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Renovation Exposes Workers to Asbestos in San Antonio: OSHA

OSHA cited the employers for willful exposure.

CSB Offering Releases in Spanish

"One of my primary goals as Chairperson of the CSB is to ensure that the agency's knowledge reaches and impacts as many stakeholders as possible. By offering Spanish-language safety products, we are helping to advance that goal," said Vanessa Allen Sutherland, CSB's chairperson.

Key Drone Safety Tests This Week

The trials in North Carolina will involve flying conventional aircraft close to drones to test how the pilots can safely respond.

More U.S. home fires occur on Thanksgiving on average than on any other day, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

USFA Offers Thanksgiving Safety Tips

Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires in the United States, with on average twice as many home fires occurring on Thanksgiving Day as the average number of fires in homes on all other days of the year.

OSHA Cites Baton Rouge Business in Fatal Trench Collapse

Ted Hebert LLC faces willful and serious violations.

Rule to Update Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Program Proposed

The proposed rule would improve the administration of a law governing workers' compensation for energy employees.

Potential Fine Increases for OSHA On the Way

An amendment to a budget deal that has been signed into law will allow OSHA to increase its fines annually.

The National Safety Council estimates more than 50,000 people will be seriously injured in Thanksgiving 2015 holiday period traffic accidents.

NSC Estimates 433 Traffic Deaths During Thanksgiving Weekend

The council said this four-day period falls near the end of what it estimates has been a particularly deadly year on the roads: Preliminary NSC estimates are that traffic deaths increased 10 percent through the first nine months of 2015 from the same period in 2014.



Blue Bell Reopens Brenham Plant

The company said its operations are currently on a limited basis as the company seeks to confirm that new procedures, facility enhancements, and employee training are effective, and that ice cream it produces will be closely monitored and tested.

AIHA Begins Partnership with South African IH Organization

AIHA announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for technical cooperation with the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene.

Amid Smoke Alarm Campaign, NY Fire Commissioner Issues Space Heater Warning

FDNY, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, the City Council, the New York Red Cross, and the FDNY Foundation have launched #GetAlarmedNYC, the nation's largest smoke alarm giveaway and installation program.

Only 80 of more than 600 exposure standards Australia has used since adopting them from ACGIH standards in the 1980s have been updated since then.

Australia Updating Chemical Exposure Standards

Safe Work Australia has asked stakeholders to submit comments by Dec. 18 about the existing standards for airborne exposures. Most were adopted from ACGIH standards in the 1980s and have never been updated.

Two CSB Videos Win Awards

"One consistent message that I have heard from stakeholders since arriving to the CSB is the tremendous value that CSB safety videos provide across industries and academic institutions to promote key safety lessons. We are honored to receive this recognition from the local media production community, and I applaud our team for creating such valuable work," said CSB Chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland.

VA Medical Center Exposes Workers to an Unsafe Workplace: OSHA

OSHA has issued a notice to Hunter Holmes Mcguire VA Medical Center.

A Guide to Racking Safety Awareness for Businesses

Racking safety awareness is an integral part of any business with a warehouse and a production line because it is the difference between a company that can be trusted and a company that cannot.

Air Liquide Acquiring Airgas for $13.4 Billion

"Airgas customers and employees will benefit from Air Liquide's unrivaled global footprint and strength in technology, innovation, and operational efficiency, while Airgas is ready to bring the entrepreneurial culture and packaged gas excellence that have driven our success to date," Airgas Executive Chairman Peter McCausland said.

Four North Central Texas College softball players died in the September 2014 accident where a tractor-trailer crossed an I-35 median and struck their bus near Davis, Okla.

NTSB Blames Crash on Trucker's Use of Synthetic Cannabinoid

The truck crossed a median on I-35 near Davis, Okla., on Sept. 26, 2014, and struck a medium-sized passenger bus carrying members of the North Central Texas College softball team, four of whom died in the wreck. The board's report says this crash demonstrates the need for seat belt use laws with primary enforcement for all vehicles.

NFPA 101 Committees Eye Grab Bars

Bathtub or shower users encounter wet surfaces that are generally hard and smooth, adversely affecting slip resistance; stepping over tub walls creates additional ambulation challenges; and no countermeasures are commonly installed to mitigate the fall danger.

NIOSH Technology Can Reduce Silica Exposure at Fracturing Sites

NIOSH has developed a “mini-baghouse” which helps protect workers in the oil and gas industry.

Washington State Files Violation Notice Against VW

"Volkswagen broke the trust of consumers and exposed people to harmful pollution," said Department of Ecology Director Maia Bellon. "Their actions violated our state's laws, and we're taking action."

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