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Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, an ESLI allows cartridge change-outs to occur based on each employee’s individual work hours, exposure levels, and breathing rates while also factoring in different environmental conditions. (3M Personal Safety Division photo)

Common Questions Safety Managers Ask About Using ESLIs for Organic Vapors

End-of-service-life indicators have the potential to help organizations minimize lost time, reduce workers' compensation costs, and help save on equipment costs.

MSHA Topped 1,000 Special Impact Inspections Last Month

The December 2015 inspections at 10 coal mines and seven metal and nonmental mines resulted in 163 citations and five orders.



Mattress Spring Manufacturer Cited for Willful and Serious Violations

The citations come following a worker injury at a Colorado Springs plant.

Worker Deglazing Bathtub Died of Exposure to Methylene Chloride

The toxic chemical is typically found in paint stripper.

The explosion in West, Texas, prompted President Obama

West Report Calls for OSHA, EPA Regulatory Changes

The board's report calls on OSHA and EPA to strengthen their regulations to protect the public from hazards posed by fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate. "Overall," said CSB Lead Investigator Johnnie Banks, "the CSB's investigation found that training and reference materials did not adequately inform emergency responders about the potential for FGAN to detonate in a fire."

Truck Manufacturer Up to 170,000 Connected Vehicles

Scania's first digital Fleet Management services were launched in the early 2000s, using information obtained from the vehicles' electronic management systems to analyze fuel consumption, wear and tear, and also how a driver shifted gears, braked, and used the engine's speed range.

International Code Council Taking Applications for Tall Wooden Buildings Panel

The committee will investigate the feasibility of, and take action on, developing code changes for tall wood buildings, and its work will continue through the 2018/2019/2020 cycle.

WHO Committee to Meet on Zika Virus

The World Health Organization will convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on the alarming spike in Zika virus cases.

Theme Park Employees Exposed to Chemical and Fire Hazards: OSHA

Lake Compounce Theme Park of Bristol, Conn., faces $70,200 in fines.

Washington Contractor Faces Another Heavy Fine for Fall Violations

The Roof Doctor Inc. has been cited, for the eighth time since 2012, for fall protection violations. This time, it faces six willful violations and a $427,000 fine for exposing workers to fall hazards without adequate fall protection.

The 2016 WHO report estimates 60 million people are affected by El Nino-related public health effects that include malnutrition and vector-borne diseases such as malaria.

WHO Warns of El Niño's Public Health Impacts

Based on the latest UN figures, the report estimates 60 million people will be affected by El Niño this year, with many of them suffering health consequences.

EDC-4 Ideas Due By Jan. 31

FHWA launched the EDC initiative in 2009 in cooperation with its partners to speed up the delivery of highway projects and create a broad culture of innovation within the highway community. It is a state-based model to identify and rapidly deploy proven but underutilized innovations to shorten the project delivery process, enhance roadway safety, reduce congestion, and improve environmental sustainability.

Three deaths in U.S. coal mines during the first month of 2016 have caught MSHA by surprise, given the lower coal production that is happening at the same time and following the safest U.S. mining year on record.

Early 2016 Mining Deaths 'Troubling,' MSHA Chief Says

Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Main said the agency plans to ramp up enforcement, education, and outreach efforts in order to respond to the troubling number of mining fatalities to happen so far this year.

DOT Awards $1.96 Billion in National Defense Reserve Fleet Contracts

"Since 1946, National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels have facilitated U.S. strategic sealift, natural disaster response, and humanitarian operations all around the world," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "From supporting our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and providing humanitarian support for Haiti to supporting the United Nations' at-sea neutralization of Syria's chemical weapons, this fleet reliably, economically, and efficiently advances U.S. contributions to global peace and prosperity."

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