EPA Issues Alert to Emergency Responders
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is warning local emergency responders to rely on more than material safety data sheets (MSDSs), provided or...
Y2K Focus on Smaller Chemical Facilities Increases
Government agencies and other groups are increasing efforts to avert or minimize the Year 2000 technology bug's affect on industrial chemical safety,...
OSHA Head, Business Group Tell Each Other to Change
OSHA Administrator Charles Jeffress has challenged the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to "change its tune" and support his two top regulatory...
Labor, Business Square Off Over 'Blacklisting'
Regulations proposed by the Clinton administration would give the government power to deny federal contracts to businesses when there is evidence of "substantial...
Chemical Manufacturers, EPA Release Violations Report
A report that examines underlying causes of environmental violations in 47 federal civil enforcement cases between 1990 and 1995 has been released by...
OSHA Offers Tips on Reducing Heat Hazards
With temperatures and humidity on the rise this summer, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is encouraging employers to make sure...
Government Admits Weapons Work Led to Illness
In a reversal some called "historic," the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced legislation that would compensate DOE contract employees who became...
ASSE Appeals ANSI Decision to Develop Standard
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has decided to appeal a decision by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to approve development...
Three Workers Die When 'Big Blue' Falls at Stadium
Three ironworkers died July 14 when one of the world's largest cranes crashed into a stadium being constructed for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team....
EPA to Accelerate Cleanup at Hazardous-Waste Sites
Cleanup of toxic contamination is being accelerated at more than 1,700 facilities nationwide that generate, store, treat or dispose of hazardous wastes,...
EPA Strategy Targets 33 Air Toxics, 29 Industries
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its national air toxics program, announced July 7 a strategy to further reduce toxic air emissions...
Explosion Injures 24 Workers, Closes Plant
Production is not expected to resume for several months at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.'s Gramercy, La., aluminum refinery after a July 5 explosion...
California Has First Safety Needle Law in Effect
The nation's first law mandating the use of safety needles went into effect July 1 in California. The law requires that healthcare institutions provide...
OSHA Fines Avondale Over Recordkeeping
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has charged Avondale Industries Inc. with a proposed $180,000 fine for willfully failing to record...
EPA, Midwest States Form Asbestos Consortium
Six upper Midwest states have joined with EPA's Region 5 to coordinate asbestos control efforts. States in the Midwest Regional Environmental Consortium...
OSHA Seeks Comments on PPE Survey Results
Results of a nationwide telephone survey of employers on patterns of personal protective equipment (PPE) payment and use are available for review and...
Weak Evidence of Cancer Link to Electric, Magnetic Fields
Evidence is weak that there is a risk of cancer and other human disease from electric and magnetic fields (EMF) around power lines, according to a conclusion...
Union Leader: SAFE Act Would Undermine OSHA
The Safety Advancement for Employees Act of 1999 (SAFE Act) introduced by Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., would undermine OSHA's ability to enforce the law...
Prevent Hot Work Fires Through Management
The next time you authorize an employee or outside contractor to do welding or metal cutting at your facility, keep this in mind: One loose spark is all...
Keeping Up to Date
The Internet is excellent for keeping up with the latest and greatest safety, health and environmental news. Federal and state government agencies do...
Bill To Delay Ergonomics Standard Clears House Committee
Congress and the Clinton administration are one step closer to a showdown over the publication of ergonomics standards after the House Education and Workforce...
Companies to Pay Fines in Underground Storage Tank cases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced June 18 the settlement of an administrative enforcement action against Pioneer Interstate Inc. and...
Two Industrial Hygiene Groups Plan Merger
The first step has been taken to merge the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the American Academy of Industrial Hygiene (AAIH). The AIHA...
Managing Changes Can Minimize Hazards
Companies that are re-engineering their organizations face many hazards that ultimately could hurt employees. John Kolak, a safety and health professional...
OSHA Reopens TB Rulemaking Record, Seeks Comments
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reopened the tuberculosis (TB) rulemaking record June 17 and seeks public comment on issues related...
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