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MIOSHA Urges Employers to Exercise 'Extreme Care'

The agency's Nov. 4 newsletter summarizes five October 2014 preventable occupational fatalities.

NSC Becomes an Affiliate of the NIOSH Total Worker Health Program

The aim is to help employers focus on employees’ safety, health and well-being.

Bremer Manufacturing Co. Cited in Death of Worker

The Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, aluminum factory has been cited for one willful, one repeat and one serious health violation.



NATA Cites Value of Athletic Trainers

The association's 2009 survey of companies that kept return on investment data reported a 100 percent positive ROI on having an athletic trainer on site, and more than 90 percent of respondents reported employees' days away from work declined by 25 percent or more.

Southern Wood Works Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards

The Freeport, Florida company is facing proposed penalties of more than $71,000.

'Punitive Culture' Cited in NTSB Findings on Alaska DPS Helicopter Crash

The safety board also cited the pilot's decision to continue flying into deteriorating weather conditions.

UK Waste Firm Fined for Using Dangerous Equipment

The Health and Safety Executive served 10 enforcement notices on Murphys (Waste) Ltd between 2009 and early 2014, with the most serious breaches related to defects in machines that presented serious risks of injury or death to employees.

Eighty percent of the more than 3,300 SHRM members polled from Dec. 16, 2013, though Jan. 16, 2014, for SHRM

SHRM Survey Sees Rising Job Creation Rates

Hiring will increase in the manufacturing and service sectors compared with November 2013, according to the society’s Leading Indicators of National Employment survey out Nov. 6.

DOL Sues Fiduciaries of West Virginia Retirement Plans

Alleged misconduct has caused more than $7 million in plan losses, the department claims.

Employer Cited for Exposing Workers to Amputation and Electric Shock Hazards

Good Old Days Foods Inc., a Little Rock, Ark., company, has been fined $47,600.

WorkSafeBC to Award Innovation at Work Grants

The program provides funding for small-scale projects that promote increased interaction between workplace parties, organizations, and/or researchers.

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FAA Sets New Icing Standards for New Transport Aircraft

"While flying is already incredibly safe, I want passengers to know that we're setting even higher standards for new airplanes so they can fly safely in icing conditions," U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.

Treating marijuana the same as alcohol is impossible for several reasons. There are no measurements for marijuana impairment that relate across the board to how we understand alcohol impairment.

Most Marijuana Legalization Measures Passed

Voters in Guam started the wave when a medical marijuana proposal passed with 56 percent of voters approving it.

AGE Industries Ltd. Cited for Amputation, Electric Shock Hazards

The Conway, Ark., company faces $78,500 in penalties.

Falling Tape Measure Kills Man at Construction Site

The tape measure fell over 400 feet.

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