Pilots and electrical equipment manufacturers are at odds about the Jan. 11 proposal to tighten current regulations governing shipments of lithium cells and batteries.
If the proposal to establish a No Discharge Zone is approved, the discharge of sewage from boats into canal waters will be prohibited.
International President Edwin D. Hill promises a "bold, timely and safe startup" of two new nuclear reactors that are planned with federal loan guarantees near Augusta, Ga.
Restrictions were imposed in 1990 on the practice when white phosphorus from Army munitions was found to be killing ducks and swans on Eagle River Flats. A Superfund cleanup of the area is about to be completed.
The eTool provides preventative tips for protecting electric power workers’ safety and health.
Oregon OSHA said 31 people covered by the state’s workers’ compensation system died during 2009, tying the record low for the state.
An appeals court told OSHA to explain why it decided to require disclosure to workers only when the PEL for hexavalent chromium was exceeded, and now the safety agency has changed its mind. Most U.S. workers who are exposed to Cr(VI) compounds on the job are welders, according to OSHA.
Working with EPA, the port authority will phase out trucks made before 1994 as of Jan. 1, 2011.
EPA alleges that UCM failed to conduct hazardous waste determinations at their point of origin and failed to comply with universal waste regulations by not storing waste in closed containers.
The Association of American Railroads' petition for a "common sense" inspection/test interpretation by the Federal Railroad Administration triggered the April 7 public hearing, which was delayed last month by snow.
The proposed fines address a series of three maintenance violations that took place from March 2008 to May 2009.
"The EEOC will continue to investigate employers and industries that have put women in certain types of jobs and men in others. We hope Les Schwab becomes a model employer of women in the male-dominated tire industry," said Mike Baldonado, EEOC San Francisco district director.
Allegedly not providing clean water to construction workers housed in a barracks at Harmon, Guam, brought an OSHA willful violation against Hua Sheng International Group Corp. in Barrigada, Guam.
If the listing is finalized, Burmese pythons, boa constrictors, and the other species could not be imported except by permit for scientific, medical, educational, or zoological purposes, nor could they be moved in interstate transportation.
The 45 serious violations of which the facility stands accused address hazards with industrial trucks, falls, PPE, machine guarding, electrical safety, process safety management, respirators, and emergency response.
OSHA has ordered The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. to pay $1,000 in punitive damages and to take corrective actions, including expunging disciplinary actions and references to them from various records as well as compensating the worker for attorneys' fees.
The mine operator failed to follow the ventilation plan and conduct an adequate pre-shift exam.
The American Trucking Associations says it will use the safety data submitted in a confidential online survey "to continue to educate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration leadership and staff" about the industry's experience with the current hours of service rule.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning health care providers and consumers about counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C. R. Bard/Davol brand name. Surgical mesh products are used to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists.
The American Public Health Association says Sunday's switch to daylight saving time is the right time to ensure your emergency supplies are ready.