Researchers Identify Pork Plant Illness
Workers at Quality Pork Processors in Austin, Minn., first exhibited signs of illness in December 2006, and more workers developed symptoms in the following...
Confined Space Safety and Rescue: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Engulfment takes the lives of three workers in a trench collapse at a construction site. An employee dies instantly when a spark causes an internal explosion;...
Study Finds Diacetyl Exposure Harmful to Mice
NIEHS, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, conducted the study because diacetyl has been implicated in causing obliterative bronchiolitis,...
Workers Suffer Lung Damage 25 Years After Exposed to Legal Levels of Asbestos-Like Material
In 1980, researchers studied 513 individuals who worked in a plant processing vermiculite that originated from a mine in Libby, Mont. The material these...
New ASTM Standard Provides Asbestos Guidance
The standard, ASTM D 7390, Guide for Evaluating Asbestos in Dust on Surfaces by Comparison Between Two Environments, can assist building owners as they...
OSHAs New Program Addresses Crystalline Silica Hazards
Crystalline silica, a compound workers in the construction, maritime and general industries are routinely exposed to, is cited as the cause of silicosis,...
MHSSN Releases Final Report on Mexico Copper Mine
On Jan. 17, the Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network (MHSSN) released a final report based on the findings of a team of independent occupational...
Industrial Degreaser Linked to Parkinsonism, Researchers Say
The team, led by Don M. Gash and John T. Slevin of the U.K. College of Medicine, identified a number of industrial workers who exhibited symptoms of Parkinsonism,...
International OHS Through the Looking Glass of the Global Economy
The occupational health and safety conditions at the giant open-pit copper mine in Cananea, Mexico displayed how workplace safety in the global economy...
NIOSH Report: Prison Computer Recycling Plant Plagued with Heavy Metals
NIOSH officials urged an immediate shutdown of computer recycling operations located in eastern Ohio at the Elkton Federal Correctional Institution and...
Welder Awarded $20.5 Million in Lawsuit
A federal jury in Cleveland deliberated for more than a week before determining that Lincoln Electric Holdings, along with Hobart Brother Co., ESAB Group, TDY Industries and BOC Group, were negligent by not warning Jeff Tamraz of their products’ manganese toxicity....
City of Charleston and S.C. OSHA Reach Settlement After Fatal Fire
According to Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, the city of Charleston was initially required to pay fines totaling up to $9,325 for four violations related...
Minnesota Pork Plant Workers Afflicted With Mysterious Illness
The first signs of illnesses in workers at Quality Pork Processors surfaced in December 2006, and other workers developed symptoms over the following...
Welding Safety: Ventilation is a Breath of Fresh Air
Tom, a welder for 20 years, has encountered many workplace health issues throughout his career. I know a lot of welders who have suffered from emphysema...
NYS Responders Report 9/11-Related Health Problems, Study Says
Led by Dr. Matthew P. Mauer of the New York State Department of Health, the researchers evaluated health effects in 1,423 state workers who responded...
Poor Conditions at Mexico Mine Causing Respiratory Disease Among Workers, Report Says
Violations listed in the report include a lack of preventive maintenance, failing equipment, high levels of toxic dusts and acid mist and a refusal by...
Four Workers Found Dead in Confined Space
Rescue workers responded to a 5:30 p.m. emergency call and arrived at the scene to find all four victims, who already appeared to be dead, in a 20-foot...
Senate Passes Asbestos Ban
If the bill gets through the house and does not get vetoed by President George W. Bush, the United Sates will join more than 40 other nations that have...
Review of OSHA's Lead Standard Finds it Effective
In addition, the lookback review also found the standard has not had a negative economic impact on business, is not overly complex and does not conflict...
House Passes Diacetyl Bill
Workers exposed to the chemical and the labor organizations have been campaigning for the past year to get OSHA and Congress to take action in the matter....
House Dems: OSHA Failed to Protect 9/11 Workers
At a heated hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee held the day after the sixth anniversary of 9/11, Democratic legislators claimed OSHA failed...
Weaver Popcorn First to Eliminate Diacetyl From Products
Although diacetyl has long been considered safe for use in consumer food products, the flavoring has been cited as a possible source of injury to certain...
Survey: WTC Workers Have High Asthma Rates
The data, drawn from the World Trade Center Health Registry, show that 3.6 percent of the 25,000 rescue and recovery workers enrolled in the registry...
Ontario Government to Provide New Safety Equipment for Nurses and Health Care Workers
The Ontario government will purchase 55 million N95 respirators and has mandated the use of safety engineered needles or needle-less systems in the province's...
AIHA Weighs in on Attempts to Block OSHA Fit Testing for Respirators
A letter submitted on July 17 by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) urges House leaders to ignore attempts made to add a rider to the House FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill regarding OSHA's enforcement of respiratory protection requirements for tuberculosis...
