Jeffress Bridges the Gap for Safety
During a keynote session at the recent American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition in Toronto, OSHA Administrator Charles N. Jeffress told attendees...
Companies Settle On Superfund Cleanup
Twenty-five companies will pay the federal government $1.7 million in past costs and $840,000 in natural resources damages to finish the design and conduct...
Driving, Sleep Apnea Can Be Deadly Combination
Are your road warriors really getting enough sleep? A recent study from Spain, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reports that drivers...
DOE Settles Suit With Workers at Ohio Project
A lawsuit over an alleged failure to adequately monitor and protect workers from radiation exposure has been settled between the Department of Energy...
EPA Deadline for Risk Management Plans Is June 21
June 21 is the deadline for 60,000 companies and organizations nationwide to file a risk management plan and worst-case scenario with EPA if they manufacture,...
ASSE Proposes Alternative Ergonomics Standard
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) supports the concept of OSHA's proposed Ergonomics Program Standard (EPS), but has significant concerns...
NIOSH Seeks Help In Protecting Young Workers
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is looking for a few good researchers in its mission to promote the safety of construction...
EPA Air Toxics Cuts Affects 14 Industries
Final regulations for 14 industries released in May by the EPA are intended to lower toxic emissions from large existing and new facilities by nearly...
AIHA's Laboratory Program Has 25th Anniversary
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Laboratory Quality Assurance Programs (LQAP). AIHA held...
OSHA Will Not Appeal CCP Ruling
The Occuapational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has decided not to appeal a recent ruling that the agency's Cooperative Compliance Program (CCP)...
OSHA Provides Safety Info In Two Languages
Language barriers to understanding the dangers of extreme weather conditions for Spanish-speaking workers are beginning to be removed. OSHA recently released...
Confined Spaces: Is 19.5 Percent Oxygen Really Safe?
I frequently ask participants in my confined space courses, "What makes 19.5 percent so special? Why isn't the acceptable level of oxygen something else,...
A Sound Check for Hearing Conservation
Noise is one of the most pervasive occupational health problems in industry. While many companies have been successful in combating their noise problems...
10 Strategies for Global Safety Management
Multinational organizations face a variety of geographic, cultural and technical challenges in managing safety and health effectively. Based on my experience...
Amputation Results In OSHA Citations, Fines
Cove Four Slide and Stamping Co., a New York-based metal fabricating company, is contesting two alleged willful violations, 24 alleged serious violations...
Nevada Laws Designed To Improve Safety
Four measures aimed at improving safety at facilities where hazardous substances are produced have been signed into law this week by Nevada Gov. Kenny...
Conquering Computer Display Challenges Possible
Workers should keep an eye on visual discomfort when using computers, according to Humantech. Glare or bright spots on a computer screen from light sources...
Review Commission Back to Two Members
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Gary L. Visscher's appointment to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), returning the independent...
Champions of Safety Contest Deadline June 1
The deadline is days away for Occupational Hazards' fifth annual Champions of Safety contest. Eligible candidates for the contest are individuals or teams...
Employer Convicted of Exposing Employees To Cyanide
A fertilizer manufacturing company owner has been convicted in U.S. District Court of Idaho for several federal offenses that left a 20-year-old employee...
Fatal Fall Hazards May Cost Georgia Company
After seeing four of its workers killed in fall-related accidents since 1987, Southern Pan Services Co. (SPS) of Conley, Ga., has been cited by the Occupational...
Toxic Air Releases Up For First Time Since 1988
For the first time in 10 years, overall releases of toxic air emissions increased from one year to the next, according to EPA's Community Right-to-Know...
'Stay Out ? Stay alive' Is National Safety Campaign Theme
Warm weather and abandoned mine sites can be a deadly combination, so the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has joined with other government...
Champions of Safety Contest
It's last call for Occupational Hazards' fifth annual Champions of Safety contest. Candidates for the contest are individuals or teams who are responsible...
OSHA Access to Audits Criticized
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) unlimited access to occupational safety and health audits results in many companies issuing...
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