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ACOEM, UL Propose New Framework for Measuring Health and Safety Programs

"While employers have been steadily expanding their efforts at creating healthier and safer workforces in recent years, what has been largely missing are strategies to integrate the work of the health and safety teams and a way to accurately assess the business impact of that work. This new guidance paper offers a pathway to both," said Todd Hohn, CSP, global director of Workplace Health and Safety for Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

The U.S. Capitol

Stand-Down 2015 Comes to the Capitol Dome

Representatives of Turner Construction, OSHA, and Deputy Labor Secretary Christopher Lu will speak at the site May 6 about the importance of preventing falls.

OSHA and NCTE Form Alliance to Protect Safety, Health of Transgender Workers

The alliance allows OSHA to speak, exhibit and appear at events sponsored by the NCTE.

Lack of Protective Equipment Results in 1st and 3rd Degree Burns

A Republic Steel plant electrician received burns after an arc flash.

Video systems in buses should be optimized, and the NTSB Safety Alert contains several recommendations for accomplishing this.

NTSB Alert Offers Recommendations for Commercial Vehicle Video Systems

The agency cited the video from two recent crashes involving buses and tractor-trailers, which did not provide needed information about those crashes.

AIHA Seeking Entries for 'IH Fundance Film Festival' Contest

The festival involves AIHA members shooting a short video (two minutes or less), which is then uploaded on YouTube and promoted on Twitter. The purpose of this contest is to raise awareness and the profile of industrial/occupational hygiene.

New Panama Canal Tolls Approved

Included is a customer loyalty program for the container segment, a first for the Panama Canal Authority.

The two DOT agencies are conducting audits, and PHMSA is making unannounced inspections, to ensure railroads

NFPA Taking Comments on Five New Projects

One is a proposed standard on competencies of responders to derailments of high-hazard flammable trains carrying crude oil, ethanol, and other Class 3 products.



MSHA Offering Dust Monitor Certification Courses

Beginning Feb. 1, 2016, mine operators must use Continuous Personal Dust Monitors to sample for respirable coal mine dust on working sections of underground coal mines. The courses are required for personnel who sample, maintain or calibrate CPDMs.

OSHA: Lack of Proper Safety Controls Leads to Amputation

OSHA has cited Wellington Stamping for seven serious violations.

DOL Provides $150 Million for Expanded Job Training

The money is available through the new Sector Partnerships National Emergency Grant program.

OSHA Issues Construction Confined Space Final Rule

It is similar in content and organization to the general industry confined spaces standard, with some provisions for construction-specific hazards -- including requirements to ensure that multiple employers share vital safety information and continuously monitor hazards.

NHTSA Advises Owners of Certain Ford and Lincoln Vehicles to Take Safety Precautions

The agency has advised owners of these cars to fix their vehicles as soon as possible.

OSHA Unveils New Safety and Health Poster

The poster is titled "Job Safety and Health – It's the Law!"

The flexible polyurethane foam manufacturing industry manages the handling of toluene diisocyanate with PPE, training, and rigorous policies. (Polyurethane Foam Association photo)

Working with a Hazardous Substance: One Industry's Workplace Safety Success

How the flexible polyurethane foam manufacturing industry manages the handling of toluene diisocyanate.

The Salt Lake City skyline at night. (Adam Barker/Visit Salt Lake photo)

Destination: Salt Lake City

This year's conference will be year four for the popular Ignite sessions, which are five-minute talks on pretty much any topic.

Companies in all industries can look to FEMA, the American Red Cross, and other local and federal organizations for information on how to begin creating an emergency preparedness plan.

The Role of Training in Your Disaster Preparedness Plan

The plan should be considered a living document, reviewed and updated on a regular basis as the emergency team sees fit.

Four-Dimensional Leadership

The most Safety- and creatively-effective companies are “Leader-full,” with leadership functions distributed and filled by many people throughout the organization.

Like a car, a respirator requires maintenance to ensure it remains operable while delivering effective protection.

Professional Trust Should Be Earned

CNP systems have demonstrated the ability to accurately and consistently measure known levels of respirator leakage.

Wise executives ensure that all potential exposure is properly prepared for, with compliant equipment.

Key Considerations for Emergency Equipment

Eyewash stations and showers must be easy for an injured person to operate and must work reliably whenever they are needed—so the equipment must be tested weekly.

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