OSHA’s Michaels Puts Focus on Long Work Hours, Fatigue and Worker Safety
In response to recent requests from advocacy organizations and individuals to issue regulations that would limit the work hours of resident physicians, OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels acknowledged that long working hours and worker fatigue is a safety concern not only for medical residents, but for employees in other industries as well...
NSU Receives $1.6 Million Grant to Train Oil Rig Workers to Prepare for Spills
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) recently received a $1.6 million federal grant to help train oil industry workers and others in related industries to better prepare for and respond to oil spills and hazardous materials events...
OSHA Proposes Improvements to Its On-site Consultation Program
On Sept. 3, OSHA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise regulations covering the agency’s On-site Consultation Program. The changes will provide the agency greater flexibility for inspecting worksites that are undergoing an on-site consultation visit and those that are granted Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) status, as well as ensure enhanced worker safety...
How Can We Best Measure Worker Productivity?
Can investing in employee health improve the bottom line by making workers more productive? To answer that question, companies need new and better tools for measuring employee productivity, according to an article in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine....
OSHA Fines Whitesell Corp. $3 Million for Amputation Hazards at Two Factories
On Sept. 1, OSHA fined Whitesell Corp. $3,071,500 and cited the company with 72 safety and health violations for exposing workers to amputation hazards and other problems at its manufacturing plants in Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals, Ala...
Employee Training Top Concern for HR Managers
It’s back-to-school time, but teachers aren’t the only ones with lesson plans on their minds this fall. Human resources (HR) departments also are focused on continuing education for workers, suggests a new OfficeTeam survey...
Arthur Middleton ‘Losers’ Drop 703 Pounds in Weight Loss Contest
April 5, 2010 marked the start of the Biggest Loser Contest at Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings Inc. The annual contest is an adapted version of the NBC hit show. And similar to that television program, Arthur Middleton’s contest inspired associates to lose a total of 703 pounds over 12 weeks...
Despite Economic Woes, Americans Still Seriously Concerned About Work/Life Balance
Often overlooked amid talk about job figures and financial data, the issue of disrupted work/life balance is another way that the economic downturn has taken a toll on the American public, with families bearing the brunt of the suffering from this problem...
Workplace Safety Training Protects Workers and the Bottom Line
Who is responsible for safety on the jobsite – the employer, the government, the safety director, the worker or all of the above...
Hispanic Construction Workers Face Health Care Challenges
According to a new report from the CPWR (Center for Construction Research and Training) Data Center, construction workers of Hispanic origin lag behind other construction workers in terms of health insurance coverage and access and utilization of medical care...
DOL Awards Amtrak Employee $160,000 in Retaliation Case
On Aug. 26, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ordered Amtrak to pay employee Nicole Anderson $60,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages for the retaliation she experienced after reporting an on-the-job injury...
Study: Workers Rate Safety Most Important Workplace Issue
More than eight out of 10 workers ranked workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave, minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay and the right to join a union, according to a new study from the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago...
Safe Driving Tips for Labor Day Weekend
This Labor Day weekend, millions of drivers will take to the highway for one final summer getaway, making it one of the busiest holiday travel weekends of the year. The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that 368 traffic fatalities and an additional 19,900 nonfatal disabling injuries will occur from 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3 through Monday, Sept. 6...
BlueGreen Alliance Embarks on Nationwide Tour Advocating for Clean Energy Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance is conducting a nationwide bus tour aimed at urging Senate action on comprehensive legislation that would create and save millions of jobs across the country building the clean energy economy. The Job’s Not Done Tour, a 3-week, 17-state, 30-city tour, launched in Los Angeles Aug. 16 and will conclude in Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 3...
Safe Work Australia Publishes Reports on Methods to Reduce Nanomaterial Exposure
Safe Work Australia recently released two research reports on engineered nanomaterials and a nanotechnology risk assessment tool in an effort to reduce the risk for nanomaterial exposure and to create a safer working environment...
ASSE Urges OSHA to Utilize Consensus Standards When Developing Slips and Falls Rule
In an Aug. 19 letter to OSHA on the proposed Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment rule (29 CFR, Part 1910), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urged the agency to utilize existing fall standards and the voluntary consensus standards as it develops the new rule...
MSHA Releases Inspection Results from Targeted Mines with Suspected Unsafe Conditions
MSHA announced Aug. 24 the outcome of recent impact inspections at four underground coal mining operations where unsafe practices and conditions were suspected. MSHA inspectors uncovered numerous safety violations, including failure to follow the mine’s approved ventilation plan, inadequate roof support and accumulation of combustible materials...
CSB Chairperson Calls for Effective Safeguards at Oil and Gas Sites Across Mississippi
On Aug. 19, CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso called on Mississippi legislators and officials to increase safeguards at oil and gas sites across the state...
OSHA Cites SeaWorld $75,000 Following Animal Trainer’s Death
OSHA has cited SeaWorld of Florida LLC a total of $75,000 for three safety violations following the Feb. 24 death of an animal trainer. SeaWorld, however, argued that OSHA’s allegations are unfounded and intends to contest the citations...
Disaster Response Plans Should Address Disabled Populations
As hurricane season moves into full swing, psychologists stress that disaster response strategies should address the needs of the population affected, specifically those with disabilities and mental disorders...
ASSE Comments on 2009 Fatal Workplace Injuries, Stresses the Business Sense of Safety
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) offered condolences to the families of the 4,340 people who lost their lives last year due to on-the-job injuries, according to statistics http://ehstoday.com/safety/news/fatal-injuries-declined-8545/ just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, yet noted that there still is much more to do in the arena of workplace safety....
33 Chilean Miners Found Alive, but Rescue May Be Months Away
Thirty-three Chilean miners who were trapped underground Aug. 5 when their mine collapsed were found alive 17 days later, giving their loved ones and the entire nation cause to celebrate. ...
Hearing Loss in U.S. Adolescents More Prevalent
Hearing loss now affects nearly 20 percent of U.S. adolescents age 12-19, a rise of 5 percent over the last 15 years, according to a new Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study....
Protecting Your Back, Neck and Arms from “Laptop-itis”
The symptoms are familiar to any employee working on the go or any student who has ever spent hours pounding out a paper on a laptop computer: an aching neck, throbbing head and tingling fingers....
Fatal Injuries Declined 17 Percent in 2009
Preliminary results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries released Aug. 19 show a decline in workplace fatalities in 2009 of 17 percent, compared with 2008. Transportation injuries, still the number one workplace killer, dropped 21 percent...
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