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Idaho Meat Provider Pounded for Repeat, Serious Safety Violations

OSHA issued the citations after an inspection of the company's facility identified a potential release of anhydrous ammonia and other workplace hazards.

"Safety is NO Accident: Live Injury-Free" is the theme of NPHW 2011.

Health Groups Focus NPHW on Injuries, Violence

The American Public Health Association kicked off National Public Health Week on April 4 with its first-ever Twitter conversation about preventing both.

The changes would reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent and also would reduce imports of foreign oil.

No Gasoline-Powered Vehicles in European Cities by 2050?

A European Commission white paper proposes this, envisioning a more efficient transport system involving roadways, air, and shipping to move freight and people. Greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced by half, it forecasts.



International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano

IAEA Chief Seeks High-Level Nuclear Safety Conference

Director General Yukiya Amano said it should take place before this summer, as he briefed member states' representatives March 28 about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant situation, which IAEA says remains "very serious."

An outbreak had occurred in two of these hospitals among patients receiving total parenteral nutrition, which is liquid nutrition fed through an IV using a catheter.

Contaminated IV Bags Suspected in Nine Patient Deaths in Alabama

Health officials are investigating the deaths of nine patients at Alabama hospitals who were given an intravenous nutritional supplement that had been contaminated by bacteria.

OSHA Taking Applications for Online Outreach Training

The agency will sign five-year, non-financial agreements with the applicants it authorizes to deliver the 10-hour and 30-hour courses in construction, general industry, and maritime.

MSHA Issues 166 Citations in February Impact Inspections

Special impact inspections, which began last April following the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine, involve mines that merit increased agency attention and enforcement due to their poor compliance history or particular compliance concerns.

New Deadline for Cancer Comments in WTC Health Program

The April 29 extended deadline announced by NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard gives people living and working in the area more time to submit information about cancers related to 9/11 direct exposures.

This Japan Ministry of Defense photo shows military personnel working in a tsunami-damaged area.

Disaster Preparedness Takes Center Stage

You'll find lots of helpful resources by reading our one-hour March 29 Twitter conversation, "Lessons from the Japanese Disaster."

ISEA Seeks Participants for Review of Revised Hi-Vis Public Safety Vests Standard

The standard specifies the minimum amount of background and retro-reflective material and the performance characteristics for such materials used in construction of public safety vests.

The group will seek more members from across other disciplines to collaborate on concussion research and testing.

Cooperative Forms to Address Sports Concussions

The group, which includes protective equipment manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods, will coordinate concussion research and testing.

FDA Approves New Drug for Late-Stage Melanoma

Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin disease. An estimated 68,130 new cases of melanoma were diagnosed in the United States during 2010 and about 8,700 people died from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute.

Contractor Zapped with $60,800 in Fines for Electrocution, Fall Hazards

OSHA opened its inspection of A.C. Castle Construction upon observing employees working without fall protection on the building's roof and on a ladder jack scaffold, exposing them to falls of nearly 19 feet.

Two Construction Companies Cited in Worker's 20-Foot Fall

In September 2010, a worker with The Warehouse Co., a subcontractor of Winter Park Construction Co., fell approximately 21 feet to a concrete surface while passing furniture from a debris container mounted on the forks of a powered industrial truck.

Washington L&I Trying Small Farm Internship Program

"Small farms need help, and would-be farmers need a place to learn," the agency says about its one-year pilot program in two counties. Small farms can train up to three interns on farming practices and are able to get comp insurance for them, which is required.

2011 SPOTY Application Period Opens April 1

The 10th Annual Safety Professional of the Year contest sponsored by KellerOnline® and Occupational Health & Safety magazine will be open until Oct. 31, 2011.

NYC Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri

NYC Buildings Department Sets Safety Week Agenda

Taking place April 25-29, the Construction Safety Week will include presentations addressing accident prevention, new concrete requirements, safe use of scaffolds, and safety in demolition.

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