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This final rule updates eye and face protection requirements in OSHA

OSHA Final Rule Updates Eye and Face Protection Standards

Employers are not required to update or replace protection devices solely because of this new rule and may continue to follow their current and usual practices for their eye and face protection.

New York State's Mandatory Electronic Prescribing Takes Effect

The new requirement, considered a key component of New York's I-STOP initiative to reduce misuse of prescription medications in the state, "will improve patient safety, reduce the number of fraudulent or stolen prescriptions, and help combat prescription drug abuse across New York," Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said March 17 when he announced the effective date.

Alaska Volcano Erupts, Prompting Aviation Red Warning

The Pavlof Volcano is about 4.4 miles in diameter and has active vents on the north and east sides close to the summit. With more than 40 historic eruptions, it is one of the most consistently active volcanoes in the Aleutian chain, with ash plumes as high as 49,000 feet generated by past eruptions.

Union Pacific Sets New Systemwide Safety Record

The Omaha-based company reported it is the safest Class 1 railroad in the United States, based on its 2015 reportable injury rate.

Two ILO Safety and Health Conventions in Effect in Turkey

Each year, mining and construction rank among the most dangerous sectors in terms of occupational accidents and fatalities, both internationally and in Turkey.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans who receive a drone for Christmas 2015 should register them almost immediately, FAA announced Dec. 14, 2015.

FAA Expects Drone Sales to Triple By 2020

Commercial sales will rise from 600,000 in 2012 to 2.7 million by then, its annual Aerospace Forecast Report for 2016-2036 shows.

Cross-Border Truck Convoy Ready to Roll

The challenge is also backed by ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, with hopes to accelerate the development of convoy-driving corridors in Europe and pave the way for EU legislative changes.

Roofing Contractor's Safety Failures Led to Worker's Death and Another's Severe Injuries: OSHA

OSHA has determined the incident was preventable. Proposed penalties total $63,900.



MSHA Chief Highlights Accomplishments and Challenges in Mine Safety

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main made remarks in Nashville at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association convention.

Lack of Training to Blame after Logger's Death: OSHA

According to BLS, 77 deaths in the forestry industry were recorded in 2014.

Tethered logging operations must be planned by the operator and the competent person on how to safely operate on slopes more than 50 percent, taking into consideration the experience of the operator; limitations of the machine and soil conditions; direction of travel; requirements for turning the machine on slopes; weather; load sizes; method and adequacy of anchorage; and any other adverse conditions.

Oregon OSHA Revises Guidelines for Tethered Logging

Employers intending to use winch- or cable-assisted systems for steep slope logging must ensure that the harvesting machine was specified by its manufacturer for operation on slopes of more than 40 or 50 percent or seek a research variance before using the harvesting machine above its slope limit with a tethered system.

OSHA Releases Silica Rule

OSHA has said the proposed rule "would bring protections into the 21st century" because it currently enforces 40-year-old permissible exposure limits for crystalline silica in general industry, construction, and shipyards.

Framing Company Exposes Workers to Dangerous Falls in Residential Community: OSHA

The work was being done at Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.

Record Private-Sector Employment Set in Britain

More people are employed in Britain's private sector, 26.1 million, than ever before, new official figures from the government showed on March 16.

Florida Walmart Violates Corporate-Wide Safety Agreement: OSHA

OSHA says the global retailer failed to protect employees from serious hazards. Proposed penalties total $118,800.

OSHA Launches Nebraska Local Emphasis Program in Meat Processing Industry

The program calls on employers to reduce the most common musculoskeletal, repetitive motion injuries.

Fatal Crane Collapse Brings $1 Million Fine in Britain

The tower crane was in use on a housing development in Thessaly Road, Battersea, and its sections separated when 24 bolts failed due to metal fatigue.

OSHA believes the reported information helps it better target resources where they are needed and also engage employers in high-hazard industries to identify and eliminate hazards.

Year 1 of Recordkeeping Changes: More Than 10,000 Severe Injuries Reported

"In case after case, the prompt reporting of worker injuries has created opportunities for us to work with employers we wouldn't have had contact with otherwise," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels, author of OSHA's report.

Fall Kills Construction Worker at LA's Wilshire Grand Site

Just four days earlier, construction workers and contractor personnel celebrated the building's topping out ceremony.

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