Risk Management


IAEA Team Heading to Iran Soon

A team headed by Deputy Director General for Safeguards Herman Nackaerts is scheduled to visit Iran around the end of January, IAEA Director Yukiya Amano told diplomats Jan. 19 at the organization's Vienna, Austria, headquarters.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Awarded $25 Million E. coli Research Grant

A multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary team of researchers, educators, and extension specialists at UNL plan to use the $25 million grant to improve risk management and assessment of eight strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in beef.

Study: Obesity Rate for Firefighters 'Higher than General Public'

Rates of overweight and obese individuals in the fire service are higher than those found in the general public, ranging from 73 percent to 88 percent of firefighters, according to the study.

DOL Files Complaint against Super Market for 'Enterprise-Wide' Hazards

This request for enterprise-wide relief is based on hazards OSHA found during inspections of various DeMoulas stores, including the agency's most recent inspections at Market Basket stores in Rindge and Concord, N.H. Those inspections resulted in citations and proposed OSHA fines totaling $589,200.

Coast Guard Weighing Drug/Alcohol Testing Changes

It seeks comments by March 20 on possibly requiring crewmembers who are selected for testing to report immediately to the testing site upon being notified and also requiring marine employers to report failed drug tests by non-credentialed mariners.

Flu Researchers Accept 60-Day Moratorium

They still want to find a way to conduct their research on making the H5N1 avian flu strain more transmissible between mammals and to share the details with legitimate flu investigators.

Ford Motor Company: Ready for the Rebound

Overall injury rates have improved by 90 percent since 1998. Dr. Greg Stone, its global safety and health director, says his team zeroes in on significant incidents and ensures the lessons learned are shared with every manufacturing plant around the world.

Chicago Shifts to Risk-Based Food Inspections

This will replace the current practice by the Department of Public Health of inspecting all food establishments at least once every six months.



U.S. Robotics Industry Expects Robust 2012

Automotive and aircraft manufacturing are two drivers of the higher robot orders industry leaders forecast, with growth also coming from food and beverage, pharma, and laboratories.

More Auto Oversight Needed After Toyota Sudden Acceleration Problems, Panel Says

The report recommends that NHTSA establish a standing technical advisory panel of individuals with backgrounds central to the design, development, and safety assurance of automotive electronics systems.

Washington Dept. of Labor Launches Enforcement, Education Initiative for Primary Metals Industry

DOSH has created a new Web page offering training materials and other resources and developed a slideshow depicting two serious injuries due to molten metal.

Injuries, Deaths on the Rise for Pedestrians Wearing Headphones: Study

The increased incidence of accidents over the years closely corresponds to documented rising popularity of auditory technologies with headphones.

Convicted British Firm to Pay $388,000 in Crushing Fatality

The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted a crane supply company and one of its supervisors after a 3,000-pound steel beam fell and killed Colin Dickson, 38, in August 2007.

Commission Opens Penalty Phase in San Bruno Case

With an independent audit and a report from CPUC's Consumer Protection and Safety Division exposing Pacific Gas and Electric Company's repeated decisions to postpone maintenance, the penalty consideration case opened Jan. 12 could result in "very significant fines" against the utility.

CDC Publishes 2011 Guidelines for Field Triage

The expert panel added "or need for ventilatory support" to the respiratory rate criteria out of a recognition that adults and children requiring advanced airway interventions are a very high-risk group.

London Fire Brigade Backs Sprinklers in Schools

According to new figures the brigade released Jan. 10, 36 arson attacks and 113 accidental fires occurred in London's schools, colleges, and nursery buildings in 2011.

Washington Department of Labor Adopts Hazardous Drugs Rule

The rule provides minimum requirements for developing a hazardous drugs control program. Employers, using a hazard assessment, will put programs in place to minimize or eliminate the hazardous exposures to their employees.

Cal/OSHA Cites Two Contractors Following Heat-Related Fatality

“These incidents, including a tragic death, highlight the need for employers at outdoor worksites to be diligent and monitor their workers for signs of heat illness,” said California Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker.

OSHA Chooses 10 Online Training Companies for Outreach Training

The winning companies were selected through a national competition. They can deliver online construction 10-hour and 30-hour, general industry 10-hour and 30-hour, and maritime training through the Outreach Training Program.

ASSE Approves Standard for Multi-Employer Construction Sites

The standard sets up the minimum elements and activities of a program that defines the duties and responsibilities of construction employers working on a project where multiple employers are or will be engaged in the common undertaking to complete a construction project.

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