Risk Management


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.

No Change in 2011 FAA, PHMSA Testing Rates

Both agencies are telling employers their minimum random drug testing percentage rates will stay at 25 percent.

Verisk Analytics Acquiring 3E Company

The $110 million transaction is expected to close this month, pending shareholders' and regulatory approvals, according to the companies.

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.

Sony sells the XA-R800C wide-view, rear-view camera for use in trucks, cars, and SUVs.

Backover Technology to Be Phased In, NHTSA Says

The agency believes the best currently available technology is rear-view video cameras, but its proposal leaves manufacturers free to use other means to achieve visibility by drivers of the area immediately behind their vehicles.

WISHA: Leave Electrical Generator Installation to Experts

"The potential for injury or death trying to connect a generator to a home system is higher than any other kind of do-it-yourself electrical installation a homeowner can attempt," said Ron Fuller of the Washington Department of Labor & Industries.

MSHA Settles with Oklahoma Mine Operator for $375,000

On Nov. 16, 2007, Jack Ward, a 66-year-old truck driver, was fatally injured when the haulage truck he was operating backed over the edge of a spoil dump, where waste materials from the surface coal mine were deposited.

Occupational asthma costs are high, and U.K. employers bear little of the costs, a study found.

UK Employers Escaping Occupational Asthma Costs

Individuals and the government bear about all of the costs, according to the study.



NFPA Offers Holiday Fire Safety Tips

Cooking, decorating, and entertaining present increased fire risks.

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.

ChemStewards 2010 Performance Improvement Awards Presented

Three facilities will be honored with Gold Awards during the Dec. 6 presentation in New York City.

Updated Mower Manual Published by AEM

The manual covers current industry practices in machine design and construction, as well as safety best practices for equipment preparation, operation, maintenance, and transport.

NHTSA: Drugs Linked to 1 in 5 Fatal Car Crashes

"Today’s report provides a warning signal that too many Americans are driving after having taken drugs, not realizing the potential for putting themselves and others on the highway at risk," said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland.

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.

Expanded Damage Prevention Program Set for 2011 UCT

The Jan. 25-26 event at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center will cover the principal causes of damage to underground utilities from excavation projects.

ATSDR Issues 21st Toxicological Profiles Set

One new final toxicological profile for chlorine and six updated ones of priority hazardous substances are in this new set.

'Thermographic Windows' Article Misinformed

There really isn't any such thing as an Arc Resistant infrared window.

Can States Meet Compliance Dates for 2009 MUTCD Requirements?

"Given the difficult economic conditions states currently face, asking for additional input on compliance dates is the right thing to do," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "We want to be sure these safety requirements are reasonable, fair, and cost-effective."

One of the major avenues for the entry of contaminants into a facility is through the gaps between the dock leveler and the dock walls.

The Bug Stops Here

Plugging the points of entry against infiltrating contaminants helps food facilities ensure a safer product.

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.

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