Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez has appointed 15 members to Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health and also has appointed a special agency liaison to the committee. The special agency liaison is Leonard Howie, director of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
A preliminary National Safety Council estimate shows an 8 percent increase year-over-year.
The Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Amendment Bill passed shortly before 3 a.m. Feb. 18, "the time pubs and clubs will be forced to kick out patrons under the new legislation," Brisbane's Courier-Mail newspaper pointed out.
Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker Corporation has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the stock of Redmond, Wash.-based Physio-Control International, Inc. in an all-cash transaction.
DOT has launched a process to award new flights, and the airlines are lining up to apply.
OSHA and other federal agencies will participate in the weeklong initiative.
WHO said $56 million is required to implement the framework and plan, which cover January-June 2016.
OSHA is particularly keen to reduce worker exposures to electrical shock, electrocution, falls from elevation, and being struck by moving equipment through the latest alliance renewal.
The conference will feature training on how to manage hazards associated with ammonia; dairy and livestock safety; tractor/ATV safety; and potential health hazards in agriculture.
Therese McMillan, acting administrator of the Federal Transit Authority, said the proposals "are about setting safety performance criteria and targets, voluntary minimum safety standards, and a means to communicate safety issues industry-wide."
Federal Emergency Management Agency teams spent part of the Presidents Day long weekend at home improvement stores in several Missouri cities, where they gave residents information and literature to help them make their homes stronger and safer in the event of future disasters.
The penalty for serious safety lapses is rising to $10,000 and the penalty for lacking a construction superintendent to a maximum of $25,000. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler also announced an enforcement blitz will target 1,500 sites in the next 90 days.
The "weight of evidence" approach helps manufacturers, importers, and employers evaluate scientific studies on the potential health hazards of a chemical and determine what data must be disclosed on the label and safety data sheet in order to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard.
It is the first volume in the ABS CyberSafety™ series, which covers best practices in four key areas: cybersecurity, automated systems safety, data management and software assurance.
It is the recommendation made to OSHA, asking the agency to promulgate a comprehensive combustible dust standard.