The union and the oil and gas industry's trade association issued press releases Aug. 4 accusing each other of undermining their work on a national standard requested by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board after the BP refinery explosion in Texas City in 2005.
The third severe weather advisory of the summer from the city's Department of Buildings listed eight proactive steps to take for construction sites and five for buildings.
The Health and Safety Laboratory study, posted today by the Health and Safety Executive, included outdoor and indoor workers, laboratory measurements of real-world attenuation, and some premises visited without warning.
"NIOSH continues to demonstrate its commitment to ensuring the safety of the employees by maintaining an injury and illness rate 52 percent below comparable industry rates," said OSHA Charleston Area Director Jeff Funke.
Employers who received non-compliance notices a few weeks ago will be revisited by inspectors Aug. 11-12, the department said.
"OSHA standards require that circuits be de-energized before employees work on them and that appropriate personal protective equipment be supplied and used in those rare instances where de-energizing is not feasible," said Paul Mangiafico, OSHA's area director for Middlesex and Essex (Mass.) counties.
U.S. college campuses are safer because of the information Virginia Tech shared after its shooting tragedy, and the lessons learned by emergency responders and leaders of Northern Illinois University honed its response to the 2008 NIU mass murder, the report says.
The 69th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally began Monday in Sturgis, S.D. Minnesota's Department of Public Safety noted August and September are typically high in motorcyclist deaths in the state, and the 27 riders killed so far this year are two more than at the same point in 2008.
The agency's review of aircraft in-flight icing safety began after two crashes in the Midwest in 1994 and 1997 that killed 68 and 29 people, respectively.
A new online guide from the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers' Health Committee can help to limit workers' exposures to the fluids, which can produce a variety of health effects, including contact dermatitis.
Investigators will inspect randomly selected towers to determine whether FAA is meeting the requirements of the agency's alternate standard for egress and fire safety.
Representatives will discuss and answer questions about the use, operation, and air monitoring of the remediation waste disposal unit at Gary Works, one of the largest steel plants in the country.
Although only introduced in 2007, ISO 16602 is already recognized and accepted internationally. It is clear that ISO 16602 will become the common global language for expressing CPC performance.
"Our commitment to environmental awareness and the green initiatives we have implemented throughout our organization are an important part of our business model, and they contribute significantly to our success," said Oliver Poirot, CEO for Accor North America, Motel 6, and Studio 6.
A newly posted Letter of Interpretation says the employer must provide it at no cost to employees who work with flammable liquids and products because the footwear provides additional protection and is designed for special use on the job.
"This should remind others that the EPA is maintaining a close watch over chemical reporting practices and is serious about enforcing community right-to-know laws," said Nathan Lau, EPA's Communities and Ecosystems Division associate director for the Pacific Southwest.
The U.S. aircraft manufacturer and its Canadian partner have reached the configuration freeze milestone for a vehicle they say will "radically change the way [customers] resupply and operate in remote regions, especially the north."
The warranty extension is retroactive, applicable to products manufactured on or after Jan. 1, 2009. Therefore, products with a date code stamp of "0109" or later are protected by the new 36-month policy.
The government's report on the May 2004 explosion and collapse of the ICL Plastics factory in Glasgow, caused by a gas leak, was released this month. A timetable to replace 210,000 commercial and home installations has been agreed to, and a push is on to hire and train gas engineers.
Facilities are required to update and resubmit their risk management plan at least once every five years; the plans are used by EPA to assess chemical risks to surrounding communities and to prepare for emergency responses.