Occupational Health & Safety

News & Articles

• MSHA Reorganizes to Centralize Oversight of Assessments, Accountability ProgramsFeb 10, 2012

  "Some mines require targeted, enhanced enforcement methods. The formation of OAASEI will enable MSHA to better manage and coordinate its use of special enforcement tools against the most serious violators of the Mine Act," said Joseph A. Main, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. more

• Kentucky Labor Cabinet Rolls Out Online TrainingFeb 09, 2012

• Norovirus Causes Most Hospital Infection Outbreaks, Study SaysFeb 07, 2012

• Winter Weather Patterns Can Increase Risk for Flooding, FEMA SaysFeb 04, 2012

• New ASSE Podcasts Highlight Variety of Workplace Safety TopicsFeb 04, 2012

• MSHA Begins Third Phase of 'Rules to Live By' Enforcement InitiativeFeb 03, 2012

• OSHA Releases New Videos on Proper Use of RespiratorsFeb 02, 2012

• Visual Communications & Spill Containment Strategies and TechniquesFeb 01, 2012

• MSHA Releases Results of December Impact InspectionsJan 28, 2012

• Fertilizer Producer Hit with $148,000 Fine for Process Safety Management ViolationsJan 28, 2012

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• Are Your Employees Prepared for Emergencies?

  Learn how to protect your employees and facility with help from the American Red Cross more

Podcasts

• Unlucky 13: Management Practices to Avoid

  

  Aubrey C. Daniels, Ph.D., a renowned expert on worker behavior and culture, recently published his fifth book, OOPS! 13 Management Practices that Waste Time and Money (and what to do instead). In it, he highlights typical actions by managers that undercut their goals and limit their success. more

Videos

• A+A 2011: First visitor statements regarding the trade fair

  

  Finally, the trade fair A+A opened its doors on Oct. 18. Those interested have been anxious to enter the trade fair grounds of Messe Dusseldorf. Our reporter Emily Whigham spoke to visitors from all over the world. more

• CSB Safety Video Details Bayer CropScience Explosion

  

  The video features a detailed computer animation showing how a series of errors and deficiencies during a lengthy startup process resulted in a runaway chemical reaction inside a residue treater pressure vessel. more

• Chevron Takes Pride in Reliable Refineries

  

  Jay Peterson, reliability manager at Chevron's Richmond, Calif., refinery, and Gary Yesavage, president of manufacturing, discuss the importance of standardized best practices in achieving excellent reliability there and at other refineries the company operates around the world. more

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• IndustrySafe Safety Software

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• Still trying to... Get The Lead Out

  

  The most critical steps toward lead hazard abatement are contaminant identification and removal. Researchers from CDC/NIOSH have developed two simple and reliable technologies to achieve these steps easily and without the need for extensive training. more

• Introduction to Advanced Back Calculation

  What comes to mind when there is a toxic chemical release? The most obvious responses involve evacuation or shelter in place of the people in the path of the plume. To predict the path, area, and severity of a plume impact, you need a dispersion model. The basic information required to initiate a dispersion model is weather data, identification of the chemical, and the rate of the chemical release. However, the Achille' heel of this information is the release rate specification: "How big is the hole?" SAFER Systems has developed and patented a unique scheme for estimating the release rate. The algorithm to implement the scheme is called Advanced Back Calculation® (ABC). The idea basically involves “reverse engineering” a dispersion model. While we usually input the release rate to the dispersion model and obtain the concentration field for the plume-impacted area, in ABC we utilize the concentration field data to estimate the release rate. more