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Brief Daily Resistance Training Eases Headaches

A paper published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health states that two minutes of exercise daily for 10 weeks caused office workers with neck and shoulder pain to experience fewer headaches.

OSHA Nails Lumber Company for LOTO, Recordkeeping Violations

Proposed penalties total $159,700. OSHA began its inspection in December 2010 as part of its national emphasis program to prevent workplace amputations.

Donning, Doffing Decision Still Debated

A trade association and the U.S. Labor Department offered very different interpretations of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 decision in IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez when they commented on its application to FSIS inspectors.



Fruit Farm to Pay $28,000 in Fines for Child Labor, Migrant Worker Violations

"This precedent-setting agreement will go a long way in protecting the interests of workers employed by this farm, as well as others in the industry," said Patrick Reilly, director of the division's Southern New Jersey District Office.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aubree Rundle shot this photograph (available at the DoD online photo archive) in February 2010 of Army Capt. Bryan Johnson and Staff Sgt. Dean Bostick checking the vital signs of a wounded Afghan national army soldier on board a Chinook helicopter at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan.

$25 Million Settlement Involves Drug Marketed to Army

Novo Nordisk Inc., a Danish drug maker, agreed to pay that amount to resolve its civil liability for illegally promoting a hemophilia drug for treating traumatic bleeding of combat casualties.

Low Rate of Lung Function Decline in World Trade Center Responders: Study

Decreased lung function was more likely for officers with respiratory symptoms, those who were present when the towers collapsed, and those who worked long hours at the WTC site.

CDC: Salmonella Infections on the Rise in U.S.

Salmonella, which is responsible for an estimated $365 million in direct medical costs each year in the United States, can be challenging to address because so many different foods like meats, eggs, produce, and even processed foods, can become contaminated with it and finding the source can be challenging because it can be introduced in many different ways.

CPSC Taking Comments on Glass-Front Gas Fireplaces

Two petitions ask for rulemakings to warn consumers that the glass can reach high temperatures, posing a burn risk.

Appendix G requires a launch operator to wait for specified amounts of time after a lightning strike or when launch would take a flight path too close to an electrified cloud.

More Leeway Given for Unmanned Rocket Launches

A new direct final rule from the Federal Aviation Administration adjusts its 2006 lightning requirements for expendable launch vehicles to match changes adopted by the U.S. Air Force, increasing launch availability.

Wood Pallet Firm Busted for Machine Guarding, PPE Violations

OSHA initiated an inspection on Feb. 1 as part of its National Emphasis Program on Amputations. As a result, the company was cited for 18 serious violations.

OSHA Sees Significant Savings from Updated Regs

The final rule will take effect July 8 and will save employers more than $45 million annually, according to OSHA.

Big Week for Ford

The resurgent manufacturer announced an expanded OSHA partnership, significantly higher vehicle sales in China, and a GPS-enabled fleet management tool that will increase drivers’ safety.

No-Defects Filing for Intermodal Equipment to End

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's change means that drivers returning cargo containers to the equipment provider won't have to file a written report if they found no defects in that equipment.

First Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Planned

On Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern time, the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will take place, lasting up to three and a half minutes.

"The lack of information about components of a pipeline system can put emergency responders at greater risk and reduce the effectiveness of the response," NTSB said June 8.

NTSB's PG&E Inquiry Sparks Three Recommendations

The board said its investigation of the September 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion has revealed emergency responders nationwide may not have the information they need to react effectively to a leak or rupture.

Alabama Auto Parts Maker Faces $179,300 in Fines for Repeat Violations

Saehaesung Alabama has been cited for two willful violations for failing to develop, document, and utilize lockout/tagout procedures for energy sources, and to provide workers with the knowledge and skills necessary for safe usage and removal of energy control devices.

Leaders of the two-year effort say its recommendations can chart a new course for U.S. policy on chemicals.

National Conversation's Agenda: Shift Chemicals Policy to Prevention

Two years in the making, the action agenda lists 48 recommendations in seven broad areas. The theme is to redirect U.S. chemicals policy to prevent exposures and to use inherently safer chemicals.

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