The $499,801 grant to the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development will assist about 100 millworkers who lost their jobs after a November 2014 storm caused the roof of their plant to collapse.
Overall incidence of foodborne illness remains the same, but some illnesses decreased.
The alliance aims to protect workers in the car repair industry.
The Texas Department of Public Safety's Division of Emergency Management hosted the 2015 Texas Emergency Management Conference this week in San Antonio, welcoming hundreds of public and private sector emergency management officials to exchange ideas and discuss best practices.
Cal/OSHA cited C.C.Myers, Inc. and Terry Equipment, Inc.
It covers respirator use, public health guidance on respirator use during exposure to infectious diseases, and hazard assessment, with an appendix being an editable document a hospital can customize to meet its specific needs.
Each of the three winners gets a $5,000 scholarship and attendance to the 2015 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition, which is taking place May 30-June 4 in Salt Lake City.
State health inspectors will regularly be at the Brenham plant to test ice cream and other items. For at least two years after resuming production, Blue Bell must report any presumptive positive test result for Listeria in a product or ingredient to DSHS within 24 hours.
AIHA Fellows are nominated by a local section, special interest group, committee, or other formal AIHA entity for their achievement in the field of industrial hygiene. Individuals are approved as Fellows by the AIHA Board of Directors after a recommendation by the Awards Committee.
The roofing contractor has a history of similar violations and faces $72,800 in fines, according to the agency.
NIOSH has asked reviewers to consider whether the skin notation profiles clearly outline the systemic health hazards, direct health hazards, and allergic response health hazards associated with exposures of the skin to each chemical.
The NFPA 96 technical committee is reviewing language this month that could be included in that standard’s 2017 edition, according to an NFPA Journal article.
Physical Oceanographic Real Time Systems were installed this week in Morgan City and Port Fourchon. They will provide real-time water level information and other data to mariners.
The company was cited for similar failures in 2009 that caused another death, according to OSHA.
Its meeting will include a report from the Vaccine Confidence Working Group with recommendations for measuring and evaluating how confidence in vaccines affects the optimal use of recommended childhood vaccines in the United States.