OSHA Announces Construction Advisory Committee Meeting
OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet Dec. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. In conjunction with the ACCSH, committee work groups, including the newly established Injury and Illness Prevention Program work group, will meet Dec. 7-8. ...
Traveling “Green” This Holiday Season
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, you might be making travel plans to celebrate with far-away relatives or maybe even ring in the New Year at a sunny locale. But hitting the road for the holidays doesn’t mean you have to throw your environmental concerns out the window entirely – follow these tips to travel green....
HPI Products Inc. and Owner to Pay $150,000 in Environmental Penalties
HPI Products Inc., of St. Joseph, Mo., along with an affiliated property holding corporation and the owner of both companies, have agreed to pay a total of $150,000 in civil penalties, in addition to covering undetermined cleanup costs at six of their chemical processing and manufacturing facilities, to settle a series of alleged violations of state and federal environmental laws...
Minnesota, Arkansas, Louisiana and Wisconsin Making Greatest Gains in Laws to Promote Roadway Safety
A report released by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) indicates that many states are making progress toward making roads safer, with Minnesota, Arkansas, Louisiana and Wisconsin leading the way. Only two states in the nation, Oregon and Washington, met all the ENA criteria for roadway traffic safety laws and a third state, Tennessee, met all but one criterion...
Two NH Contractors Cited by OSHA after Worker Falls
OSHA has cited North Ridge Contracting Inc. and CMGC Building Corp. for safety violations after a North Ridge worker was injured in a fall at 100 Innovative Way in Nashua, N.H. North Ridge Contracting of Deerfield, N.H., faces a total of $44,000 in proposed fines, following the July 27 incident in which a worker tripped and fell 14 feet during the dismantling of a stairway at the Benchmark Electronics building...
Dracut, Mass., Contractor Fined by OSHA for Excavation Hazards
OSHA has cited Albanese D&S Inc. for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards following OSHA’s inspection of a worksite located at Winn's Brook in Belmont, Mass. The Dracut, Mass., contractor faces a total of $32,400 in proposed fines for excavation hazards identified during OSHA’s inspection...
OSHA Cites NY and PA Contractors Following a Scaffold Collapse
OSHA has cited two contractors for alleged serious violations of safety standards following a June 2 scaffold collapse at Binghamton University in Vestal, N.Y., that injured six workers...
ASSE Members Meet Chinese Officials to Discuss Workplace Safety and Health
Several American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members and EHS professionals recently met in Beijing and Shanghai with Chinese officials to exchange ideas, best practices and concepts related to occupational safety and health management...
Use the Nov. 18 Great American Smokeout to Help Employees Kick the Habit
Employers can foster a healthier workplace by motivating their employees to stop smoking for a day in honor of the American Cancer Society’s 35th annual Great American Smokeout on Nov. 18...
Study: Use of AEDs in Hospital Not Linked to Improved Survival
While automated external defibrillators (AEDs) improve survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a new study indicates their use for cardiac arrest in a hospital may not result in an improved rate of survival, according to a study in the Nov. 17 issue of JAMA...
At-Home Safety: Tips for Avoiding Thanksgiving Stress
Mary Muscari, associate professor in the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University and author of Let Kids Be Kids: Rescuing Childhood, shares some tips to avoid stressed-out Thanksgivings...
OSHA to Hold Informal Hearing on Walking-Working Surfaces Rule
OSHA will hold an informal public hearing beginning Jan. 18, 2011, on the proposed rule revising the Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards to improve worker protection from slip, trip and fall hazards...
Jason Townsell Named First “Future Leaders in EHS” Scholarship Recipient
Jason Townsell, a student working toward a bachelor’s of science degree in occupational safety and health at Columbia Southern University, was named the first Future Leaders in EHS winner. He will receive a $5,000 scholarship and access to PureSafety’s safety and health software and information solutions...
Veterans Day: New Campaign Honors, Thanks Veterans
In honor of Veterans Day and as part of its new “Thank You for Your Service” campaign, the Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation (PenFed Foundation) encourages Americans worldwide to show their appreciation for the military personnel and veterans in their lives by sending a simple thank you message...
Study Reveals Important Fitness Measures for Firefighters
Two physical fitness measures – aerobic fitness and resistance to muscle fatigue – are key to firefighters’ ability to pass a standard test of firefighting skills, according to a study published in the November issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research...
Is “Presenteeism” Just a Buzzword?
Presenteeism – defined as “reduced productivity at work due to health conditions” – is increasingly recognized as a contributor to health costs for employers. But more work is needed to develop reliable tools to measure presenteeism and its economic impact, according to a paper in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
Early Employer-Based Flu Vaccinations Can Improve the Bottom Line
Each year, influenza poses a tremendous burden on working adults and the many businesses that employ them, contributing to absenteeism and lost productivity. Even so, annual influenza immunization rates remain very low. New data shows that employer-sponsored influenza vaccination programs held early in the flu season not only protect employee health, but also save businesses money...
At-Home Safety: Texting Poses New Health Risks to Teens
According to new research, the dangers of excessive texting among teens are not limited to the road. The data revealed that “hyper-texting” and “hyper-networking” are now giving rise to a new health risk category for this age group...
At-Home Safety: Emergency Physicians Urge Americans to Take the Nov. 13 Medicine Chest Challenge
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), a national sponsor of the Nov. 13 American Medicine Chest Challenge, is educating the public about safe disposal of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications in order to reduce the threat of drug abuse by children...
Study: Employees Who Retire Early Often Pressured To Do So
Workers who agreed to take early retirement were likely to not have considered that option if it hadn't been for pressure at the workplace to do so, according to a new study from the University of Haifa in Israel...
MSHA Kicks Off Annual Winter Alert Campaign
On Nov. 1, MSHA kicked off its 2010 Winter Alert campaign to warn miners and mine operators about the dangers colder weather can bring to the mining environment...
New Toolkit Supports Fire Service-Based EMS
A new electronic toolkit can help fire and emergency service leaders strengthen or protect their department’s position as a fire service-based EMS provider...
NIST Study on Charleston Furniture Store Fire Calls for National Safety Improvements
Major factors contributing to a rapid spread of fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C., on June 18, 2007, included large open spaces with furniture providing high fuel loads, the inward rush of air following the breaking of windows and a lack of sprinklers, according to a draft report from the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...
OSHA Encourages Retailers to Provide Crowd Management Measures to Protect Workers
OSHA recently sent a letter and a “Crowd Management Safety Tips for Retailers” fact sheet to the CEOs of 14 major retail companies to encourage them to take precautions to prevent worker injuries during Black Friday and other major holiday sales events...
Survey: Manufacturers Worried about Workplace Absenteeism Due During Flu Season
On the heels of last year’s H1N1 scare, manufacturers are taking a closer look at how to avoid wide-spread workplace absenteeism and productivity declines if faced with another flu pandemic...
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