not Adopt EU’s SDoC System
On Dec. 17, OSHA announced that it will not adopt the European Union’s (EU) Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) and will continue requiring product certification from independent testing companies...
Beating the Holiday Blues
With the holiday season in full swing, many people find themselves battling a form of the “holiday blues.” One expert explains why we might feel depressed at this time of year and what we can do to counteract it...
Jim Maddux Named New Head of OSHA’s Construction Directorate
OSHA Administrator David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, appointed Jim Maddux as the new director of the agency’s Directorate of Construction. His appointment is effective Monday, Dec. 20...
NIST: Moisture is Main Ingredient in a Safe Christmas Tree
Once ignited, a dry Fraser fir, one of the most popular Christmas tree choices, bursts into flames in less than 7 seconds and is consumed by fire in about a minute. When a well-watered Fraser fir ignites, however, the flame soon dies. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers videotaped this experiment to demonstrate why keeping a Christmas tree moist can be of life-and-death importance...
Labor Secretary Appoints 5 New NACOSH Members
On Dec. 16, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced the appointment of five new members to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH). The new appointees are leaders in the fields of medicine, academia and safety program development and will serve 2-year terms. The next NACOSH meeting has been set for Jan. 19-20, 2011...
Bursts of Activity Help Keep Weight Off During the Holidays
Just because you have an office holiday lunch on Thursday, a cocktail party on Friday night and a buffet dinner on Saturday doesn’t mean you have to weigh 5 pounds more come Sunday morning...
Successful Worksite Health Programs Require Implementation and Management Support
To meet their goal of lowering health care costs, worksite health promotion programs must be well implemented and have strong management support, reports the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
NIOSH Seeks Comment on List of Diseases that May Pose Risk for Emergency Responders
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) invites public comment on a proposed list of infectious diseases that may pose life-threatening health risks to emergency response employees through bloodborne or airborne transmission...
Recycling Tips to Make Your Holidays a Little Greener
As you celebrate the season, don’t be a scrooge about recycling – from presents to parties, recycling opportunities abound during the holidays...
Vision and Safety Experts Offer Best Practices to Prevent Eye Injuries
Each day, nearly 2,000 American workers suffer the pain of avoidable workplace eye injuries that require medical treatment. Yet, despite the risk of eye injury, many workers bypass appropriate precautions to protect their eyes...
OSHA Fines WRR Environmental Services Co. $787,000 Following June Explosion
OSHA has cited the hazardous waste management processor, WRR Environmental Services Co., for failing to implement measures to prevent potentially catastrophic chemical fires and explosions at its facility in Eau Claire, Wisc...
OMB Watch: Obama Administration Stepping Up Enforcement of Labor Laws
In a report released Dec. 8, OMB Watch examined the regulatory enforcement actions of the Obama administration at its midterm point and revealed that executive branch agencies have stepped up enforcement of a number of important labor, consumer protection and environmental laws and regulations...
Local and Federal Investigators on Scene of Fatal Accident in West Virginia
OSHA investigators, a four-member investigation team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and local police and state fire marshals have deployed to the scene of a fatal accident at the AL Solutions Inc. titanium and zirconium processing facility in New Cumberland, in the northern panhandle area of West Virginia...
OSHA Cites Three Massachusetts Contractors for Cave-In Hazards
OSHA has issued a total of $154,700 in proposed fines against three Massachusetts contractors for exposing workers to cave-in hazards at a Salem, N.H., worksite. Cited were Joseph P. Cardillo & Son Inc. of Wakefield, Majestic Mechanical Contractors Inc. of Tewksbury and Domenick Zanni Sons Inc. of Reading...
OSHA Recommends Safety Measures to Protect Workers from Diacetyl Exposure
A new OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin and companion Worker Alert recommend that employers use safety measures to prevent exposing employees to the potentially fatal health effects of butter flavorings and other flavoring substances containing diacetyl or its substitutes...
At-Home Safety: Study Highlights Dangers of Exertional Heat-Related Injuries
According to a new study, nearly a quarter of exertional heat-related injuries – injuries occurring as a result of exercise or physical activity during warm or hot temperatures – are sustained during everyday activities such as yard work, home maintenance or moving furniture...
OSHA Fines U.S. Minerals $396,000 for Alleged Hazardous Dust, PPE and Training Violations
On Dec. 7, OSHA cited U.S. Minerals LLC with willfully exposing its workers to dangerously high levels of hazardous dust and not providing adequate breathing protection and training for workers at its facility in Coffeen, Ill. The company, however, is contesting the violations and called OSHA’s allegations “incomplete, overstated and/or inaccurate.”...
At-Home Safety: Risk of Recreational Shoulder Injuries Common Around the Holidays
Around the holidays, even the friendliest game of flag football can lead to injury. According to sports medicine doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery, older and newly active recreational athletes particularly are at risk for shoulder injuries...
OSHA Announces Stakeholder Meeting, Extends Comment Period on Noise Control Interpretation
On Dec. 6, OSHA announced that it is extending by 90 days the official comment period on the proposed “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise,” which was published Oct. 19 in the Federal Register. Comments may be submitted through March 21, 2011; the agency will hold a stakeholder meeting before this date to listen to the concerns of businesses and workers...
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