Controversy Over Hired Ergonomic Witnesses Grows
'Congressional opponents of OSHA''s proposed ergonomic standard have evidently found a new weapon in the long-running battle to delay the rule: OSHA''s...
EPA Report Stresses Need for Improved Air Quality
'EPA released its annual air quality trends report showing that air quality nationally continues to improve. However, in 1999, 62 million Americans lived...
Ergonomics Fight Threatens Labor Spending Bill
'Congress has not passed the Labor Department''s appropriation bill yet, but it now appears likely that OSHA will get the $44.4 million increase President...
Federal Waste Site Plan Unconvincing, Says Report
The federal government's plan to rely on long-term stewardship to safeguard contaminated nuclear weapons sites at this point is problematic, said a report...
OSHA Scrambles to Finish Ergonomics Standard
'There is not a person on the planet who knows if OSHA will win its race with the clock and complete the ergonomic rule by year''s end. But by midsummer...
Manufacturers Support EPA Rule to Reduce Emissions
'EPA last week issued a final rule implementing a manufacturers'' supported program to significantly reduce diesel emissions from heavy-duty trucks and...
OSHA Fines Ga. Company Nearly $155,000
'OSHA cited Specialty Fixtures Inc., and proposed penalties totaling $154,800 for safety and health violations at the company''s Gwinnett County facility....
Environmental Factors May Cause Cancer
'A recent study of twins in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that environmental factors may be...
OSHA Takes to the Skies
'After years of resistance, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has agreed to work with OSHA to improve the working conditions of flight attendants...
Workers Most Concerned With Breathing Easier
'Indoor air quality (IAQ) is the biggest issue currently facing workers, according to a membership survey from the American Industrial Hygiene Association...
Healthcare Workers Face National Crisis
'For the first time, Diane Mawyer, R.N., is telling the traumatic story of her exposure to hepatitis C (HCV) through a needlestick injury on the job,...
EPA, DOJ Issue Rules on Chemical Accident Information
'EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued regulations governing public access to and distribution of information about potential chemical...
Fatal N.Y. Fire Results in Fines for 12 Companies
'OSHA cited 12 companies in New York and proposed penalties totaling $101,600 against the firms for 80 alleged serious violations of OSHA standards. The...
MSHA To Hold Hearings On Coal Mine Dust Rules
'The Mine Safety and Health Administration will hold hearings regarding their proposal to change the system for sampling, detecting and controlling dust...
OSHA Gives Assistance to Help Employers With Compliance
'OSHA appointed five compliance assistance specialists to work with employers in five New England states to ensure that both large and small businesses...
EPA Completes First Phase of Strategy for Cleaner Trucks,Buses
'The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule for the first phase of its two-part strategy to significantly reduce harmful diesel...
Scholarship Program Turns Tragedy Into Opportunity
'Spouses of children of workers who died in industrial accidents covered by Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) received $105,000 in college scholarships....
GAO: Chemical Safety Board Needs More Oversight
'The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has made little progress in cutting the investigative backlog that has plagued its first 2 1/2...
DuPont Settles Environmental Lawsuit Over Sulfuric AcidRelease
'The Justice Department and EPA reached a $1.5 million settlement with DuPont related to a 1995 chemical release in eastern Kentucky that led to the evacuation...
OSHA Fines Sub-Contractor Following Fatal Fall
'OSHA cited and fined Apple Siding and Framing $119,350 following a fatality at a Decatur, Ga., construction site. One worker was killed when he fell...
Doctors Link Worker Illnesses to Oak Ridge Plant
'Workers illness has been found to be linked to exposure to poisons at a former uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., officials announced yesterday....
OSHA, Contractor Partnership Recognizes Safety Programs
'OSHA signed a "Platinum Partnership" agreement with the northern and southern New Jersey chapters of the Associated Builders and Contractors Association...
Jeffress To Address Safest Worksites at VPPPA
'The current status and future of occupational safety and health partnership programs and regulations are among the many topics to be discussed during...
Calif. Passes Landmark Water Pollution Plan
'Federal regulators have accepted a landmark California program to cut water pollution from runoff through voluntary measures, outreach programs and enforcement....
Companies Failed to Protect Workers From Asbestos
'OSHA cited two contractors for allegedly failing to protect employees working on the renovation of a York, Maine, toll plaza service building from asbestos...
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