Occupational Health & Safety

News & Articles

• Wal-Mart Hit with $365,000 Fine for Repeat HazardsFeb 09, 2012

  "The sizable fines proposed here reflect not only the seriousness of these conditions but the fact that several of them are substantially similar to hazards identified at nine other Wal-Mart locations in New York and eight other states," said Arthur Dube, OSHA's area director in Buffalo. more

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

• Teenage Workers Still Recovering from Amputation InjuriesFeb 07, 2012

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

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

• Industrial Scientific Recalls GasBadge Plus Single-Gas MonitorsJan 31, 2012

• FSIS Allows Faster Poultry Production LinesJan 30, 2012

• EPA Penalizes Potato Company for Failing to Report Ammonia ReleaseJan 29, 2012

• Utility Robots Now Highly SkilledJan 27, 2012

• Worker's Amputation in Turkey Shackle Leads to $318,000 Fine for Jennie-OJan 24, 2012

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Products

• GasAlertQuattro

  

  For confident operation at a glance, the GasAlertQuattro is the only choice. Among portable multi-gas detectors, only the GasAlertQuattro has IntelliFlash, a green LED that continuously flashes to let the safety managers know their crew is safe, the site is compliant and the job is productive. With easy to identify bump test and calibration icons, power options that outlast your shift and one-button operational simplicity, seeing is believing.

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Webinars

• The Value of Assessing Your Injury Management Practices: Building Front-end Processes to Reduce Back-end Costs

  In this 50-minute interactive Webinar, Injury Management Partners will share with participants the steps necessary to assess their current injury management practices, identify areas that need improvements both before and after an injury occurs and how improving the front end of your injury management program will reduce the number, cost and duration of employee injuries. more

• Are Injuries Your Money Pit?

  In this presentation we will explore the challenges present when these three departments do not work in concert with one another. It is not unusual for "turf issues" to emerge over time, which ultimately erodes the effectiveness and success of each department and the expedient recovery of the injured employee. more

Podcasts

• 2009 Flu Vaccination Challenge Begins

  

  With a very challenging flu season ahead, year two of the Joint Commission Resources' Flu Vaccination Challenge has a goal of building on last year's success at raising the flu vaccination rate among U.S. health care workers. more

• 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

• NFPA 70E Electrical Safety in the Workplace

  

  Paul Dunphy, electrical inspector/compliance coordinator in the Engineering and Utilities Division of Harvard University, discusses the NFPA 70E standard and his work with departments of the cities of Boston and Cambridge. More than 40 electricians work on the Harvard campus, and 70E is very important to how they work and work safely, he says, as he discusses recordkeeping, training, and the introduction of new technologies. more

• Revisions to Dust Explosion Hazards (NFPA 654)

  

  NFPA's Guy Colonna shares details on how NFPA Codes and Standards respond to current changes in dust explosion hazards. He will be an instructor at NFPA's Fire & Life Safety Conference in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 12-14, 2011. For more information, go to http://www.nfpa.org/FLSCONF. more

• Creative Company Uses Snakes in Mine Safety Campaigns

  

  Rick Melvill, creative director for communications company Unplugged, discusses in this February 2010 MiningWeekly video that use of puff adders, pythons, and mambas in safety campaigns for mining companies. They are used as metaphors for safety hazards in the workplace. more

Whitepapers

• HEPA Vacuum Cleaners Play Critical Role in EPA's Lead RRP

  

  In 2008, in order to curb the occurrence of lead-related diseases, the EPA issued 40 CFR Part 745, Subpart E, also known as the Lead RRP. more