The Oct. 5 public hearing in Casper concerns a proposed rule change to require workers on drilling rigs to wear flame-resistant clothing and signs about it to be posted.
The proposed study by Health Canada, Statistics Canada, and outside experts would involve 2,000 residences and between eight and 12 turbines.
OSHA's Charleston, W.Va. Area Office investigated Sodexho Inc. for removal work at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, W.Va.
ASTM E2875/E2875M highlights critical risks to the body from glass handling, as well as the need for risk assessment, especially to the neck and other major artery areas.
The National Eye Institute is offering $3,000 awards and will have winners present their ideas in February 2013 at a Washington, D.C. meeting.
The event is presented by the Technical Support Working Group, NIOSH's National Personal Protective Equipment Laboratory (NPPTL), NFPA, the National Institute of Justice, and the International Association of Fire Fighters.
On Aug. 3, the agency reported 12 new cases in Hawaii, Ohio, and Indiana.
The agency says the information will benefit workers engaged in crushing and recycling fluorescent bulbs.
These plans are instrumental to ensuring compliance and keeping workers safe.
One example: Employees will be required to be retrained at intervals not to exceed three years.
Glove manufacturers are addressing the need for gloves affording higher dexterity.
Confined space training for farms is essential.
Conduct research, assess and plan, and hold people accountable. It's never too late (or too early!) to integrate a safety plan or policies into a project.
The Aug. 20-23 event at the Anaheim Convention Center includes an impressive list of exhibitors. Voting for VPPPA board members takes place Aug. 20-21.
Although it is currently focused on undergraduate colleges and universities in New Hampshire, free introductory safety training courses at LabSafetyWorkspace.org are open to researchers anywhere.
The Small Business Safety and Health Resource Guide has sections about individual hazards and links to regulations, training materials, and recommendations. NIOSH will update it based on readers' feedback.
A firm that specialized in shot-blasting metal components gave some workers sand for their work but did not provide sufficient PPE to protect them from the dust, and the company now has pleaded guilty to violating the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
The Asahi Shimbun reported July 21 that they followed a superior's advice to cover their dosimeters with small lead plates to keep radiation doses low so they could continue working. The newspaper reported July 22 that Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry personnel were searching for the discarded plates.
The new regulation involves the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in the scientific evaluation of biocidal products and requires manufacturers to share data on vertebrate animal studies, as a way of reducing animal tests.
On it are a timeline of key events that shaped the safety and health industry, a poll, a detailed history of PPE, a discussion about the future of the safety profession, and more. Your comments are welcome.