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NIOSH PPT Stakeholders Meeting Looks at Four Sectors

Available remotely via Live Meeting, the March 29 event will focus on PPE for health care, mining, agriculture, and public safety. Workshops will follow on March 30.

The new Canadian CBRN standard will be useful to health care, emergency responders, and law enforcement.

New CBRN Standard for Canada Issued

This voluntary standard is the first national standard for PPE to be used by fire, police, and paramedics, officials said.

This photo is from the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of the National Electrical Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

OSHA Renews Partnership for Electrical Workers' Safety

Originally signed in August 2004, the partnership supports training and sharing best practices for safe work in electrical transmission and distribution.

12,000 Votes Cast in 2010 IBEW Photo Contest

The grand prize went to a shot of a St. Joseph, Mo. member of Local 545 making a difficult weld at a Conoco refinery.

3M, DuPont Closed 2010 Strongly

Both companies released fourth-quarter 2010 results Tuesday and raised their 2011 earnings expectations, saying sales increased across their business segments last year.

ISEA Recommends Against Blanket Exemptions to OSHA's Fall Protection Regulations

"This basic principle, that protection needs to be provided equally to all workers, argues against exempting certain classes of workers or occupations from fall protection rules where there are technological feasible, practical, and affordable means of preventing fall injuries," said Dan Shipp, president of ISEA.

OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels

OSHA Retreats on Noise Exposure Change

Saying the problem of excessive occupational noise exposures “requires much more public outreach and many more resources than we had originally anticipated,” Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels says OSHA is going back to the drawing board.

Covering cargo trailers and rail cars, the training will include ammonia properties and emergency response and first aid for releases.

Nationwide Anhydrous Ammonia Training Tour Starts Feb. 15

Several organizations are working with TRANSCAER, the voluntary national program helping responders and communities prepare for hazmat transportation incidents, as it begins a yearlong training effort in Stockton, Calif.



MSHA, Partner Bring Training Toolbox to Aggregates Industry

Bidding to help more than 9,600 sand, gravel, and crushed stone mines in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, “Safety Pro in a Box” includes modules on various hazards.

U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee

Issa Asked to Help Stop I2P2 and Noise Proposals

The letter sent to about 150 trade associations last month by U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, asking them to identify "burdensome" regulations, has put these two OSHA proposals on the hot seat. President Obama's new executive order puts additional pressure on existing regulations.

OSHA Issues $229,000 in Fines in Double Fatality

The two victims were welding to repair a leaking tank last July when it exploded, according to OSHA.

2011 is the centennial year for ASSE, and the association plans a big celebration at its conference.

ASSE's 'Century of Safety' Film Debuts

Beginning with the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City, the 21-minute film "tells the story of how and why we are safer at work today" and how the occupational safety, health, and environmental profession developed.

OSHA Fines Postal Service for Electrical Hazards at Mass. Mail Facility

The Postal Service faces $238,000 in fines, mainly for exposing workers to electrical hazards.

The National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures aims to create an agenda for implementing stronger protections.

Still Time to Register for National Conversation

Time's running out to register and take part in the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures, a two-day web forum presented by ATSDR that will take place Jan. 5-6.

Illinois Contractor Cited $360,000 for Trenching Hazards, Repeat Violations

OSHA issued willful citations alleging that Gerardi failed to properly protect workers from trench cave-ins, the result of four separate inspections conducted under the OSHA Trenching and Excavation Special Emphasis Program.

Carbon nanotubes have been found to quickly cause adverse lung health effects in mice.

NIOSH Sets Meeting on Carbon Nanotubes Bulletin

The agency has finished a draft Current Intelligence Bulletin containing an assessment of the toxicological data and recommendations for safe handling of the materials.

Snowblowers Cause Hundreds of Finger Amputations Each Winter

It's the peak season for snowstorms, and snowblowers are working overtime. But Loyola University Health System hand surgeon Dr. Randy Bindra cautions that snowblowers can cause severe hand injuries, including loss of fingers that can require one or more surgeries and months of rehabilitation.

Putting the Lid on Chemical Burns

Knowledge and protection can prevent serious hand injuries.

Noise Control: How to Plan for OSHA's New Interpretation

Designing to achieve the desired reduction in noise without excessive capital cost and negative operational impact is often a delicate balance.

OSHA Piles Up Fall Protection Citations

Several enforcement actions been filed this month, including one against a Houston contractor in connection with a job site in Hamburg, Pa.

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