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...
Coalition Calls for Improved Chemical Plant Safety
Corresponding with the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal, India, disaster, a coalition of labor and environment groups called for increased safety at U.S. chemical plants through improved processes and reduced onsite hazardous chemical storage...
Groups Worldwide Remember Bhopal Disaster, Urge Dow to Clean Up Site
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster, thousands of supporters around the world will participate in an International Day of Action on Dec. 3 to pressure Dow Chemical, the current owner of Union Carbide, to clean up the water in Bhopal and face criminal charges in India...
Report Finds Groundwater in Bhopal Communities Is Still Polluted
Nearly 25 years after an industrial tragedy killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India, a new report from The Bhopal Medical Appeal (BMA) shows that the groundwater in surrounding Bhopal communities remains contaminated with toxic chemicals...
Health Promotion, Policy Shifts Needed to Protect Aging Workers
A report from the February 2009 Health Aging for Workers conference promotes a focus on workplace environments to maintain “work ability” as employees age, along with legislative fixes and research to fill in knowledge gaps for keeping workers healthy and productive...
OSHA Releases Guidance on Training, PPE for EMS Responders
OSHA issued the guidance document Best Practices for Protecting EMS Responders During Treatment and Transport of Victims of Hazardous Substance Releases to address adequate training and PPE for emergency medical services responders who assist victims of hazardous substance release incidents...
When the Weather Outside is Frightful
December 21 marks the winter solstice, the shortest, darkest day of the year for the northern hemisphere. Make sure your employees are safe, visible and warm when working outside in the cold weather...
EHS TODAY ROUNDTABLE Full Transcript
Read the full transcript of the EHS Today Roundtable. We questioned EHS leaders about current and future regulations, the issues impacting the practice of occupational health and safety and the importance of mentoring future leaders. Here is what they had to say...
OSHA 2009 Site-Specific Targeting Plan: What Your Company Needs To Know
Each year, OSHA issues a site-specific targeting plan identifying industry sectors with historically high occupational injury and illness rates. The 2009 plan targets manufacturing, non-manufacturing and nursing and personal care facilities...
Sandy Says: What Makes You Thankful?
The word “mentor” has come up many times in the past few weeks both at work and in my personal life. Let us be thankful for mentors...
EHS TODAY ROUNDTABLE: Economics, Regulations, Connections and Mentoring
We questioned EHS leaders about current and future regulations, the issues impacting the practice of occupational health and safety and the importance of mentoring future leaders. Here is what they had to say...
Steps in Safety Strategy: Making Change Work
Improving safety continuously, rather than in fits and starts, requires ongoing mechanisms that become normal and reliable practice...
GHS: The Power of One
As the United States creeps closer to adopting the Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System (GHS), companies must be prepared to comply with the new provisions...
Developing a Game Plan for the Industrial Athlete
Picture athletes pushing their bodies to the extreme for hours every day. While you might envision professional athletes training for elite competition,...
What You Need to Know About Dust Explosions
This two-part series examines the causes of dust explosions, their devastating impact and the measures suggested by OSHA, the National Fire Protection Agency and the Chemical Safety and Hazard Review Board to eliminate them...
What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You
A company advertises a job opening for a worker needed to pack and load heavy boxes onto trucks. It would seem an easy position to fill...
Health Promotion Program Helps Reduce Risks for Truck Drivers
A program incorporating Web-based education and other approaches can help reduce the high health and safety risks faced by truck drivers, according to a study in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM)...
Top 10 Tips for Staying Healthy During the Holidays
The holidays are here, which means family, friends, parties – and germs. This year, in light of the H1N1 outbreak, many fear that the most wonderful time of the year will end up being the unhealthiest, too...
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