The explosion and fire occurred March 28 in the pyrotechnic building of the Crane Army Ammunition Activity, in Crane, Ind.
He admitted not protecting workers from hydrogen sulfide, which killed two truck drivers in 2008 and 2009.
Stakeholders have until Jan. 27 to comment and until Dec. 12 to submit a notice of intention to appear at OSHA's "informal public hearings" about the proposed rule.
Employers from five states are cited for a variety of hazards in Berlin, N.H.
The Oct. 8 webinar, "Healthier, Safer and More Engaged: Your Guide to Creating Total Worker Health," will address safety and health challenges faced by small and mid-sized manufacturers. CNA and NIOSH are co-hosting the event.
Frank Little, vice president and general manager of 3M's Personal Safety Division, explains how the company builds its competency in countries all over the world and interacts with safety authorities and customers as they manage issues such as disease outbreaks and disasters.
Company executives christened a gleaming new Training & Customer Experience Center where workers can get hands-on experience with confined space entry and rescue, communication tower climbing/rescue, servicing a wind energy nacelle, installing and using fall anchorages on a residential roof, and rescuing a co-worker from an oil rig’s catwalk and pipe rack.
This triggers the 90-day countdown to the deadline for filing comments on a proposal that is the most important regulatory action by OSHA this year, so far.
Chicago's McCormick Place once again will host one of the world's largest conferences for environmental, health, and safety professionals.
Control banding is likely the most well-developed risk management strategy proposed for use with nanomaterials to date.
The proposed rule would update the current permissible exposure limit, which was set in 1971, and would apply to construction and general industry, including hydraulic fracturing operations at gas drilling sites. Several key stakeholders expressed support.
About 500 workers in Britain die annually from the effects of inhaling dusts from concrete, wood, sandstone, gympsum, or sandstone.
The forum taking place Monday morning, Aug. 26, will be moderated by VPPPA board member Stephen Gauthier and is scheduled to be attended by OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels.
"Both the number and seriousness of safety and health violations we identified during our inspection are cause for grave concern," said Galen Lemke, director of OSHA's Honolulu Area Office.
Oct. 1’s third keynote session, a new addition to the educational program this year, looks like a "must attend" session of its own: the Prescription Drug Keynote.
The agency is making $550,000 available for educational and training programs to prevent unsafe conditions in and around mines.
Surely you remember the groundbreaking band Talking Heads. NIOSH and collaborators have created a "talking head" for respirator fit research.
The foundry was investigated after OSHA received a complaint.
The Aug. 26-29 national conference, one of the top annual events on the safety community's calendar, will take place at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville.
The committee's members are international experts who will meet July 9 and July 11.