Scaffolding Maker Receives OSHA Citations
'OSHA has cited Vanguard Manufacturing Inc., a New Ipswich, N.H., maker of metal scaffolding, for alleged willful, serious and other-than-serious violations...
Quick Thinking, Rescue Devices Save Two Miners
'A pair of miners used oxygen-supplying self-rescue devices to save two of their co-workers who were in danger of suffocation at the Ohio Valley Coal...
NIOSH Notes Safeguards to Prevent Explosion Risk
'Workers may be at risk of death or serious injury from explosions if safe operating procedures are not established and followed in a large-scale industrial...
Two Companies Win Outstanding Office Ergonomics Award
'Prudential, an insurance and financial services company based in Newark, N.J., and Seattle City Light, a public power utility based in Seattle, Wash.,...
Environmental Groups Support Release of Pollution Data
'Environmental groups are pleased with EPA'' s decision to release its annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data from 1998 to the public. For the first...
Rocky Mountain Steel Mills Accuses Union of Blatant Lies AboutSafety
'Rocky Mountain Steel Mills issued a statement saying that the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) has again resorted to extreme distortions and lies...
EPA Releases First-Ever Data On Toxic Emissions
'The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today made public for the first time toxic emissions figures for seven major industrial sectors. As a...
Fatal Falls Highlight Safety Concerns in Tower Work
'The deaths of a contractor, his 16-year-old stepson, and a 19-year-old employee highlight the serious risk of fatal falls for workers who construct and...
Union Claims Plague of Injuries Continues At Rocky MountainSteel
'A rash of injuries and deaths continues to plague Rocky Mountain Steel Mills, according to the United Steelworkers of America (USWA). The union claims...
Foundry, Machine Shop Fined for Worker Overexposure
'OSHA cited Herbert Manufacturing Co. and Herbert Foundry and Machine located in Laconia, N.H., for failing to protect workers from hazards posed by overexposure...
OSHA Proposes Measures To Protect Taxi Drivers
'Saying that the number of assaults and homicides against taxi drivers now boarders on "epidemic," Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman yesterday released...
Meds In the Workplace Mean Fewer Sick Days, Less Lost Time
'Each year, thousands of employers struggle with lost time and productivity because of sick employees. According to the Center for Disease Control, there...
N.Y. Project Receives DOE's Top Safety Award
'The Department of Energy''s (DOE) Star Status Award, the agency''s top safety honor, was presented Friday in West Valley, N.Y., to a DOE environmental...
Proposed Rule on Off-Site Consequences Information Attacked byPublic Interest Groups
'Outraged activists are accusing the government of using national security fears as an excuse to restrict public access to vital chemical hazard information....
Bridgestone/Firestone Plant Reaches VPP Milestone
'Bridgestone/Firestone''s Warren County plant has become the first facility in Tennessee to be recertified and the only tire plant in the United States...
Beware: It's Lyme Disease Season
'Most people welcome the arrival of summer''s warm temperatures and the opportunity to spend more time outdoors. So do certain disease-carrying ticks,...
Enzi: Ergo's Work Restriction Provision Won't Work
'For many in industry, topping the list of their least favorite provisions in OSHA''s ergonomics proposal is a requirement that employers compensate injured...
Jeffress Headlines Pennsylvania OSHA Conference
'The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Educational Foundation will welcome hundreds of businesses, corporations and exhibitors to the 2000...
National Nurses Week Focuses on Saving Lives
'The work of America''s 2.6 million registered nurses to save lives, including their own, and to maintain the health of millions of individuals is the...
Commission Investigating Sale of Safety Eyewear
'The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has begun an investigation of Crews Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., concerning sales of imported safety eyewear....
Construction Safety Draws Attention in Louisiana
'The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Associated Building Contractors (ABC) signed a partnership agreement Monday to enhance...
Business, Labor Support OSHA Worker Web Page
'The most recent foray by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) onto the Internet has provoked little controversy. A labor representative,...
Labor Secretary Touts Environmental Job Prospects
'Labor Secretary Alexis Herman celebrated Earth Day by donning a hazardous remediation "space suit" to underscore the growing opportunities for environmental...
AIHA Urges Congress to Increase OSHA Funding
'Citing the importance of workplace health and safety issues on everyday life in America, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has recommended...
Two INS Facilities Cited for TB Exposure
'Willful citations for tuberculosis exposure have been issued against two immigration detention facilities in Houston by the Occupational Safety and Health...
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