Risk Management


CSB Study: Lack of Emergency Response Cited in Fatal Goodyear Tire Incident

The accident occurred on June 11, 2008, when an overpressure in a heat exchanger led to a violent rupture of the exchanger, hurtling debris that struck and killed a Goodyear employee walking through the area.

Four Brickmakers Win EH&S Awards

The recipients were honored by the Brick Industry Association for comprehensive safety programs, energy conservation, and building a plant to LEED Gold standards.

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.

FRA Issues Guidance for Improving Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Recommendations for railroad station safety include providing audible and visual warnings of approaching trains, station and platform structural improvements and, where feasible, fences to prohibit access to railroad tracks.

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.

FRA Sets Meeting on Exempted Hazmat Movements

The Feb. 22 public meeting in Washington, D.C., is part of the agency’s review of its steadily increasing approvals for movements of damaged packages or leaking tank cars that are not in compliance with hazardous materials regulations.

Tesoro Corp. operates seven refineries in the western United States.

Tesoro Refinery Wins OSHA Star

The highest possible achievement in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs has been earned by San Antonio-based Tesoro Corp.'s Mandan, N.D., refinery.

The OSHA respiratory protection standards require a full facepiece pressure demand SCBA or a combination full facepiece pressure demand supplied-air respirator with auxiliary self-contained air supply for employee use in IDLH atmospheres.

NIOSH Seeks Comments on New IDLH Process

The agency is conducting a public review of the draft Current Intelligence Bulletin, titled Derivation of Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) Values.



Total EU Phone Ban While Driving Sought

Every Member State except Sweden already requires hands-free devices if they are used while driving, but the European Transport Safety Council's recent report recommends a complete ban on mobile phone use, including hands-free.

This NASA photo shows the astronauts who died in the Challenger explosion: Ellison Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Judith Resnik, and Ron McNair.

Challenger's Crew Remembered, 25 Years After Disaster

Friday's memorial ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center will honor the seven who died Jan. 28, 1986, and other astronauts, including the Apollo 1 crew.

St John Ambulance Australia developed three first aid iPhone apps. Thousands of them have been purchased since they were introduced.

38 Finalists Chosen for Australia's National Safety Awards

The individual employees, safety managers, and companies represent a range of industries and hazard solutions, including highly successful first aid iPhone apps and an electrical engineer's contribution toward a national arc flash standard. Winners will be announced April 28.

Interior Creating Offshore Energy Safety Advisory Committee

Secretary Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement Director Michael Bromwich also announced the new structure of what was MMS: Two independent agencies, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

NIOSH in New Retail Safety Partnership

The safety and health issues of this large workforce are the focus of its work with the Retail Industry Leaders Association.

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.

Acute Coronary Syndrome Carries High Costs for Employers: ACOEM

The findings show that ACS is more costly than other conditions common in working-age adults, such as asthma, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

This USDA aerial photo shows the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Long Island.

Safety Partnership Set for Kansas Biosafety Labs

A partnership of Kansas State University and Mercy Regional Health Center will be ready by the time the BSL-4 lab opens in 2018, officials say.

OSHA Files $45,000 in Penalties in Horsehead Corp. Explosion

In all, the company was cited for eight serious violations and one other-than-serious violation following the July 2010 explosion that caused two deaths.

FDA to Revise Medical Device Review Path

FDA's actions will result in “a smarter medical device program that supports innovation, keeps jobs here at home, and brings important, safe, and, effective technologies to patients quickly,” said Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

Texas Recycling Facility Cited for Bloodborne Pathogens Hazards

OSHA's San Antonio Area Office initiated a safety and health inspection on July 28, 2010, at the company's facility following a complaint that employees were being stuck by hypodermic needles while sorting trash that was to be recycled.

CSB Sharing Final Report on Bayer CropScience Blast Tonight

Seven people, some of whom are local, are scheduled to testify about the recommendations to the board during its meeting in Institute, W.Va., where the 2008 explosion occurred.

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