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OSHA Extends Silica Rulemaking Comment Period

Stakeholders have until Jan. 27 to comment and until Dec. 12 to submit a notice of intention to appear at OSHA's "informal public hearings" about the proposed rule.

SAFETY Listserv Moving to Arizona State

Ralph Stuart, CIH, the popular list's moderator, sent a message today saying Jonathan Klane "has agreed to take on the list owner and moderator responsibilities."

OR-OSHA Proposes Signage Rule Changes

The amendments to the agency's general industry and construction standards would keep them harmonized with federal OSHA's standards.



Chlorofluorocarbon Inhalers Fully Phased Out This Year

FDA announced the phase-out will be completed by Dec. 31.

Three Mines Receive MSHA POV Notices

The Pattern of Violations screening is the first one conducted since MSHA's revised rule went into effect on March 25, 2013.

Wholesale adoption of GHS hazard classsification principles will disrupt chemical hazard assessment programs and heighten problems manufacturers and importers will face.

New OSHA Offerings Promote Chemical Safety: Michaels

The agency has posted annotated PELs tables showing how its current permissible exposure limits differ from Cal/OSHA, NIOSH, and ACGIH exposure limits and also a toolkit employers can use to choose safer alternative chemicals.

Accident Prompts BART to Suspend 'Simple Approval' Practice

The NTSB did a re-enactment of the Oct. 19 incident in which a BART employee and a contract worker were struck by an out-of-service train and killed.

Navy Drowning Prompts New Life Jacket Rule

Sailors must now wear life jackets when watching topside aboard Navy submarines.

Reser's Products Recalled for Possible Listeria

The Oregon-based food company has recalled more than 100,000 ready-to-eat products.

Metal Hatch Manufacturer Cited for Serious Safety Violations

OSHA issued the violations and fines totaling $56,000 to EJ USA.

The iconic "Rocky Steps" in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art would be terrible place to slip and fall.

PHLY Offers Prevention Advice During Safe Steps Week

The goal of the effort by the Philadelphia Insurance Companies is to help businesses avoid serious slips and falls during the fall and winter.

Amish Factory Receives $4,000 in Fines from IOSHA

The factory is cited for the fines after an investigation prompted by a 15-year-old worker who lost an arm from a woodworking machine.

British Contractors Fail the Test

Half of the 2,607 sites visited in September by HSE inspectors failed basic standards.

Delayed September Jobs Report Released

The report shows 148,000 jobs were added in September and the unemployment rate was down to 7.2 percent.

OSHA Fines Top $280,000 for Power Plant Contractors

Employers from five states are cited for a variety of hazards in Berlin, N.H.

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