Occupational injuries are very costly, and not just to the affected party. They can drain the company's coffers, its employees' morale, and its standing in the community.
The two-day meeting in Washington, D.C., concerns how to motivate pesticide workers to use the best personal protective technology.
The state House and Senate transportation committees are considering HB 0894 this week. It would allow motorcycle drivers and passengers 21 and older not to wear a helmet.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes has frostbite on four fingers of his left hand and will be evacuated from Antarctica, but the remaining team plans to continue trying to achieve a winter crossing.
Also honored Feb. 22 during the National Hearing Conservation Association's annual conference was Dangerous Decibels®, a hearing loss and tinnitus intervention program.
The case involves time spent by U.S. Steel workers to put on and later take off protective clothing, hard hats, ear plugs, boots, and hoods and also traveling from locker rooms to their workstations.
The worker fell about 10 feet, breaking his shoulder and several ribs, when he stepped on a walkway section that had been removed and replaced but not secured, HSE reports.
OSHA cited Grede Wisconsin Subsidiaries LLC, an iron foundry, for 28 alleged violations.
At least 14 workers have died since 2000 while using stripping products that include methylene chloride, according to the document.
Camera and sensor technologies, policies, certified spotters, training programs, a companywide ban on cell phone use – the panel of stakeholders at a Feb. 5 OSHA meeting in Arlington, Texas suggested all of these.
Publisher Karen Cavallo wears two hats at 1105 Media Inc. She is also group publisher of the Home Medical Equipment Group.
In extremely dirty, dusty, high-hazard industries, such as oil and gas production or heavy manufacturing, the "sealed eyewear" product category is rapidly taking center stage.
Brisk sales and incremental innovations are the order of the day.
The state agency also has filed 25 citations against Chevron USA, including 11 willful serious and 12 serious violations, in connection with the August 2012 fire.
The meeting will take place March 6 in Washington, D.C. Registrations to participate or attend it must be made by Feb. 22.
The organizers say more than 1,600 exhibitors will participate in the Nov. 5-8 trade fair and congress at the Dusseldorf, Germany fairgrounds.
A non-mandatory technical amendment taking effect Jan. 22 explains the basics of ensuring safe operations and discusses the roles of the chemical hygiene officer and others.
To put it simply, your father would not recognize the new work gloves on the market today. In fact, these are not even your older brother's gloves.
OSHA's release noted that a federal agency receives a notice of an unhealthful or unsafe working condition, which is equivalent to a private-sector citation.
Just ahead of the year's biggest U.S. auto show, Ford and GM announced they will hire more than 3,000 salaried workers this year, according to a Detroit News report. As of October, U.S. manufacturers' light vehicle output in 2012 was about 20 percent above that of the previous year.