A new resource on the "Prevention through Design" (PtD) initiative was released May 1 as a special edition of the Journal of Safety Research.
This summer, Americans can expect an increase in the number of air quality alert days, as a result of EPA's new ozone health standard.
Review of applications for the position, which heads the new Office of Emergency Management, will begin May 21.
It is hard to argue against the importance of the need for eyewashes and showers in the workplace, given the reported injuries to and incident statistics of workers who require medical treatment of some kind. Take eye injuries, for example—there are 800,000 reported eye injuries in the American workforce each year, many of which are caused by exposure to chemical hazards.
Senior managers have become increasingly aware of Safety’s potential returns, well beyond loss reduction. And Safety culture is an especially hot topic among leaders who sense something is missing— that performance could be better.
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration, through its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), sets high standards for companies. The challenge, and the reward, is to have safe working environments that not only meet government standards, but also exceed them to the point that your company’s safety program can be self-sustaining and become a model for your industry.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board announced that it will convene a public meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in Danvers, Mass., to review the final CSB investigation report on the causes of the November 2006 explosion at the CAI/Arnel ink and paint manufacturing plant.
It outlines simple steps for addressing the problem and evaluating the effectiveness of the employer's program.
"Amputation is a very real threat when machines lack the proper safety features," said John J. Deifer, OSHA's area director in Savannah, Ga.
"I want the GAO to take a good hard look at injury and illness reporting because frankly, it's a system that seems all too easy to game," said Senator Patty Murray.
The transaction, expected to close by the end of this year's third quarter, will bump Liberty Mutual up the ladder to fifth-largest U.S. property/casualty insurer.
The event comes as fuel surpasses labor as some motor carriers' largest expense and the trucking industry deals with the highest prolonged fuel prices in history.
Procedures for VPP applications, OSHA onsite evaluations, and annual participant self-evaluations for applicants/participants subject to the agency's Process Safety Management standard are among the revisions listed in a new directive.
EPA offers an Earth Day At Work online page to help workers turn their employers in the right direction.
The PPL Martins Creek Power Plant has maintained an injury and illness rate below its industry's average for three years.
"Even under the least damaging circumstances, these identity thieves wreak havoc with the credit and tax histories of innocent U.S. citizens who spend years trying to repair the damage," said Julie L. Myers, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for ICE.
Four federal agencies headed by NIST are involved in a hazards reduction program to strengthen structures and infrastructure and boost businesses' and communities' preparedness.
In its final report on the 2006 hazardous waste fire and evacuation in Apex, N.C., the CSB says firefighters initially responded to a 911 emergency call from a resident driving past the facility, who reported observing a haze with a "strong chlorine smell."
Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Illinois’ coal mine industry has achieved a record fifth consecutive year without a fatality.
OSHA's National Emphasis Program for petroleum refineries is showing results with new citations alleging 13 serious, two repeat, and one other-than-serious violation by a Port Arthur, Texas, facility.