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USFA Presenting Home Oxygen Safety Webinar

The June 26 webinar will include a case study of a fatal residential fire in a Scottsdale, Ariz., home equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler.

MSHA's Main Hails New Mine Rescue Association

The MSHA administrator wrote that the Holmes Mine Rescue Association is the culmination of collaborative efforts by his agency and the mine safety community to address gaps in mine emergency response.

OSHA, Canadian Health Department Agree to Align HazCom Standards

OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels and Suzy McDonald of the Department of Health of Canada are scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding June 19.

FRA Unveils Rail Crossing Locator App

Users who enter a specific location will see the physical characteristics of the crossing and the type of traffic controls installed there described.

EPA Accepting Proposals for San Francisco Bay Preservation

The EPA will distribute grants totaling $5 million.

A Big Day for Water Safety

The World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ takes place June 18 with organizers predicting it will set another Guinness World Record.

EU Aviation Getting Safer

The 2012 annual safety review from the European Aviation Safety Agency shows fewer fatal accidents involving helicopters and general aviation aircraft that the year before.

DLI Seeks Governor's Lifesaving Award Nominations

The Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Advisory board is accepting them until June 30 and will recognize recipients at a September conference in Tacoma, Wash.



ACS Presents Five Excellence Awards

The awards honored Quest Diagnostics, Walmart, and three others for promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing cancer risks among their employees.

London Firefighters Make Theme Park Rescue

They helped 39 people down after the Rameses Revenge ride at the Chessington World of Adventure stopped with the children and adults 12 feet above a walkway.

France Recalls Deficient Smoke Detector

The Chick-a-Dee brand detectors are insufficiently sensitive to smoke and alarm at too low a volume.

New Jersey DOT Installs Highway Safety Signs

More than two dozen signs will be installed along New Jersey highways to encourage compliance with the Move Over law.

HSE Reminds Fixed Gas Detector Users to Revisit Alarm Settings

A new document from Britain's OSHA agency says setting alarm points "should not be 'fit and forget'" because initial alarm set-points may be adjusted up or down due to process-related events and instrument characteristics.

MMWR Reports on Rubella Epidemic in Japan

Most of the 5,442 cases reported from Jan. 1 to May 1, 2013, are unvaccinated adult males.

Virginia Bus Company Shut Down for Being Imminent Safety Hazard

The company was shut down under FMCSA's "Operation Quick Strike."

Fire Sprinkler Bill Introduced in Congress

"New sprinkler systems are required in new buildings, but we need to do more to ensure the best systems are retrofitted in older buildings," said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.

Connecticut Manufacturing Plant Receives 17 Violations

OSHA investigators found $55,505 worth of citations at the brake system manufacturer.

Surgeon General Benjamin Stepping Down

Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, has served in the post since late 2009 and is the 18th surgeon general in U.S. history.

Two Dead, Many Injured in Olefins Plant Explosion

The company confirmed a second person injured at the Geismar, La., plant has died.

WV Mining Safety Officials Counting Down to Shelter Deadline

The West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety & Training reminded stakeholders June 4 that they had 210 days left to install shelters with refitted compressed gas cylinder valves.

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Upcoming Webinars

6/19: Building a Fall Protection Plan and a Safer Workplace

This webinar will help companies write a detailed, site-specific fall protection plan that addresses their fall protection goals.

7/10: Combustible Dust: From Sparks to Fires to Explosions Identifying Precursors to Catastrophic Events

This webinar will provide valuable information on how partnering with the nation’s fire service assists facility owners, managers, and OHS professionals in identifying combustible dust hazards, preventing incidents, and reducing liability.

7/18: The United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, (GHS), will it revolutionize workplace safety?

We invite you to join us as we identify some of the pitfalls of GHS and some real solutions that can be implemented in your workplace today to simplify your chemical information and training program and enable your employees to work more safely with hazardous materials.

7/25: SPCC Regulations: What Do They Look Like Now?

This webinar will address the history and current status of EPA's Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, which is intended to prevent the discharge of oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.

9/19: Shrinking Exposure Thresholds: Stay Ahead of the Game

The truth is that sensor technology is evolving rapidly and Dräger will show you how to trust this technology to stay ahead of the game.

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