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Michigan OSHA Cites Exhaust Equipment Manufacturer

The agency reported its General Industry Safety and Health Division conducted an inspection at the Ypsilanti facility in response to an employee complaint alleging safety and health hazards. Citations were issued for eight serious, six repeat serious, three other-than-serious, and two repeat other-than-serious violations.

The airline industry is expected to end 2016 with another record operating profit of around $60 billion and an operating margin of 8 percent, ICAO reported Jan. 2.

Airline Industry Achieved Record Operating Profit in 2016

The airline industry is expected to end 2016 with another record operating profit of around $60 billion and an operating margin of 8 percent, ICAO reported Jan. 2.

New OSHA Administrator Named for Dallas Region

Kelly Knighton has been named the new administrator of the Dallas regional office.



Wisconsin Metal Fabrication Company Cited After Teenaged Worker Dies

Sixteen serious and one other-than-serious safety and health violations were given to G.D. Roberts & Co. Inc.

Shorter Employment Insurance Waiting Period in Effect in Canada

The waiting period acts like the deductible that must be paid for other types of insurance. Shortening the waiting period is expected to ease the financial strain for EI claimants and will put an estimated additional $650 million in the pockets of Canadians annually starting this year.

March HFES Meeting Concerns Health Care Ergonomics

The 2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, March 5-8, 2017, will feature more than 180 presentations by health and safety researchers, policy makers, physicians and other health providers, medical device designers, health IT professionals, and biomedical engineers. It will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, La.

The new Fall Protection Code is the most current and robust resource to ensure you are getting the right equipment to meet today

Buying Fall Protection Equipment in 2017

How the new fall protection code should impact equipment purchases.

Employees who are frequently outdoors or around water should look for water-resistant footwear.

Safe Footwear Improves Worker Outcomes

OSHA- and ASTM-compliant footwear prevents workplace injuries.

Too Little Focus on ROI

The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence's SITE Index 2017 sheds light on incentive users' tracking of return on investment (ROI)—or their lack of tracking.

All employers, employees, and contractors within all three segments of the oil and gas industry (upstream, midstream, and downstream) are responsible for ensuring safe and healthful work sites.

The Significance of API RP 2219 Recommendations in the BLSR Accident, Part 1

Employers and workers need to pay special attention to minimum recommended safety requirements of approved standards and safe working procedures.

Suspension Trauma

Those writing fall protection plans must understand the hazards of harness hang syndrome in fall protection.

Treating marijuana the same as alcohol is impossible for several reasons. There are no measurements for marijuana impairment that relate across the board to how we understand alcohol impairment.

Summing Up 2016

The Zika virus was a concern throughout 2016, and November voting showed a clear trend toward broad legalization of marijuana in the United States.

There is a growing global push toward hazardous location competency training.

Data: Transforming Your Work Site

The benefits of leveraging data for on-site workers' protection, as well as a company's operations, must be realized.

Emergency Response is a Matter of Time

The best time to prepare a facility's immediate and effective response to hazardous chemical exposure is before it ever happens.

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.

Using State-of-the-Art Technology

Without mass notification systems, the silence can be deafening and fatal.

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