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Gericare Sterile Eye Solution Recalled by Kareway

Kareway Products, Inc is voluntarily recalling 60,000 lots of Gericare Eye Wash, Sterile Eye Irrigation Solution, 4 fluid ounces to the hospital, retail or consumer level. The eye wash has been found to have potential microbial contamination which compromises sterility.

WV Governor Announces Opioids Plan, Appoints New Drug Czar

Gov. Jim Justice's plan will target two counties hit hard by the opioid epidemic. This will be a demonstration project trying to halt the flow of opioids, bring more addicts into treatment, and reduce overdose deaths.

SAIF Produces Kitchen Safety Videos

New data from SAIF shows restaurant workers had an injury frequency twice as high as that of the services industry as a whole, and last year, the company received more than 2,700 injury claims from the restaurant industry.



Third FAA UAS Symposium Set for March 6-8

The event will include panels, breakout sessions, and workshops, and the FAA will operate an on-site resource center to help owners and operators with airspace authorizations, waivers, understanding the Part 107 small UAS rule, and other policies and regulations.

ASCE Publishes Book on Wind-Borne Debris

The book covers the current state of knowledge on all aspects of wind-borne debris damage caused by hurricanes and tornadoes.

Kentucky Seating Company Wins Second State Safety Award

"Safety is our most valuable metric with Adient," said Todd Bruno, the Adient Georgetown plant's manager. "The Georgetown facility embraces safety each day. This is most evident as we recently surpassed one million hours without a lost-time accident for the second time in the last three years."

Ohio BWC Unveils Wellness Program

The program's resources and support services aim to help eligible businesses prevent injuries, reduce absenteeism, improve presenteeism, reduce injury severity, and reduce time away from work due to an injury.

Washington State Offering Two Ag Safety Day Meetings

The events, co-sponsored by L&I and the Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board, will feature special training on drug recognition in the workplace, irrigation and trenching hazards, ladder safety, community trauma care, and more.

New Tool Helps Prioritize Remediation of Buildings with Combustible Facades

EFFECT™, an Exterior Facade Fire Evaluation Comparison Tool, was needed because enforcement authorities and those responsible for managing large portfolios of high-rise buildings have lacked a tool to assess and prioritize remediation work, according to NFPA.

California Grant Speeds Up Tree Removal

"Not only will the counties be able to decrease the risk of trees falling on critical infrastructure, homes, and possibly people, but it also creates a safer area for firefighters when responding to a wildfire," said Rick Carr, Southern Region staff chief of Resource Management.

Winter Olympics Security Includes Drones That Catch Drones

Security personnel will be on the lookout for suspicious drones during the Winter Olympics in South Korea.

OSHA Cites Georgia Auto Parts Manufacturer, Proposes Maximum Penalties

OSHA has cited Georgia auto parts manufacturer HP Pelzer Systems Automotive Inc. for safety violations after an employee suffered a finger amputation.

Some industry groups have argued that the rule does not go far enough in protecting workers from exposure and have advocated for a PEL of 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air or lower.

Everything You Need to Know About OSHA's Respirable Crystalline Silica Final Rule

The agency estimates that the new rule will save more than 600 lives and prevent more than 900 cases of silicosis each year.

Proper technique is a skill rarely mastered or used by people in a dynamic work environment.

Keep Lifts Between the Knees and Shoulders

When lifting an object to above shoulder height, the core and stabilizer muscles become less efficient, so we change our body mechanics and the risk of shoulder injury increases dramatically.

All batteries, regardless of the type, discharge over time and need to be replaced or recharged.

AED and CPR Overview and Implementation for Special Cases

AEDs are simple to use. If you are a trained responder who finds someone unconscious and not breathing normally or not breathing at all, the procedure for use is simple.

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