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SAFEX International, based in Switzerland, has 110 members in 46 countries.

SAFEX International Developing Explosives Management Course

The Swiss organization's latest newsletter explains that development of the course is far along. Key issues to be covered have been determined, and the preliminary outline calls for eight modules.

Late 2011 Action Set for Construction Confined Spaces Rule

Semiannual agendas published Monday in the Federal Register are later than usual. Those from the Labor Department's units are sparse.

Saying fewer workers will be affected than some opponents may realize, NHCA noted the noise control requirement is triggered only when workers have eight-hour average exposures over 90 dBA.

NHCA Defends OSHA's Noise Exposure Change

The new enforcement policy is not yet in effect, but some groups are attacking it as an expensive, unnecessary change. The National Hearing Conservation Association supports it, however.

Using safeguarding equipment, such as light curtains, safety relays, and cable pull switches, helps to reduce risk to employees.

Improving Your Machine Safety Program

Shift the focus from avoiding negative outcomes to achieving positive results.

Honeywell Giving 2011 Outlook Tomorrow

The early signs on Dec. 10 were promising: The company raised its dividend by 10 percent.

The authors tested how well various types of ventilation worked at capturing the dust produced by methods currently used for manual concrete surface grinding.

Study Says More Protection Needed for Manual Concrete Grinding

Evaluating the equipment, engineering controls, and grinding methods currently used for manual concrete surface grinding, a study published in JOEH says current methods to control dust aren't sufficiently protective.

Comment Period Under Way for Australia's Model Regs

The deadline to comment on the 582-page document is April 4, 2011, and government safety agencies are urging employers and workers to participate as Australia moves toward harmonized regulations.

OSHA Hammers Furniture Maker for PPE, Training Violations

OSHA began its inspection in June, resulting in the issuance of two repeat violations and two serious citations.



IAFC, IAFF Launch Carbon Monoxide Awareness Campaign

The new education campaign urges firefighters to take personal responsibility for their health and safety by recognizing the occupational hazards of carbon monoxide exposure and wearing protective masks during both active fire and overhaul operations to prevent unnecessary risks.

From 1965 to 2006, there were about 2.2 million tank car shipments of chlorine, and only 788 accidents involving them occurred.

Many Questions About Railroad Escape Respirator Proposal

The proposal published by the Federal Railroad Administration is unworkable as written because it would require performance that currently approved escape respirators aren't tested for, ISEA and others said in their comments.

The document contains suggested formats and procedures for fall prevention, hazard identification, and more.

Tower Erectors' Group Updates Safety Guide

The updated document, available to NATE members, contains 18 sections. Everything from hazard identification to RF exposure, emergency response, training, and the HazCom Standard is covered.

San Antonio Home Depot Cited on PPE Charges, Gets $70K Penalty

An employee, who reportedly wasn't trained or wearing proper protection, suffered chemical burns at the building supply retail store.

A number of employees nationwide who have been exposed to diacetyl have developed the serious respiratory illness which in some cases has resulted in patients being placed on lung transplant wait lists or dying.

California Becomes First State to Set Safety Guidelines for Diacetyl

The new standard requires employers covered by the standard to create a regulated area for each process using diacetyl, unless the process is enclosed. Employers must also provide safeguards for employees who work with diacetyl at certain concentrations.

Combustible Dust and the Flash Fire Hazard

Safety professionals are carefully observing OSHA's progress and beginning to take steps in anticipation of the final rule.

OSHA Updates Shipyard PPE Directive

The directive recognizes updated consensus standards and includes more information about the PPE shipyard employers must provide to workers at no cost, as well as PPE for which they don't have to pay.

Ohio Manufacturer Fined for Hazardous Energy Procedures, Training Violations

"Failing to implement procedures to prevent injury from unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment is a leading cause of workplace injury," said OSHA Area Director Rob Medlock in Cleveland.

Owner, Company Convicted in Rochester Asbestos Case

The Justice Department announced Monday that a federal court jury convicted Keith Gordon-Smith and his asbestos abatement company, Gordon-Smith Contracting Inc., of violating CAA asbestos work practice standards and lying to hide the violations.

CBRN Respirator Meeting Set For Dec. 9

The meeting will discuss NIOSH's work on a performance standard for CBRN respirators. The project is Docket Number 082-A, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Combination Respirator Unit.

Topics to be addressed during the event include heat stress solutions, hydration monitoring, cooling, and protection factors.

Top-Notch Responder PPE Conference Coming Next Week

Two units of the federal Technical Support Working Group are hosting PPE Conference 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 30-Dec. 3. TSWG is the interagency R&D anti-terrorism program.

OSHA said several requests for the informal public hearing were submitted with comments about the proposed rule.

OSHA Sets Public Hearing on Fall Protection Changes

The good and bad about the proposed rule published in May will be open for discussion Jan. 18 at DOL headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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