ASSE Share Views, Support on OSHA’s I2P2 Standard
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) sent a letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., to reiterate its support for OSHA’s development of an injury and illness prevention program (I2P2) standard...
CSB: Multiple Deficiencies Led to 2008 Bayer CropScience Explosion
In its final report on the Aug. 28, 2008, Bayer CropScience pesticide manufacturing unit explosion that killed two workers and injured eight others, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) found multiple deficiencies during a lengthy startup process that resulted in a runaway chemical reaction inside a residue treater pressure vessel...
Training the Older Worker
Navigating the challenges and advantages of training an older work force...
Using Technology to Improve Safety on Construction Sites
By putting systems into place to help manage the safety process on construction sites, contractors don’t have to keep reinventing the wheel...
ASSE: Rollover Protection Increases Tractor Safety
According to the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Agricultural Branch, tractor rollovers are the single deadliest type of injury incident on farms. Half of the 4.7 million tractors in the United States today lack rollover protection, a crucial safety consideration that ASSE stresses can protect tractor operators...
Hands-On Training Effective in Dangerous Work Environments
Hands-on safety training for workers in highly hazardous jobs is most effective at improving safe work behavior, according to psychologists who analyzed close to 40 years of research. However, less engaging training can be just as effective in preparing workers to avoid accidents when jobs are less dangerous...
OSHA Renews Strategic Partnership with Power Transmission Associations to Reduce Worker Injuries, Deaths
On Jan. 26, OSHA renewed a strategic partnership with the Electrical Transmission and Distribution Construction Contractors, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and other trade associations to reduce injuries, illnesses and deaths among electrical transmission and distribution industry workers, among other goals...
Illinois Contractor Ordered to Notify OSHA of Jobsites to Protect against Cave-Ins
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking an administrative court order requiring Gerardi Sewer & Water Co., a Norridge, Ill.-based contractor, to provide a monthly report of its work locations to OSHA, permit unannounced jobsite audits by qualified independent consultants and annually train workers on cave-in protection for the next two years...
West Virginia Takes Action on CSB Recommendation for Propane Technicians to be Trained, Licensed
On Jan. 12, CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso commended West Virginia for its effective response to a CSB recommendation that propane technicians in the state be trained, certified and licensed...
OSHA Announces Fall Protection Directive
OSHA has announced a new directive withdrawing a former one that allowed residential builders to bypass fall protection requirements. The previous directive, issued in 1995 and initially intended as a temporary policy, reflected concerns about the feasibility of fall protection in residential building construction. A continuing high number of fall-related deaths in construction, however, has led industry experts to feel that feasibility is no longer an issue or concern...
Executives Who View Diversity Training as Positive Are More Successful
Managers and executives who find value in diversity training are more committed to their organizations and satisfied with their careers than those who perceive training to be ineffective, suggest researchers from Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute in Management and Technology...
NIST: Moisture is Main Ingredient in a Safe Christmas Tree
Once ignited, a dry Fraser fir, one of the most popular Christmas tree choices, bursts into flames in less than 7 seconds and is consumed by fire in about a minute. When a well-watered Fraser fir ignites, however, the flame soon dies. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers videotaped this experiment to demonstrate why keeping a Christmas tree moist can be of life-and-death importance...
OSHA Fines U.S. Minerals $396,000 for Alleged Hazardous Dust, PPE and Training Violations
On Dec. 7, OSHA cited U.S. Minerals LLC with willfully exposing its workers to dangerously high levels of hazardous dust and not providing adequate breathing protection and training for workers at its facility in Coffeen, Ill. The company, however, is contesting the violations and called OSHA’s allegations “incomplete, overstated and/or inaccurate.”...
NIOSH Seeks Comments on Carbon Nanotube, Fiber Recommendations and Research
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) invites public comment on “Current Intelligence Bulletin: Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers,” a draft document that summarizes current scientific knowledge about the occupational safety and health implications of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers...
AIHA Unveils Top EHS Public Policy Issues for 2011-2012
The American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA) biennial membership survey revealed the most pressing public policy issues within the EHS profession over the next 2 years, with PELs and OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program topping the list...
NYCOSH: Wage Theft Harms Workers’ Health
On Nov. 29, the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) called on leaders in Albany, N.Y., to pass the Wage Theft Prevention Act to help to end nonpayment and underpayment of wages to New York workers...
OSHA Announces Construction Advisory Committee Meeting
OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet Dec. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. In conjunction with the ACCSH, committee work groups, including the newly established Injury and Illness Prevention Program work group, will meet Dec. 7-8. ...
ASSE Members Meet Chinese Officials to Discuss Workplace Safety and Health
Several American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members and EHS professionals recently met in Beijing and Shanghai with Chinese officials to exchange ideas, best practices and concepts related to occupational safety and health management...
Jason Townsell Named First “Future Leaders in EHS” Scholarship Recipient
Jason Townsell, a student working toward a bachelor’s of science degree in occupational safety and health at Columbia Southern University, was named the first Future Leaders in EHS winner. He will receive a $5,000 scholarship and access to PureSafety’s safety and health software and information solutions...
MSHA Kicks Off Annual Winter Alert Campaign
On Nov. 1, MSHA kicked off its 2010 Winter Alert campaign to warn miners and mine operators about the dangers colder weather can bring to the mining environment...
New Toolkit Supports Fire Service-Based EMS
A new electronic toolkit can help fire and emergency service leaders strengthen or protect their department’s position as a fire service-based EMS provider...
ASSE: The Safety Profession Is Growing
The EHS profession is growing, according to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Not only did Money magazine’s “The 50 Best Jobs in America” list the “environmental, health and safety specialist” job as No. 22, the “environmental engineer” job as No. 5, and the “risk-management manager” job as No.14, but according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of EHS practitioners is expected to increase 9 percent during the 2006-2016 decade...
OSHA Reduces Daily Hours for 10- and 30-Hour Training to Avoid Mental Fatigue, Improve Training
OSHA recently revised its policy for all Outreach Training Programs to address the number of hours each day a student may spend in OSHA 10- and 30-hour classes in an effort to prevent workers from being saturated with so much information that they may miss content that could prevent injuries, illnesses and death...
NSC: Busting the “Safety is Boring” Myth
During the closing session of the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo on Oct. 6, Richard Hawk discussed the future of safety and encouraged EHS professionals to lighten up their safety training – and improve worker productivity, safety and well-being in the process...
Horse Safety Campaign Releases New Brochure
UK HealthCare, partnering with University of Kentucky colleges of Agriculture and Public Health and 40 community, equine and medical organizations, continues its 5-year educational campaign, Saddle Up Safely, with the development of a horse-related injury brochure...
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