National Safety Month: What Can You Do to Protect Your Employees?
June is National Safety Month – the perfect time to think about ways you can best protect your employees and keep them safe...
OSHA and the Federal On-Scene Coordinator Sign Memorandum to Protect Workers
The federal on-scene coordinator for the BP Deepwater Horizon response and OSHA have signed a memorandum of understanding concerning worker safety and health issues related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico...
OSHA Official Testifies before Senate Subcommittee about Worker Safety in Energy Production
Jordan Barab, deputy assistant secretary for OSHA, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, calling discussion of safety for energy workers a “necessary conversation.”...
Solis to Visit Oil Spill Site in Louisiana
At the direction of President Obama, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will travel to Houma, La., June 9 to receive briefings from Unified Command officials about the administration’s ongoing response to the BP oil spill and to inspect efforts to ensure the health, safety and well-being of workers affected by the spill and engaged in the spill response...
Study Reveals Widespread Fatigue, Risk for Errors with 12-Hour Nursing Shifts
The common practice of successive 12-hour shifts for U.S. hospital nurses leaves many with serious sleep deprivation, a higher risk of health problems and more odds of making patient errors, according to a University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) study...
OSHA to Hold Virtual Stakeholder Meeting on Combustible Dust
OSHA has scheduled a first-ever virtual stakeholder meeting on June 28 to seek input about combustible dust workplace hazards. Comments from the meeting will be used to help the agency develop a proposed standard on combustible dust ...
NFPA Report Reveals Sharp Drop in Firefighter Fatalities in 2009
For the first time in 3 years, the number of on-the-job firefighter deaths in the United States has dropped below 100, according to the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) newly released annual Firefighter Fatality Report...
Louisiana Officials Ask OSHA to Investigate Oil Spill Worker Conditions, Safety
The secretaries of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) sent a letter to OSHA Administrator David Michaels on June 4 asking the agency to conduct a full investigation of oil spill worker conditions and safety...
One-Tenth of Soldiers Returning from Iraq Plagued by Mental Health Problems
Between 8.5 percent and 14 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq report serious functional impairment due to either posttraumatic stress disorder or depression, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry...
Lawmakers Appeal to EPA, DOL for Safety Enforcement During Oil Spill Cleanup
On June 3, two members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter to EPA and the Department of Labor (DOL) demanding that all response and recovery workers responding to the Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill are provided proper protective equipment, including respirators, and that all federal laws governing worker safety and respiratory protection are enforced...
Michaels Identifies Oil Spill Cleanup Safety Concerns, BP Response Deficiencies
In a May 25 memo to Admiral Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Gulf Coast oil spill, OSHA administrator David Michaels expressed concern “over significant deficiencies in BP’s oil spill response operations related to worker safety” and outlined problem areas ranging from inadequate site control practices to heat stress risks and more...
Study: Include Psychiatrists in First Response Teams to Help Disaster Survivors
A new study of 9/11 survivors and victims’ family members shows that psychiatrists should be included in disaster first response teams to provide immediate assistance in alleviating early trauma symptoms ranging from sleeplessness to constant anxiety...
NSC Launches Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Week
On June 2, the National Safety Council (NSC) today launched its Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Week during National Safety Month, an annual observance to increase education about the top causes of preventable injuries and deaths in June...
Is the Loss of Manufacturing Jobs Creating an Anti-Feminism Backlash?
According to a researcher in Windsor, Ontario, the loss of traditional manufacturing jobs in Canada is fuelling a backlash against feminism...
At-Home Safety: Top 5 Ways to Sunblock Your Eyes This Summer
Overexposure to the sun can wreak havoc on your eyes. Two attending ophthalmologists at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center therefore are offering tips for selecting the best sun protection for your eyes this summer...
9/11 Workers Exhibit Long-Lasting Sensory Loss
New research shows that workers exposed to the complex mixture of toxic airborne chemicals following the 9/11 disaster had a decreased ability to detect odors and irritants 2 years after the exposure...
Study: Americans Are in the Dark on Green Jobs
The vast majority of Americans have yet to understand how to access green job opportunities created by billions of dollars invested in such programs through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a new survey shows...
OSHA Amends Steel Erection Standard to Improve Highway Construction Worker Safety
OSHA has added a note to its Steel Erection standard informing employers of certain Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requirements in an effort to better protect workers and motorists during highway bridge construction...
L&I Investigating Deaths of Two Workers
Washinton state’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is investigating the deaths of two men killed on the job May 26 in Auburn, Wash. They died after a boom truck they were operating apparently made contact with a live power line...
OSHA Calls for Applications for $8 Million in Susan Harwood Training Grants
OSHA is soliciting applications for $8 million in Susan Harwood Safety and Health Capacity Building Training Grants. The grants are available to nonprofit, community and faith-based organizations to provide safety and health training educational programs for workers and employers. ...
Dispelling Highway Construction Zone Myths
In preparation for the busy Memorial Day weekend, the National Motorists Association is working to dispel two construction highway zone myths – that construction workers have the highest risk of serious injury in highway work areas, and that vehicular traffic is the biggest cause of injury in construction zones....
AIHce 2010: Mock Clandestine Drug Lab Highlights Risks to First Responders
A mock drug lab at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Denver revealed the hazards that clandestine meth labs and marijuana grow operations pose to the public and to first responders...
AIHce 2010: Implementing Information Systems for REACH Compliance
During an American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) session in Denver, Marilyn Jackson, director of environment at IHS, stressed that global companies working to comply with REACH in Europe must focus on communication and information dissemination...
AIHce 2010: New Frontiers in Science and Practice
OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels and NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard were special guests in the May 26 “AIHce Morning Show” general session at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Denver, where they discussed pressing EHS issues and outlined what they hope their agencies can accomplish in the coming years...
AIHce 2010: Zombie Walkers: Safety Initiatives to Awaken Your Employees
They walk among us: zombie employees who have grown complacent and seem oblivious to safety procedures. At the 2010 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce), Steve Laughlin of CJ & K Training Services offered attendees tips to awaken these zombies and create a safer workplace...
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