Any good proof is based upon assumptions. If the assumptions are good, the proof is valid. If the assumptions are bad, then the proof is worthless—or, as writer Angelo Donghia puts it, “Assumption is the mother of screw-up.”
All working Australians should concentrate on and be involved in safety at their workplaces Oct. 19-25, the Australian Safety and Compensation Council says.
"This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to see if early intervention to prevent noise-induced hearing loss can be sustained over time," said Barbara Marlenga, Ph.D., a research scientist with the Marshfield Clinic's National Farm Medicine Center.
The purchase price for Combisafe is about $93 million. The company provides fall prevention consulting services and distributes its products in northern Europe, Dubai, and Australia.
The site was charged with one willful LOTO violation and 39 serious
violations, including 23 safety and 16 health regulation issues.
Yesterday, OSHA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to clarify the individualized nature of the requirement to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and training for workers. This proposal affects PPE and training in general industry, maritime, and construction. The public comment period on the proposed regulation will be open for 30 days.
The Health and Safety Executive warns that “basic safety systems are not being followed,” and minor problems can lead to major catastrophes.
Today's proposed rule responds to OSHRC decisions and makes explicit employers' duty to train and provide respiratory protection in particular to each employee.
Cash prizes will be used to reduce accidents in this sector -- among the highest for all trades in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, its Labor Department reports.
Its chairman sees "a few signs for optimism" in latest DOT report, which estimated 41,059 people died in U.S. highway crashes last year.
Recommendations in the downloadable document are consistent with
OSHA's Personal Protective Equipment Standard (29 CFR 1910.132-138)
and presented in the context of thermal spraying, the society says.
"Handling dangerous chemicals, electrical hazards, and machine
guarding problems are issues that should not exist at any worksite,"
said Richard Gilgrist, director of OSHA's area office in Cincinnati.
Workplace safety professionals who want the ability to interact with each other more than just once a year at trade shows and conferences now have a new resource.
Globalization is good for you! Keep saying it (even if you don’t believe it): It really is good for everyone. Things change, and the individuals and companies that can improve, innovate, and automate will win.
This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Chicagoland Safety & Health Conference, co-sponsored by the OSHA and slated for September 15-18 at Northern Illinois University, 1120 E. Diehl Road in Naperville.
Hands and fingers are always close to the action, so they need appropriate protection. How do employees know which hand protection they should use? They don’t, unless they’re aware of the hazard(s) and wear the necessary PPE.
The manufacturer says the defective ropes--sold at retailers nationwide from August 2006 through June 2008 for between $180 and $262--can break, posing a serious fall hazard for climbers.
Many respondents indicated that their hospital had achieved hand hygiene compliance of 70 percent or higher before as well as after patient contact.
A state worker who had been hit four times by moving vehicles testified to Iowa legislators earlier this year about why the bill was needed.
In the era of legally enforceable exposure limits, deaths in the 15-44 age group should be lower, two NIOSH researchers concluded.