AIHce 2010: Navigating Ergonomics Management Systems
In a roundtable presentation at AIHce 2010 in Denver, several EHS professionals outlined their challenges, successes, best practices and lessons learned in establishing and sustaining ergonomics management systems...
AIHce 2010: Mine Workers President Roberts Calls for Stronger Workplace Safety Regulations
Cecil Roberts Jr., president of the United Mine Workers of American (UMWA), prowled the stage during his Tuesday keynote address at the American Industrial Hygiene conference and expo in Denver on May 25, demanding safer working conditions for American workers...
AIHce 2010: The Future of Work and the Aging Work Force
In the May 24 Jeffrey S. Lee Lecture at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Denver, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Director John Howard addressed the changing patterns in employment brought on by an aging work force and how those changes might challenge occupational health and safety...
AIHce 2010: Investing in Our Future with Clean Energy
Inside a packed theater in the Colorado Convention Center, the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) kicked off in Denver on May 24 with an opening session that featured Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who stressed that investing in clean energy is the key to protecting our communities and our future...
OSHA Proposes Rulemaking to Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls
OSHA has published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the May 24 Federal Register that will require improved worker protection from tripping, slipping and falling hazards on walking and working surfaces. A public hearing on the revised changes will be held after the public comment period for the NPRM...
OSHA Cites Shipbuilder $1.3 million for Confined Space Violations Following Fatalities
OSHA has fined shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. (VTHM) $1,322,000 following a November 2009 explosion and fire that killed two workers and seriously injured two others. While OSHA contends that the employer “knowingly and willingly” put workers at risk, VTHM claims the safety issues have been addressed and hopes to partner with OSHA to improve safety within the industry...
Study: Employees More Likely to Cheat with Bonus-Based Incentives Programs
Paying employees to perform better can enhance their productivity, but also can entice them to cheat, according to a new study by Ryerson University and University of Guelph researchers...
OSHA Distributes Oil Spill Cleanup Safety Materials
OSHA is distributing thousands of safety guides and fact sheets in several languages to employees involved with the oil spill cleanup along the Gulf Coast...
Expert: Millions Are Losing Their Hearing Unnecessarily
May is Better Hearing Month, but millions of Americans continue to needlessly risk losing their hearing each day, warns audiologist Dr. Cindy Beyer...
OSHA cites N.J. Contractor for Continued Employee exposure to Fall Hazards
OSHA has cited Acies Group LLC for three repeat violations and one serious violation related to fall hazards at a construction worksite in Lebanon, N.J. Proposed penalties total $47,000...
OSHA Proposes Penalties Against Chicago Contractor for Exposing Workers to Lead
OSHA cited ERA Valdivia Contractors Inc., an industrial painting and sandblasting company in Chicago, with $130,300 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to dangerous lead materials...
OSHA Reviews the Methylene Chloride Standard
Following a recent review of its Methylene Chloride standard, OSHA indicated that the standard “is succeeding in protecting workers from the effects of methylene chloride exposure such as respiratory and central nervous system failure and cancer.”...
AIHA Signs MOU with NSC India
On April 20, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and National Safety Council (NSC) India renewed their September 2007 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU calls for the collaboration of the two organizations to further develop occupational safety and health through technical cooperation and exchanges...
Younger Drivers May Benefit From Training that Targets Hazard Anticipation
A new study finds that young drivers can be trained to recognize and avoid hazardous situations when driving, thereby reducing their risk of accidents...
Are Your Employees Getting Ready to Bolt?
The latest news reports have given us a glimmer of hope that the economy finally may be recovering. While that's a welcome sign for most organizations, it may not be good news for all...
OSHA to Partner with Local Building Inspectors to Reduce Construction Fatalities
OSHA is launching a pilot program seeking to partner with building inspectors in 11 U.S. cities to reduce injuries and fatalities at construction sites...
Older Drivers in Daytime Crashes Often More Severe than Younger Drivers
Researchers at Kansas State University have found that most car accidents involving older drivers occur during the daytime and are more severe, often ending in injury or fatality, than those for younger populations...
Ergonomic Gardening Tools
If you have ever twisted and stretched while kneeling in the flowerbed, then you know that gardening can be physically challenging. Fortunately, ergonomic tools can help gardening enthusiasts avoid aches and pains, explains an expert from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia...
Canada: UCL Publishes New Electric Utility Safety Standard
On May 4, ULC Standards, an accredited standards development organization in Canada, announced the publication of CAN/ULC-S801-10, Standard for Electric Utility Workplace Electrical Safety for Generation, Transmission and Distribution. The standard applies to workers who deal with the construction, operation, maintenance and replacement of electric utility systems that are used to generate, transform, transmit, distribute and deliver electrical power or energy to consumer services or their equivalents...
EPA Challenges Manufacturing Industry to Improve Energy Efficiency
On May 6, EPA recognized the first group of manufacturing sites that have met the Energy Star Challenge for Industry by reducing their energy intensity by 10 percent within 5 years or less. The agency encourages others within the manufacturing industry to strive for this goal to fight climate change and save money through improvements in energy efficiency...
ER Doctors Stress Importance of Helmets to Save Lives, Prevent Brain Injury
Emergency physicians, who see firsthand the tragic consequences when people don’t wear helmets during outdoor activities such as riding bicycles and motorcycles, are reminding the public that helmets save lives and reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury...
May is Motorcycle Safety Month
Throughout May, which is designated Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the National Safety Council (NSC) will encourage drivers to safely share the road with motorcyclists and remain alert when they are nearby...
Study: Declining Social Security Benefits Keep Older Men in Work Force
The decline in Social Security benefit amounts for workers who recently reached their 60s has been the leading cause of the trend toward delayed retirement of older men, a new national study suggests...
EPA Announces Plans to Regulate Coal Ash
On May 4, EPA announced it is proposing national rules to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants...
OSHA Focuses on Safety of Oil Spill Responders
On May 3, OSHA Administrator David Michaels was on site in Louisiana with a team of hazardous materials professionals to lead an effort ensuring that cleanup workers responding to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico receive necessary protections...
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