BLS Profiles Fatal Work Injuries by Occupation
However, the number of fatalities in this occupational group dropped 4 percent for the second year in a row. Most of this decrease resulted from fewer...
OSHA Extends Comments Period for Ergonomic Guidelines
OSHA is granting a 30-day extension in response to industry and labor requests for additional time to submit written comments on the agency's first set...
Fatal Work Injuries to Hispanics Increase 9 Percent
This resulted from a rise in Hispanic worker fatalities in the services and agriculture industries, rather than in construction, as in prior years. Fatalities...
Public Safety Workers Affected by 9/11 Attacks Receive Mental Health Grants
The grant program will provide mental health services to firefighters, search and rescue personnel, emergency medical personnel, law enforcement personnel,...
EHS Consultants: Take this Opportunity to Participate in Our Directory
Two levels of directory listings are offered: Basic: Includes company name, city and state, phone number, and areas of expertise. This listing is free....
BLS: 8,786 Workers Died on the Job in 2001
Excluding the fatalities on September 11th, workplace fatalities decreased less than one percent from 2000. " release of workplace fatality data by the...
BLS Profiles Workers Killed on 9/11
Most of the victims were at work (as defined by the fatality census) in the World Trade Center or the Pentagon; were on business travel or were crew aboard...
Union Uses Ergonomics Ads Against Republicans
The union is running political advertisements against Sens. Tim Hutchinson, R-Ark., and Susan Collins, R-Me., charging they "voted twice with the big...
BLS Profiles Workers Killed on 9/11
Most of the victims were at work (as defined by the fatality census) in the World Trade Center or the Pentagon; were on business travel or were crew aboard...
Cost of Asbestos Claims Now Tops $54 Billion
The study reports that 500,000 to 2.4 million more claims could be filed in the years ahead, costing businesses as much as $210 billion more. "We found...
Michigan Announces $1 Million for Worker Protection Grants
"Employers today recognize that one of the most effective ways to increase profits is to provide a safe work environment," CIS Director Noelle Clark said....
OSHA Streamlines Process to Change State Plans
The revised regulation was developed through a joint federal/state plan process, which included discussions at meetings of the Occupational Safety and...
Federal Worker Safety: OSHA Vows to Lead by Example
After years of neglect, what has provoked high-level government officials to pay attention to the safety of the federal work force? "In addition to the...
Asbestos Trial Gets Under Way in West Virginia
Originally, there were 259 corporate defendants in the trial, but most, although not the biggest, have settled their suits. "The larger corporations,...
OSHA Announces Alliances with Two Industry Groups
Collaboration is essential in addressing the evolving biological safety issues facing American employers and workers today, according to OSHA and ABSA....
Cape Cod Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Disposing Of Hazardous Waste
United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Michael E. Hubbard, special agent in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Criminal Investigation...
Precor to receive First 'Ergonomics in Action' Award
Precor, whose manufacturing processes include heavy lifting and high hand forces, is being recognized for taking the lead in applying ergonomic principles...
Employee Exposure to Lead Exposes Company to $123,000 in Fines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the company, which manufactures solder wire and bar solder from lead-based alloys, for...
Groups Reach Agreement with EPA on Use of Controversial Pesticide
The groups challenged the use of the pesticide on a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. The challenges led to a phase out of most uses of vinclozolin....
Testing for Specific Abilities Might be Better Predictor of Job Performance
A study by psychologists Phillip Ackerman, Ph.D., of the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Anna Cianciolo, Ph.D., of Yale University, suggests that...
DOE Reaches Agreements to Assist Workers Applying for Compensation
The agreements outline information sharing between the states and the DOE's Office of Worker Advocacy and how that information will be used to facilitate...
The Common Cold and Productivity Loss
Health-related productivity assessments typically focus on chronic conditions. However, acute conditions, particularly colds, have the potential to cause...
Reactive Chemical Hazards: Safety Board Recommends Action
The board announced its findings at a public meeting held in Houston earlier this week. The CSB recommendations won initial praise from industry and labor...
Company Fined $313,500, Exposed Employees to Multiple Hazards
The facility, located in Bachelor, La., manufactures flexible plastic film, employs about 270 workers at the site, and is privately owned by Formosa Plastics...
Personal Protective Equipment Use in Heavy Construction Increases
These latest findings from a survey conducted by the Industrial Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) included responses from 213 safety professionals from...
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