The crystalline silica dust released during tuckpointing operations is very hard to control. The dust may be carried throughout the workplace. When workers use compressed air to clean their clothes, tools, and equipment, even more dust is added to the air.
The leading cause of this increase has been attributed to abuse of prescription painkillers--primarily opioid analgesics such as oxycodone, methadone, hydrocodone, and more.
The effort seeks the safety profession's help in achieving gains in home and community safety that match what has been accomplished in workplace and highway safety.
"If we can provide these employers and their employees with the knowledge and ability to anticipate, identify, and eliminate work-related hazards, we will get that much closer to eliminating job-related injuries," said Deborah Zubaty, OSHA's area director in Columbus.
Industrial hygienists and environmental health and safety professionals will gather in Tampa, Fla., for the Professional Conference on Industrial Hygiene (PCIH), November 8–11. PCIH will host more than 350 colleagues who want to stay current with trends, find solutions to everyday issues, and network with peers.
"We applaud Fluor Hanford and GPIC for their demonstrated commitment to EHS as if affects their business performance and sustainability, and their employees’ lives both at work and off the job," said NSC President & CEO Janet Froetscher, presenting the award.
"This research will address the influence of nanomaterials on processes ranging from the subcellular to whole ecosystems," said Mark Wiesner, director of the center at Duke.
Together, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism—often "silent" conditions-- contribute to at least 100,000 deaths each year, Dr. Galson said.
"We want people to be aware that whenever they see a fork lift truck--whether it's at work or in their local garden centre or DIY store--they need to be careful, they need to keep clear, and they must certainly never assume the operator has seen them," said FLTA Chief Executive David Ellison.
Falls resulted in 10 deaths in 2007 and accounted for the largest percentage of workers--about 26 percent--who lost their lives on the job. This includes falls from roofs, ladders, and scaffolding.
The risk of workplace violence is higher in certain sectors, such as health care, social services, retail, hospitality, education, transportation, police, security agencies, and correctional services, officials say.
The new certification exam covers hazmat identification, handling and shipping; emergency planning and response; sampling and analysis; site investigation and remediation; and project management.
Ergonomists use the NIOSH equation and other sophisticated tools to analyze tasks and stressors, but the committees use injury reports and workers' complaints instead.
Specifically, the agencies signed partnerships with the Rocky Hill, Conn.-based Independent Electrical Contractors of New England Inc. (IECNE) and the Wethersfield-based Connecticut Office of Apprenticeship and Training (CTOAT).
H. James Wedner, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, said after floodwaters recede, damp homes and businesses are fertile grounds for mold growth.
The action is a temporary prohibition pending formal rulemaking. A June 2008 accident and the Sept. 12 Metrolink collision in Chatsworth prompted the ban.
The proposed total penalty includes $92,500 in fines for five repeat citations involving unguarded elevated work areas, untrained forklift operators, storing a forklift in front of a marked exit, exposed wiring in a heater and an electrical junction box, and not providing hazard communication training to new employees.
The new voluntary measure "will eventually help achieve a common standard of health and safety practice throughout Europe and lead to easier recognition of equivalent qualifications across member states," said Certification Committee Chairman Andrew Hale.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule Sept. 18 that would prohibit “port shopping,” a practice that sometimes lets refused food shipments into the United States.
Included in the latest revision is a cost-justification chapter that reviews the economic impact of the program on the 10 charter cities by calculating occupational claims and costs.