Opponents Charge Ergo Rule Unreasonable
OSHA's proposed ergonomics regulation reaches conclusions that no reasonable person would find, charged the National Coalition on Ergonomics (NCE) in...
USWA Supports OSHA Inspection of Rocky Mountain Steel
The wall-to-wall inspection, which OSHA is conducting at the mill, is rare in the steel industry because of the commitment of time and resources involved....
Three Workers in Quebec Die in Explosion
Three employees in Blainville, Quebec, were killed Wednesday after a giant tank of compressed air exploded while they were preparing a vehcile for safety...
Phelps Dodge Included in Arizona Environmental Report
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) earlier this week made public its 1998 Community Right-to-Know report which included information...
Cruise Ship Companies Cited for Air Pollution
Some of the world's most popular cruise lines are in hot water with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Holland America Line-Westours Inc., Princess...
Canadian Workers Call for Repetitive Strain Injury Legislation
New laws are critical if the personal and economic cost of repetitive strain injuries (RSI) in the workplace are to be lowered, advocates for people with...
Misunderstanding Medical Terms Hazardous to Health
In an emergency situation, many people may misunderstand key medical terms used by emergency personnel. The result? Valuable minutes may be wasted clearing...
Nuclear Plant Crack Discovered
A tiny, remote controlled device with a video camera found a crack in a tube that may have been the source of a radioactive leak at the Indian Point 2...
EPA Settles Landmark Clean Air Case Against Electric Utility
The Tampa Electric Co. will significantly reduce harmful air pollution as part of a $1 billion renovation of two aging coal burning power plants under...
Distance Learning
The work environment is not static; it changes rapidly. The occupational health and safety field must change just as quickly to keep up. In the last 20...
Additional Week Given for Ergonomics Proposal Hearings
OSHA is adding an extra week to the public hearings on its proposed ergonomics standard. The extra hearings will take place May 8-12 in Washington, D.C....
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Dumping Hazardous Waste
A Beaver County, Penn., man responsible for the illegal disposal of more than 160,000 gallons of hazardous waste was sentenced to 40 to 80 months in jail...
Alternative Medicine and the Workplace
An increasing number of Americans are using various forms of what has been termed "alternative medicine." Alternative medical approaches can include seeking...
Judge Awards $4.5 Million to Family of Employee Exposed to Asbestos
The family of an Ohio mechanic who died at age 51 of malignant mesothelioma, a fatal cancer of the lining of lungs caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos-containing...
Does Traditional Safety Work or Have We Been Duped?
Memory Test: 1) Have you ever confronted "bad safety" in application and found the safety performance there to be very good? 2) Have you ever had zero...
Dermatologists Warn Eczema is on the Rise
If you are plagued with inflamed patches on your skin that are uncontrollably itchy, you are not alone. It is estimated that nearly 6 percent of all Americans...
Rewarding the Safety Process
The power of incentives to affect behavior is at the core of the American Dream: the belief that hard work will be rewarded with material success. Yet,...
Complying with OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard
The OSHA respiratory protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134, published on Jan. 8, 1998, was a long-overdue and generally welcome replacement for the agency's...
Face Up to Proper Protection
It started as a typical work day for Dan Francis. As a caster at Doe Run Co.'s Resource Recycling Division in Boss, Mo., Francis was casting molten lead...
Including Leadership in the Safety Process
Today, few in business question the value of preventing unsafe behaviors in the workplace. It is axiomatic that production, profits and morale stand to...
Safety in the Union Shop
There is a big celebration in the works in Erie, Pa., home to one of General Electric's largest manufacturing facilities. GE Transportation Systems (GETS),...
Are Your Emergency Eyewashes Ready for Action?
Eyewash and shower devices are installed in the work environment to provide emergency first aid when an employee is exposed to hazardous substances. These...
California Cuts Emissions from Transit Buses
The Golden State has taken another step toward reducing its serious air pollution problem. The California Air Resources Board (ARB), a department of the...
OSHA Formalizes Home Worker Rules
Those who work at home no longer need to worry about OSHA knocking on their doors. Home offices will not be inspected for violations of federal safety...
Miner Training Plan Filing Goes Electronic
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is making it easier for mine operators to file training plans. An electronic...
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