The program set for Feb. 22 in Nassau County is the start of an effort to equip about 100,000 state residents this year for emergencies and disasters.
An OSHA final rule indicates the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has taken steps to rebuild the agency's capacity after budget and staffing constraints affected the state program.
Students from three of the service academies competed recently in Pittsburgh after receiving training from two top experts.
"Our government has been seeking to make the case that good health and safety represents good business, and I think IOSH's initiative illustrates that very vividly," said Richard Bruton, Ireland's minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
The bench-scale test of whether a burning cigarette will ignite upholstered pieces may underestimate the materials' tendency to smolder, the agency's Mark Bello reported.
The commission declined to implement the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, GHS, to which OSHA's HazCom Standard has been harmonized.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit agency and Contra Costa Health Services say anyone who used the transit system from Tuesday, Feb. 4 to Friday, Feb. 7 during the morning commute hours and late evening may have been exposed to measles.
The agency announced a call for abstracts for the first annual International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health.
From 2011 to 2012, the data show a slight increase in the number of transportation fatalities and a decrease in aviation, pipeline, and marine deaths.
The state's Interagency Working Group on Refinery Safety released the report Feb. 13. It recommends making inherently safer technologies mandatory for the 21 refineries in the state, as well as root cause analysis after significant incidents.
Under the newly proposed rule, employers would have to check the clearinghouse before hiring new workers.
The agency has announced the comment period for the proposed rule will close March 10.
The American Red Cross is asking Americans to give blood to make up for the blood drives cancelled by the storm affecting the East Coast.
OSHA announced Feb. 13 that it has cited Wire Mesh Sales, LLC of Jacksonville, Fla., and proposed $697,700 in penalties in connection with the August 2013 death of a 32-year-old machine helper.
Bravo's Construction Services of Woodburn, Ore., has been cited by the state program for the seventh time since February 2013.
The interim final regulations set procedures and timeframes for handling retaliation complaints under the act, including OSHA investigations.
The agency collaborates with the National Association of Tower Erectors on a safety initiative.
The agency hopes to get the message out about chemical safety in the fertilizer industry.
The winners are awarded prizes for tackling filthy tasks while wearing DuPont garments.
The proposed rule would extend the compliance date to Nov. 10, 2017.