Stocking spill response supplies such as squeegees, absorbents and wipes in areas where hazardous materials are used, handled, and stored allows employees to immediately respond to incidental spills.
The drug testing industry and employers in the states are watching closely. Voters in five states are considering whether to legalize recreational marijuana, and those in four other states are weighing medical marijuana legalization.
The worker suffered the injuries after ethanol ignited during an expansion project.
The program seeks to develop vector-mediated modification technologies for mature plants to rapidly counter environmental and biological threats to crops. Threats of interest may include pathogens, pests, drought, and salinity.
The inventors were chosen during the first "Hear and Now—Noise Safety Challenge," hosted by OSHA and MSHA.
More than 350 activities are scheduled for the Nov. 14-20 week around the country. This is the second national week to highlight apprentices and employers' apprentice programs.
The guidelines include 13 recommendations for the period before surgery and 16 for preventing infections during and after surgery.
According to the notice, Sunoco Logistics failed to follow its own written lockout/tagout procedure to ensure all energy sources were isolated before work began on Nov. 10, 2015. Employees following the procedure disassembled a flow control valve while it was under approximately 400 psig of nitrogen pressure.
So far, 3-D imaging of the damage to the right wing has been completed and all members of the cabin crew have been interviewed. The broken disk had 10,984 cycles and had a life limit of 15,000 cycles, according to the board, which said a review of engine maintenance and manufacturing records and processes is ongoing.
A report from the Tampa Bay Times analyzed flight data for every major airline.
"It appears that C. auris arrived in the United States only in the past few years," said Dr. Tom Chiller, M.D., MPH, chief of CDC's Mycotic Diseases Branch. "We're working hard with partners to better understand this fungus and how it spreads so we can improve infection control recommendations and help protect people."
OSHA's announcement said this campaign is beginning immediately with a targeted enforcement phase, including on-site inspections and a review of employers in industries with machinery that exposes workers to amputation hazards.
The proposals are designed to help consumers share health data easily and securely.
A new CMS rule requires the development of an emergency plan, policy, and procedure; communication plan; and a method to train staff and evaluate facilities about the plan, he wrote, and it specifies additional criteria for emergency and standby power requirements for certain health care facilities.
Collis Roofing faces $143K in penalties.