As part of its Resolution Agreement with HHS, the not-for-profit health system also has agreed to revise its policies and procedures regarding physical and technical safeguards (e.g., encryption) governing off-site transport and storage of electronic media containing patient information.
ASSE member Gary Lopez, CSP, testified that the proposed rule showed "lack of full appreciation of the on-the-job realities ASSE's members face every day as they strive to help workers protect themselves when entering confined spaces."
Explaining the termination in Monday's Federal Register, the DOT agency said it has decided to address this as part of a comprehensive approach to backing safety by all vehicles.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals' Pearl River research and manufacturing facility will become the 2,000th worksite in the OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs.
Each year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance recognizes the best roadside inspectors by inviting member jurisdictions from across North America to participate in the event, comprised of timed competitions in various categories.
The events, both happening in August, "will discuss topics ranging from risks that companies face due to environmental hazards to the implications of recent rulings," said AWMA Executive Director Adrianne Carolla.
Results from the one-day event will lead to a better understanding of how future research can encourage ongoing development of better-fitting respirators without compromising long-term protection, NIOSH said.
OSHA has cited San Antonio Lath & Plaster in San Antonio, Texas for four alleged serious, three alleged repeat, and one other-than-serious safety violations carrying proposed penalties totaling $63,600.
The ANSI Appeals Board Panel dismissed the appeal from the Construction Industry Employer Coalition, according to ASSE, the standard's secretariat.
Failing to follow labeling instructions and allowing two pesticides--Direx 4L and Garlon 4--to enter a Northern California waterway were violations of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Clean Water Act, EPA said.
OSHA is proposing $110,000 in penalties for 25 alleged serious safety violations uncovered at CITGO Asphalt Refining Co.'s plant in Savannah, Ga.
Within two years, all new aircraft must include technology designed to significantly reduce the risk of center fuel tank fires. This photo shows the Long Island memorial to TWA Flight 800, which crashed 12 years ago today.
Six years after then-Secretary Tom Ridge outlined the Homeland Security Advisory System, new AHA comments say the latest iteration for health care doesn't fit how hospitals respond to disasters.
Among the new requirements up for discussion, fumigant registrants will have to adopt more stringent worker protection measures and develop training for fumigation handlers and workers to enhance their knowledge and skills and to promote product stewardship.
An ANSI standard may be finalized by the end of this year, Connecticut's new penalties for drivers who injure workers take effect Oct. 1, and the Subpart K federal rule will take effect Dec. 1.
The task group will focus on practical personal protective equipment for employees as well as standardizing levels of protection for various tasks in handling annealed glass.
Regarding worker safety and health, there's not a lot of voting history to speak of with Sen. Barack Obama, which is understandable since he is still in his first term as a U.S senator. Thus far, his chief connection to workplace safety and health has to do with his support for and from labor unions, which have a long history of effective advocacy for workers' safety and well-being on the job. The law that created OSHA and NIOSH was signed during a Republican administration, but Democratic presidents have tended to do more in terms of enacting new safety and health regulations. (It's fair to say many safety professionals seem to agree that old regulations should be updated without undue delay but don't desire new regs.)
New idling time limits took effect July 1 in Maine and South Carolina, and Florida's five-minute limit takes effect Dec. 15. Three other states--Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania--are developing new regulations of their own.
The CSB's final report concluded the root causes of the accident were that the refinery did not have an effective program to identify and freeze-protect piping and equipment that was out of service or infrequently used; that the refinery did not apply the company's policies on emergency isolation valves to control fires; and that current industry and company standards do not recommend sufficient fireproofing of structural steel against jet fires.
Minor changes will conform it to current policies and recent court decisions and laws.