How Night Shift Workers Can Implement a Realistic Sleep Schedule
New research published in the December issue of the journal SLEEP suggests the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses and a strict sleep schedule can help increase performance and alertness for night-shift workers while still allowing adequate nighttime sleep on days off. ...
Research Examines Long-Term Disability Risk for Workers With Back Injuries
A wide range of factors – including variables related to health care and job characteristics – affect the risk of long-term disability for workers with back injuries, reports a study in the December 1 issue of the journal Spine. ...
PVC Manufacturers Agree to Reduce Air Pollutants, Strengthen Control of Hazardous Wastes
The Justice Department and EPA announced that Shintech Inc. and its subsidiary, K-Bin Inc., agreed in a settlement to spend $4.8 million to comply with the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at their manufacturing facilities in Freeport, Texas. These actions will reduce harmful chlorofluorocarbon emissions and improve hazardous waste management at these facilities beyond the requirements imposed by environmental laws....
Four Foul Foods To Avoid During the Holidays
Time off from work, out of your daily routine, coupled with an endless buffet of holiday feasts and treats can leave people starting the new year unhealthy and unfit. But, it doesn’t have to be that way, says Dr. David Ostreicher....
SC Safety Engineers Caution Employers About Workplace Safety Cutbacks
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) South Carolina Chapter is cautioning employers against cutting back on workplace safety in time of economic difficulty and is encouraging them to explore creative ways of generating temporary and long-term savings in safety and training expenses, while still ensuring that the safety needs of employees and safety regulations are met....
Speaking Out: Mind the Gap – Overcoming the Biggest Hurdle in Safety
One of the biggest mysteries in hazardous work is why well-trained people do not follow their company’s safe work practices. After years of research, the answer is becoming clear....
Nurses Unveil Web Site Highlighting Bush Administration’s Last-Minute Regulatory Changes
The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) launched a new Web site, http://www.SendBushPacking.com, to call attention to some of the Bush administration’s last-minute regulatory changes that could impact healthcare services and workplace safety....
Crisis or Opportunity? – Lead like Barack Obama
In recent weeks, our headlines and the world’s attention have been directed towards two things, the U.S. presidential election and the drastic downturn in the economy. These issues are both separate and related....
Symposium Examines Corporate Culture’s Impact on Safety
A January symposium in Costa Mesa, Calif., offered by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will examine “Building a Successful Safety Culture.” The symposium will teach participants how to unwrap a corporation’s culture and incorporate safety in an effort to reduce on-the-job deaths and injuries....
MSHA, PCA Alliance Focuses on Cement Facility Safety
MSHA announced the formation of a health and safety alliance with the Portland Cement Association (PCA), a membership association consisting of 30 companies operating 115 plants in 36 states, to foster a safe working environment for cement workers....
National Demolition Association Hosting Landmark Construction and Demolition Recycling Symposium in 2009
The National Demolition Association, the trade organization for the global demolition industry, is planning for an inaugural International Symposium on the State of C&D (Construction & Demolition) Recycling, to be held in Chicago in the fall of 2009....
Emergency Managers Call for Restoring FEMA to Independent Agency Status
The U.S. Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM-USA) is calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be restored to its former status as an independent agency reporting directly to the president. ...
No Surprise! Cell Phone Conversations Distracting to Drivers
It comes as no surprise that a new study finds drivers on cell phones are more likely to drift from their lane, miss their exit or commit other driving errors than they normally do. What is surprising is that drivers are more likely to do these things when talking on a cell phone than they are talking to passengers in the car....
Overhauled Code for Carbon Monoxide Detectors Now Applies to Commercial Buildings
Greater awareness of the lethal nature of carbon monoxide (CO) has given rise to increasing numbers of state and local building codes related to CO. Although the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has had a CO code for dwelling units for some time, it has not had a CO code for commercial buildings – until now....
Eyesight Valued, but Most Workers Lack Vision Coverage
A new report by the Vision Council shows only 17 percent of employers offer vision benefits, while 120 million Americans suffer from some type of vision problem. ...
AIHA Suggests Qualifications for OSHA Administrator
In Nov. 24 a letter to President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) suggested several qualifications the next OSHA administrator should possess when addressing today’s complex occupational health and safety issues....
AIHA Hosts Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene Course in China
Forty-nine 49 environmental health and safety practitioners from six Asia-Pacific countries, India and Qatar participated in the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA) first Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene training course in Shanghai, China....
FEMA Develops Earthquake Disaster Response Initiative
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is developing an initiative with the eight states of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) in the central United States to develop catastrophic earthquake disaster response plans. ...
Quick Action by EPA and Partners Removes Hazardous Waste Threat
EPA, in partnership with the city of Syracuse, N.Y., removed flammable, corrosive, toxic and shock sensitive materials abandoned at the former Otisca Fuels building site, located on the corner of McBride and Butternut streets....
NRDC:New EPA Rule Leaves U.S. Waterways at Risk
Proposed pollution control standards from the Bush administration fall short for construction and building sites, claims the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). ...
ASSE Announces Newly Approved Lockout/Tagout Standard
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the reaffirmation of ANSI Z244.1-2003, Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/Tagout and Alternative Methods, which aims to protect workers from hazardous energy associated with machines, equipment or processes that could cause injury...
EIP: Mercury Pollution Up at Most of the 50 Worst U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants
In the wake of a February 2008 appeals court decision striking down weak regulations proposed by EPA, a new report from the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) finds that the top 50 most-polluting power plants in the United States emitted 20 tons of the dangerous neurotoxin mercury into the nation's air in 2007...
BLS: Workplace Injuries, Illnesses Decreased from 2006-2007
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that the rate and number of occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work decreased 2 percent from 2006 to 2007...
Report: Highest Hazard U.S. Chemical Facilities Can Be Converted to Protect Millions from Possible Terrorist Attack
A new report from the Center for American Progress identifies safer and more secure alternatives for the nation’s 101 most dangerous chemical facilities...
New Report Asks: Are You Prepared for the Next Natural Disaster?
Every year, tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters injure and kill thousands of people and damage billions of dollars worth of property in the United States...
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