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The standard was revised because NHTSA became concerned when injuries and fatalities among motorcyclists increased for 11 consecutive years.

NHTSA Updates Motorcyclists' Helmet Rule

The new certification label will bear the manufacturer's name and helmet model and the words "DOT FMVSS No. 218 Certified."

NIOSH, OSHA Release Heat Stress Prevention Fact Sheet

Heat stroke is a medical emergency that may result in death. Symptoms include confusion, loss of consciousness, seizures, very high body temperature, and hot, dry skin or profuse sweating.

OSHA Blasts Best Buy Following Worker's 12-Foot Fall

The employee was stacking televisions on a storage rack while standing on an elevated powered industrial truck's platform when it suddenly tilted and caused the employee to fall approximately 12 feet.

Refrigerated Foods Firm Cited Following Worker's Puncture Wound

Ten serious violations include various fall hazards, a lack of personal protective equipment, and failure to train employees on lockout/tagout procedures to prevent accidental energy start-up.

This Bayer MaterialScience LLC photo shows a portion of the Baytown, Texas plant.

Bayer MaterialScience Upgrading Baytown Plant

Reliability upgrades, quality and environmental improvements are planned at the 40-year-old facility, the company's largest U.S. manufacturing site. Its employees achieved their best safety record ever in 2010.

$487,700 in Fines Issued to Machine Manufacturer for Repeat, Health Violations

OSHA issued 16 repeat and 17 serious citations that cover such violations as allowing the air pressure to exceed more than 30 pounds per square inch for cleaning equipment and failing to unblock exit doors and routes.

AIHA Offering AIHce 2011 Virtual Tech Sessions

Two days of live webcasts of tech sessions taking place at the Portland, Ore., conference will begin May 18.

Repeat, Fall Hazards Add Up to $125,818 Fine for Aluminum Finishing Firm

This company has disregarded the safety of its employees and repeatedly allowed them to be exposed to struck-by hazards from structural failure, electrocution hazards and falls," said Robert Vazzi, OSHA's area director in Savannah.



N.Y. Apartment Complex Cited for Exposing Workers to Raw Sewage, Asbestos

"Our inspections found maintenance workers exposed to a variety of health and safety hazards while performing their duties, including stripping paint, removing drywall, and clearing basements of raw sewage that had backed up during heavy rains," said Kay Gee, OSHA's Manhattan area director.

Orange and white, the colors of the "Experience Is Not Enough" campaign, were displayed last week in the lighting of the Empire State Building.

Fall Protection Campaign Targets NYC's Leading Accidents Cause

New York City's buildings commissioner, Robert LiMandri, announced the citywide campaign's launch last week to emphasize the need to use fall harnesses, guardrails, and netting.

Voluntary Use of Respirators: A Plain-Language Look at OSHA Requirements

OSHA encourages employees to use NIOSH-approved respirators for voluntary use, but this is not specifically required.

Why FR Clothing?

Learn whether FR is right for your company and, if so, how to comply with industry standards.

Northwest Convergence

Innovation, integration, inspiration--and wood dust--will be in the spotlight this month at the 72nd American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition.

TSCA Regulations: Today's Challenges and Tomorrow's Reforms

Now is the time to digest the full complement of new rules, evaluate the impact to organizational reporting, determine whether gaps exist in expertise or capabilities, and understand what options exist to fill those gaps.

Workers employ safe behaviors every time, not just when there is an incentive or threat of punishment.

Keep An Eye on Construction Safety

Construction falls and trench collapses might occur at any time during the year, but they typically peak during the summer.

OSHA Nails Georgia Sheet Metal Firm Following Fatal Crushing

OSHA began an inspection in October 2010 after an employee died when he was crushed by a large steel frame weighing approximately 1,550 pounds. Proposed penalties total $127,200.

The petition claims that a warning on packaging of powdered latex gloves "is grossly inadequate."

Public Citizen Seeks US Ban of Latex Surgical, Exam Gloves

The organization submitted a similar petition that FDA denied in 1999, but Public Citizen says the reasons cited for the denial are no longer valid and many glove manufacturers support a ban.

DOJ Developing Protective Helmet Standard

It may cover both ballistic and riot protection, according to the published request for committee members from certification bodies and testing labs.

Pie Maker Minces Fingertip, Bakery Fined $229,400

Violations include exposing workers to combustible dust, fall and electrical hazards, among others.

Trench Collapse Leads to $63,360 Fine for Ohio Company

An OSHA inspector was performing a work site inspection when he directed an employee to exit the trench, believing collapse was imminent. Within five minutes the trench collapsed and could have buried the worker under 6 to 7 feet of soil.

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