Enzi Endorses OSHA Forums on Ergonomics
'Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., endorsed the Department of Labor''s (DOL) string of ergonomics forums Wednesday during a Senate subcomittee hearing on ergonomics....
Mine Explosion Caused by Poor Ventilation System
'The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its investigative report into the explosion at the Willow Creek Mine, an underground coal mine...
Americans Say Helping Environment Creates New Jobs
'Americans believe stronger environmental protections lead to economic growth and new jobs, according to a new poll conducted by Lake, Snell, Perry and...
Major Auto Suppliers Support Safety, Health Initiative
'The Automotive Industry Action Group''s (AIAG) newest occupational safety and health initiative is gaining momentum as a result of several key automotive...
Ergo Forum: Will ASSE, AIHA Break the Impasse?
'Business and labor groups appear hopelessly deadlocked over what is probably the most important question being asked of OSHA''s ergonomics forum speakers:...
Groups Sue EPA Over Missed Clean Air Deadlines
'Environmental activists Tuesday filed the second of seven lawsuits challenging the federal government''s "chronic failure to protect Americans from the...
Nicotine Poisoning Major Health Risk for Migrant Workers
'About one-fourth of migrant farm workers harvesting tobacco will develop symptoms of green tobacco sickness or nicotine poisoning -- the result of nicotine...
Company Working in Pa. Cited for Safety, Health Violations
'OSHA cited Haines & Kibblehouse Inc. of Skippack, Pa., for alleged violations of safety and health standards and proposed $198,000 in penalties. The...
NAM Tells OSHA: Don't Rush to Regulate
In testimony presented Monday at the Department of Labor's ergonomics hearings at George Mason University, Pat Cleary of the National Association of Manufacturers...
EPA Asks for Delay of New Water Cleanup Rules
'EPA this week sought a delay in adopting new rules for cleaning up more than 20,000 polluted bodies of water across the country. The agency asked the...
Insurance Industry Wants Multifaceted Approach to Ergonomics
'Stressing the need for the federal government to address ergonomics injuries in the workplace in an effective and cost efficient manner, the Alliance...
Ga. Company Fails to Protect Workers from Lead Exposure
'OSHA cited Delphi Automotive Systems and proposed $116,000 in penalties for safety and health violations found during an abatement verification inspection...
Steel Erection Standard Effective Date Extended
'OSHA announced Friday that its final steel erection standard will go into effect Jan. 18, 2002. The original effective date was to be July 18, 2001....
EPA Reaches Clean Air Settlement With Petroleum Refiner
'An agreement was reached with the Premcor Refining Group Inc. that will significantly reduce harmful air pollution, including more than 4,700 tons of...
Few Surprises at OSHA's Ergonomics Forum
'Protesting puppets, procedural skirmishes and little in the way of new substantive information marked an almost farcical opening of OSHA''s ergonomics...
ASSE Testifies at First of Three Ergonomics Forums
In testimony presented at the Department of Labor's (DOL) public forum about ergonomics being held at George Mason University in Virginia beginning Monday,...
UWC: Ergonomics Rules Will Hurt State Workers' Comp
'In testimony submitted at the OSHA ergonomics forum held yesterday in Fairfax, Va., Eric Oxfeld, president of UWC -- Strategic Services on Unemployment...
OSHA Issues 2001 Site Specific Targeting Program
'OSHA announced Friday its inspection targeting program for 2001 aimed at workplaces that have reported high injury and illness rates. Under the 2001...
Differences in Work Injury Among Males, Females Examined
'Researchers examined injury data from 171 firefighters from a major midwestern U.S. city over a 12-year period and found that certain personality traits,...
Texas Energy Company President to Speak at VPPPA
'Joe Domino, president and chief executive officer of Entergy Texas, will speak to more than 2,000 safety, health and environmental leaders at the annual...
EPA Reaches Clean Air Settlement With Petroleum Refiner
'An agreement was reached with the Premcor Refining Group Inc. that will significantly reduce harmful air pollution, including more than 4,700 tons of...
Diesel Cancer Risk Higher Than Expected
'EPA data shows that exhaust from diesel engines accounts for 78 percent of the total cancer risk from all hazardous outdoor air pollutants combined,...
Poll Reveals Employee Concern Over Workplace Safety
'A new poll of American workers reveals a significant lack of confidence in the ability of employers to successfully take precautions to prevent workplace...
Link Found Between Noise, Increased Workers' Blood Pressure
'Chronic exposure to loud industrial noise was found to increase blood pressure overtime and to reduce job satisfaction, especially for those with complex...
Dry Cleaning Chemical Linked to Cancer Deaths in Workers
'A Greenpeace report reveals that customers, dry cleaning workers and the general public are routinely exposed to a cancer-causing solvent used to dry...
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