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Many Oil & Gas Safety Pros Unaware of New H2S Standards

Dräger and the American Society of Safety Engineers conducted the survey to find out how many in the industry know about the new exposure limits recommended by ACGIH.

OSHA Accepting Whistleblower Complaints Online

Currently, workers can file a written complaint, call 1-800-321-OSHA, or visit an OSHA regional or area office.

FDA and Advanced Sterilization Products Reach $1.25 Million Settlement

The settlement is reached after the company and its executives are shown to have distributed adulterated and misbranded devices, according to FDA.



NHTSA issued a new guideline to help states develop programs to aid older drivers.

NHTSA May Add 'Silver' Rating for Older Motorists

This is being considered as the agency has released a five-year traffic safety strategic plan focused on older drivers.

Coast Guard Launches Operation Fall Retrieve

The annual operation ensures vessel safety in the Great Lakes during the icy season by retrieving buoys.

OSHA Cites Painting & Decorating, Inc., Levies $460,350 in Proposed Fines

The Long Island, N.Y.-based contractor is cited for alleged fall and scaffolding hazards.

The December 2013/January 2014 issue contains lots of good winter safety and holiday season safety information.

OR-OSHA's Latest eMag a Great Stocking Stuffer

A Christmas tree farm's safety program and a manufacturer's safety coordinator are profiled in the December/January issue of "Resource." And don't miss Administrator Michael Wood's column about the hierarchy of controls.

Former Miner's Settlement Includes $6,000 in Back Wages

The employee wanted back wages after allegedly being fired for filing a safety complaint against his employer.

AZ Panel Fines State Forestry Commission for Hotshot Firefighters' Deaths

The Industrial Commission of Arizona has found that the Forestry Division committed willful and serious safety violations during the Yarnell Hill fire in June.

FSIS Releases Action Plan on Salmonella

The plan says FSIS will consider posting Category 2 and even Category 1 establishments on its website, in addition to the already posted Category 3 establishments, in order to provide an "incentive for industry to improve process control."

Mayo Clinic to Continue Saint Marys Hospital Expansion

Five floors, three housing a total of 69 patient care units, will be added to the Mary Brigh East Building, the organization announced Dec. 2.

New Safety App to Be Released

ProAct Safety gears up to release the Safety Culture Excellence mobile app in early December.

Beef, Pork in Missouri Recalled for Possible E. Coli

Cloud's Meats, Inc. recalled beef and pork products due to possible E. Coli contamination.

The new CDC tools will help health departments and authorities that inspect food service establishing pin down the causes of foodborne illness outbreaks.

New CDC Tools Intended to Improve Food Service Safety

"We are taking a key step forward in capturing critical data that will allow us to assemble a big picture view of the environmental causes of foodborne outbreaks," said Carol Selman, who heads CDC's Environmental Health Specialists Network team at the National Center for Environmental Health.

OSHA Wants Comments on Potential PSM Changes

Updating the process safety management standard and several others will allow the agency to respond to the executive order responding to the explosion in West, Texas.

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