The first phase of the Health Hazard Evaluation Program’s examination of health and safety in the electronic waste recycling industry is expected to end in April. It will include a survey of as many as 100 e-waste recycling facilities across the country.
The ANSI/ASSE A10-26-2011 standard, Emergency Procedures for Construction and Demolition Sites, is one of the newest American National Standards.
The GHS format is no panacea for comprehensive hazard communication, and several significant problems remain to be solved.
Wind energy impacts the economy, environment, and employee safety in significant ways.
The agency, equivalent to OSHA in the United States, said the simpler regulations will not add new responsibilities for employers or reduce important protections for workers, the public, and the environment.
The chairman of the Responsible Care board committee announced updated product and process safety codes will be issued.
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade and the United Steelworkers released the report on 2011 accidents at the 17 refineries last week.
Both mentioned it during Dec. 4 presentations at the 2012 OSHA Oil & Gas Safety Conference in Dallas.
FAA and OSHA proposed the new policy on Nov. 30.
One completed OSHA action ushered in the era of workers' right to understand, while a still pending crystalline silica rule could have international significance.
The PSM standard requires employers to work with employees when establishing and reviewing plans.
Workers were exposed to a high volume of lead dust during sandblasting operations.
The aim is to discuss proposals in preparation for the December 2012 24th session of the United Nations Subcommittee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.
The 85-3 Campaign is encouraging employers to adopt lower decibel standards in an effort to prevent noise-induced hearing loss.
A Massachusetts company is contesting two citations it received following an April inspection.
A challenging factor is potential risk from several different chemicals, each of which requires a different glove material for maximum protection.
A new app provides real-time safety information to those in the path of deadly wildfires.
Safety and health professionals who also have security and environmental responsibility may want to stay a while: Chicago’s McCormick Place plays host to ASIS, Safety Congress, and WEFTEC conferences in a three-week span of September and October.
Three of the top five violations OSHA cited during FY2012 involved working at height.
Focused on improving safety for airline ground workers, the two-year alliance aims to prevent struck-by injuries, slips and falls, and chemical exposures.