Occupational Health and Safety News from EHS Today

Chemical Safety Board CEO Says He Will Quit

Dec 28, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

Paul Hill Jr., the chief executive officer of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), called a staff meeting Dec. 17 to announce his...

Steel Mill Says Union is Wrong

Dec 28, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

Oregon Steel Mills Inc. officials said last week that no gag order exists that would prevent workers in any of its subsidiaries from testifying in court...

Five Hurt in Blast at Pickle Plant

Dec 28, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

A boiler exploded at a Vlasic Foods plant in Omaha, Neb. on Wednesday, injuring at least five people. Authorities said the explosion sprayed hot water...

Information Justifying Ergonomics Rule Missing

Dec 27, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

In a statement released on Thursday, the National Coalition on Ergonomics (NCE) charged that essential information designed to justify OSHA's ergonomics...

CSB Web Site Will Undergo Precautionary Shutdown

Dec 27, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

The Chemical Safety Board issued a notice on Wednesday that its Web Site will undergo a precautionary 24-hour shutdown on Dec. 31. As a precaution and...

Mental Illness Myths Prevent Employees from Seeking Help

Dec 27, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

People who become depressed over the holidays usually do not seek help, even though depression is the leading cause of mental health disability. "People...

Memorial Event Helps Spotlight Current Workplace Issues

Dec 27, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

Union activist Karen Silkwood's fight 25 years ago for safe working conditions at Kerr-McGee Corp.'s Cimarron Nuclear Facility in Crescent, Okla., was...

Countries Agree to Reduce Air Pollution

Dec 24, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

The United States signed an international protocol to reduce air emissions of the pollutants that acidify lakes and streams, damage forests and cause...

Flight Attendants Ask for OSHA Worker Protections

Dec 24, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) testified on Dec. 10 that the protections offered to most workers by OSHA should apply to cabin crews as well....

Holiday Safety: Tip No. 18

Dec 24, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

Holiday preparations are coming together and the hustle of the season is drawing to a close. It is Dec. 24 and some people will spend the next two days...

DOE and FEMA Promote Disaster Prevention Awareness

Dec 24, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

Deputy Secretary of Energy T.J. Glauthier joined Federal Emergency Mangement Agency (FEMA) Director James Lee Witt in signing a new initiative that helps...

EPA Cited Ohio Oil Company for Chemical Reporting Violations

Dec 23, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 recently issued a 926-count administrative complaint against BP Exploration and Oil, Cleveland,...

NRC Proposes Fine Against Uranium Operators

Dec 23, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

The operator of a federal uranium enrichment plant in Paducah, Ky. faces a possible $88,000 fine for allegedly retaliating against a whistleblower who...

Forklifts Source of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Dec 23, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

While carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is usually associated with cars or faulty furnaces, warehouse workers may be at risk as well. Forklifts used in manufacturing...

Ten Truck Drivers Arrested in Drug Sting

Dec 23, 1999, By OH EDITORIAL STAFF

Ten truck drivers in Philadelphia were arrested on drug charges and their rigs were confiscated Tuesday after officers posed as drug dealers selling crack...