2009 Holiday Safety: Top Holiday Hazards
It is common knowledge that more accidents occur during the holiday season than any other time of the year. The best way to prevent an injury is to learn the most common reasons that bring a person into the ER...
2009 Holiday Safety: Safe Driving Tips
Loved ones coming together is what the holidays are all about, but first you have to make the trip and get there. With road travel expected to increase this year due to the recession, drivers need to take more safety measures to avoid accidents...
2009 Holiday Safety: Cooking Safety Tips
Safety in the kitchen will save a perfect holiday dinner from ending with the fire department hosing down your Christmas ham...
Engaging Older Workers with Flexible Work Options
State government agencies particularly are at risk of facing work force shortages in the next 10 years and beyond, as 47 percent of state government workers are aged 45 and over, compared to 37 percent of private sector employees. Offering workplace flexibility could help recruit or retain these older workers...
Doctors Urge Parents to Preset Volume on Electronic Gifts
If you’re giving someone an MP3 player or other electronic device with sound this holiday season, give the recipient’s ears a gift as well by pre-setting the maximum decibel level to somewhere between one-half and two-thirds the maximum volume...
First Responders and Emotional Distress
Professional first responders are prepared, equipped and trained to handle various emergency situations, from car accidents to terrorist attacks and other major disasters. This great responsibility, however, can trigger emotional distress...
Beware the Wrath of “Wrap Rage”
Do you have “wrap rage” at the thought of trying to pry open the packaging of all those holiday gifts? In addition to being frustrating and time-consuming, it appears opening gifts can cause injury, as well: A recent polls shows that about 17 percent of Pennsylvania adults experienced an injury or know someone who was injured while opening gifts during past seasons...
Welsh Assembly Government Signs Pledge to Reduce Work-Related Deaths and Injuries
The Welsh Assembly Government recently signed Great Britain’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) pledge, an initiative that aims to bring organizations together to commit to reduce work-related deaths, injuries and ill health...
How to Make This Christmas a Green Christmas
This year, instead of wishing for a white Christmas, think green instead. Experts from Wake Forest University and Ryerson University offer tips to make this year’s Christmas a green one...
Muscle and Joint Pain Costs European Economies Billions in Time and Money
A new study finds that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) account for nearly half (49 percent) of all absences from work and 60 percent of permanent work incapacity in the European Union. These and other socio-economic consequences of suffering from poor health due to muscle and joint pain represent an estimated cost to society in Europe of up to €240 billion...
Worker Amputations Lead to More Than $266,000 in OSHA Penalties
Crespac Inc. in Tucker, Ga., has been cited with 34 safety and health violations by OSHA. Proposed penalties total $266,400...
L&I and Lewis Equipment Settle Appeal over Crane Safety Violations
Washington state’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) and Lewis Equipment Co. have settled an appeal of safety violations that were cited after L&I inspected three tower cranes at construction sites in King County last spring and summer...
ASSE Safety Tips Show Motorists How to Drive Safely During Bad Weather
As transportation incidents continue to be the number one cause of on-the-job deaths in the United States, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is offering driving tips to help motorists navigate safely on our roads, especially during severe weather conditions...
OSHA Cites Four Contractors Following the Deaths of Three Workers at Austin, Texas, Worksite
OSHA is proposing penalties against four contractors for alleged safety violations following a scaffolding accident that killed three workers at the 21 Rio construction site near downtown Austin, Texas...
OSHA proposes $484,000 in Penalties against Cambria Contracting Inc. for Asbestos Hazards
OSHA issued citations to Cambria Contracting Inc. for 11 alleged willful violations of the OSHA construction asbestos standard for failing to train and protect its workers at a Buffalo jobsite. The Lockport, N.Y., demolition contractor faces a total of $484,000 in proposed penalties...
New Alliance Promotes Labor Rights of Hispanic Workers
On Dec. 10, OSHA and the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division signed an alliance with the Consulate General of Mexico in New York as part of an effort to promote the labor and human rights of Mexican and other Hispanic workers...
DOL Unveils New “Open Government” Efforts
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a broad array of efforts designed to improve the public’s accessibility to its agencies and ensure the department can function more effectively...
Surviving the Office Holiday Party
Office holiday parties are opportunities to meet people, mingle and make small talk. These parties also can be an opportunity to advance your career – or limit it. Professor Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., of Ryerson University’s Department of Psychology, offers a few tips to ensure this year’s holiday party goes smoothly...
CSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations Following CITGO Refinery Accident
On Dec. 9, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued urgent safety recommendations calling on CITGO Petroleum Corp. to conduct third-party safety audits and improve its emergency water mitigation system in the event of another release of potentially deadly hydrogen fluoride (HF) vapor, as occurred last July at the company’s Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery...
OSHA Fall 2009 Agenda Includes 29 Regulatory Items
OSHA’s latest semiannual regulatory agenda, published Dec. 7 in the Federal Register, includes topics ranging from combustible dust to airborne infectious diseases to musculoskeletal disorder reporting requirements, to name a few. Some members of the safety community argue, however, that progress is too slow on rulemakings for issues such as cranes and derricks and diacetyl...
Safety Stakeholders Welcome Michaels to OSHA
Following the Dec. 3 Senate confirmation of David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, to become the next assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, EHS Today spoke to several safety and health association and union leaders to learn how they would receive the new OSHA administrator...
NHCA Offers NRR Recommendations to EPA
In response to the impending changes to the Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) for hearing protection devices, the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) provided recommendations to EPA to improve the utility of hearing protection devices for occupational hearing conservation programs and for personal use...
Managing Religious Expression in the Workplace
Many workers wish to decorate their offices during the holiday season, leaving employers to determine how to regulate religious expression in the workplace. One expert recommends allowing employees to express themselves – with a few caveats...
David Michaels Confirmed as OSHA Administrator
On Dec. 3, the Senate voted to confirm David Michaels as the assistant secretary of labor for OSHA...
MSHA Launches Black Lung Action Plan
On Dec. 3, MSHA announced a comprehensive strategy encompassing education, enhanced enforcement, training, rulemaking and stakeholder collaboration to end new cases of black lung among the nation's coal miners...
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