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PHMSA Offers Guidance for Handling Ebola-Contaminated Infectious Waste

Its safety advisory notice says material contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with Ebola is regulated as a Category A infectious substance under the Hazardous Materials Regulations.

G-20 Summit Countries Promise Greater Female Labor Force Participation

The participating countries agreed to boost female labor force participation rates by 25 percent by 2025. Doing so will bring an estimated 100 million additional women into the labor force by that year.

Florida-based Company Cited for Repeat Hazards at Texas Facility

Southern Grouts and Mortars Inc. has been cited for eight violations after OSHA's Fort Worth area office investigated.

OSHA Starts Emphasis Program on Nebraska Companies' Use of Highly Hazardous Chemicals

The program will include programmed health inspections at funeral homes, chemical and product manufacturing plants, printing facilities, and outpatient care centers.

Former Massey Energy CEO Indicted

Former Massey Energey Co. CEO Donald L. Blankenship has been indicted by a West Virginia federal grant jury on charges that he conspired to violate mandatory federal mine safety and health standards, conspired to impede federal mine safety officials, made false statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and committed securities fraud.

Workers Cleaning Chemical Spill Lacked Training

OSHA also found that workers weren't outfitted with the proper personal protective equipment to do the cleanup.

DOL Signs Agreement with New Hampshire Department of Labor

The agreement aims to reduce misclassification of employees.

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HSE Sounds Alarm About Construction Hazards

The agency's inspectors served more than 200 stop work notices during a month-long inspection initiative. The most common failure they found was employers' not providing basic safety measures for employees working at height -- 42 percent of all enforcement notices served cited this.



FAA's Latest Safety Briefing Focused on Winter Flying

The issue's Jumpseat department is written by Flight Standards Service Director John Duncan and reviews some winter weather wisdom, and its Checklist explains how to reduce the risk of carburetor fires.

Machine Operator Fatally Crushed at Cleveland Track Material

OSHA announced it has cited the company for seven serious safety violations.

More Than 41,000 Buoyancy Compensators Recalled

The Aqua Lung buoyancy compensators with SureLock II weight pocket handles are being recalled in the United States and Canada; an additional 110,000 were recalled in the United States last year.

The onslaught of winter weather brought out seasonal safety tips from both NIOSH and the National Weather Service.

NIOSH, NWS Offer Cold Weather Tips

After a winter storm dumped heavy snow on Minnesota and brought high winds and plummeting temperatures to the Midwest, both agencies posted reminders about staying safe in cold conditions.

European Chemicals Agency Enforcement Group Announces Next Project

It will concéntrate on enforcing REACH Annex XVII restrictions, with inspections taking place during 2016.

The wind energy industry has set a vision that by 2025 wind energy will supply 20 percent of Canada

Health Canada Finds No Link from Turbines to Health Effects

But its new report did show a relationship between increasing levels of wind turbine noise and annoyance with some features – including vibration and aircraft warning lights on top of the turbines.

Labor Department Renews Workplace Rights Agreements with Latin American Countries

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez was joined by ambassadors of Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica for the signing ceremony.

CDC Increases Supply of PPE for U.S. Hospitals

The equipment is Ebola-specific and is based on guidance CDC issued on Oct. 20.

Melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, is mostly caused by UV exposure.

U.S. Skin Cancer Treatment Costs Soaring, CDC Reports

The costs rose between 2002 and 2011 five times faster than the cost of treating other types of cancers, according to the agency's new study.

FBI Investigating Postal Service Cyber Attack

The U.S. Postal Service announced Nov. 10 that it had recently learned of a cyber security intrusion into some of its information systems. Employees' information, not customers' data, may have been compromised.

Cal/OSHA Cites Fuel Distributor After Fatal Explosion

The $99,345 citation against National Distribution Services Inc. follows an investigation into an explosion at the company's Corona facility. It killed one employee and severely burned another.

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