One of the safety industry's best annual events again visits the Mile High City next year. (ASSE's Safety 2012 conference also was in Denver.)
Traumatic brain injuries account for 22 percent of all work-related injury fatalities. This is clearly an issue that needs to be addressed.
If there is no way through engineering or administrative controls to get exposure to acceptable levels, respiratory protection must be provided.
Tempting as it may seem in the “real world,” fall protection choices should never be influenced by convenience alone.
Wegmans Food Market faces $140K in fines.
Their special shareholder meetings are scheduled to begin simultaneously at 10 a.m. in Wilmington, Del., and Midland, Mich.
Evergreen Nursery has been cited for 18 serious violations.
For those who attended the 2015 National Safety Council Congress & Expo nine months ago, the facility’s layout and downtown Atlanta are familiar territory.
Next is the concern that PPE is unattractive or doesn't fit properly. If employees are content with their appearance, they will be more likely to use PPE.
It is important to remember that any chemical that is ototoxic is also likely to be poisonous to the kidneys, because the inner ear and the kidneys arise from the same germ layer during embryonic development.
The displayed posters filled a large section of the expo floor in the Baltimore Convention Center. Many attendees walked up and down the rows seeking papers on topics of interest.
OSHA has proposed more than $58,000 in penalties.
NIOSH researchers found that from 1979 to 2013, the suicide rate among those former players was less than half of what would be expected compared with the general population: The NFL group experienced 12 suicide deaths, compared with 25 that would be expected in a comparable gender/race/age sector of the population.
Industrial Packaging Corp. has been cited for one willful and eight serious violations.
Industrial hygienists are challenged to protect employees from noise exposure in all types of work environments, including variable conditions. This project completed a baseline noise assessment at the Dow Northeast Technology Center’s mechanical areas.
A hazard risk assessment is a necessary step to take before conducting a wear trial. Only when the risk assessment is completed should the customer conduct a wear trial of fabrics that will meet the anticipated energy levels.
Exide Technologies also received an alert letter for a lack of heat-stress program.
Lynar Corp. faces $54,000 in fines.
OSHA has cited GE's Circleville, Ohio, plant for two repeated and three serious safety violations.
Last year's national stand-down reached more than 2.5 million workers and federal OSHA's goal is to reach 5 million workers this year.