Occupational Health & Safety

News & Articles

• Worker Safety Series: Construction Pocket GuideJul 01, 2009

  OSHA Publication 3252-05N, offers assistance with construction hazards of all kinds. Some of its contents concern protective footwear and the requirements for equipping workers properly when they may be exposed to hazards. more

• June 2009 Myth of the MonthJul 01, 2009

• Tailgate Training Card 10: Heat StressJul 01, 2009

• Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor: 'There's a New Sheriff in Town'Jun 30, 2009

• ASSE, ILO Sign Memorandum of Understanding at Safety 2009Jun 30, 2009

• Solis Announces Texas Construction Enforcement BlitzJun 29, 2009

• Wastewater Treatment Plant Pays for Chemical Reporting ViolationJun 29, 2009

• Former Managing Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to DefraudJun 29, 2009

• OSHA, Centennial Contractors Enterprises Sign Safety AllianceJun 28, 2009

• OSHA Nationwide Inspection Program Focuses on Federal Worker SafetyJun 28, 2009

• CSB to Begin Chemical Release Reporting RulemakingJun 26, 2009

• OSHA Won't Add Shorter Bitrex Qualitative Fit TestJun 25, 2009

• Commission Weighing $110,000 in Quecreek PenaltiesJun 25, 2009

• NACOSH to Discuss Diacetyl, Ethics RulesJun 24, 2009

• NY Railroad Ordered to Pay $300,000 for Retaliating Against WorkersJun 23, 2009

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Podcasts

• Savvy Companies Prepping Now for GHS

  

  OH&S Editor, Jerry Laws, interviewed Kim Stier, president of SiteHawk, at the 2009 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo, about the expected impact of GHS and why now is the time to prepare for it. more

Videos

• Confined Spaces in Mining

  

  This "Confined Spaces in Mining" video from the Mine Safety and Health Administration provides general definitions for confined spaces in mines and gives typical examples. It suggests safety guidelines for working in mines' confined spaces, outlines the permitting process, and lists three steps for safe entries and exits from contined spaces. more