The broadcast at 10 a.m. Central time is a roundtable discussion in which company representatives will share safety best practices and how they train employees.
Through the partnership, APCa has developed 10 fact sheets so far, all describing best safety practices when working with equipment such as backhoes, sidebooms, and trenching machines.
The California, Mo.-based company, which produces bulk turkey feed for 197 independent producers, earned VPP recognition after implementing a comprehensive employee safety and health management system in accordance with VPP standards, which exceed minimum OSHA standards.
Recent studies have shown that keeping patients warm during and after surgery may improve outcomes. Ask if maintaining normal body temperature will be an issue during your procedure, and, if so, how you will be kept warm before, during, and after surgery.
The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service wins $5,000 to help its fire safety program for adults older than 65. The department has won many accolades and recently had its chief leave to become fire chief of Charleston, S.C.
Through One-Stop Career Centers, unemployed, underemployed, and dislocated workers can access career counseling, skill assessment, job search assistance, training, and other services to upgrade their skills and find new jobs," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.
Letters of intent to create the center are due by March 16. NIOSH expects to make one award of up to $5 million per year for five years to support the center, with the intention of making it a national information resource for all construction stakeholders.
The first of two Workplace Electrical Safety Workshops from the Canadian Standards Association and Schneider Canada Services & Projects will take place Friday in Halifax. CSA announced the new Z462 standard on Feb. 13.
"We would like to ensure all construction companies--big and small--are prepared to effectively control the workplace hazards their employees may encounter," said Nick Walters, OSHA's area director in Peoria.
"With up to five percent of American workplaces experiencing a workplace violence episode annually, this alliance is both timely and beneficial to all employers," said James Borders, OSHA's area director in Jacksonville, Fla.
In recognition of its industry-leading commitment to employee safety and health, the company received a VPP flag and plaque during a ceremony this week at its site in Aurora, Colo.
OSHA standards require an effective form of fall protection whenever employees work at heights of six feet or greater.
OSHA has is inviting employers from Connecticut and southern New England to attend a free March 12 meeting at Wesleyan University in Middletown to learn about the agency's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) recently announced the availability of wildland fire skills Gap courses for structural firefighters.
Phillip S. Ezzell, a longtime trainer, is asking independent examiners, training companies, and user organizations to form the Crane Operator Examiners Association at a March 30 meeting in Las Vegas, Nev.
"Personnel trained to the first responder awareness level may make an effort to identify hazardous substances, but they must do so from a safe distance," wrote Richard E. Fairfax, director of OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Programs.
An explanation of the use and limitations of methods that will prevent or reduce exposure to bloodborne pathogens and OPIM, including appropriate engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment, should be included in the training.
Fewer work-related eye injuries, less absenteeism, and lower health benefit costs are only a few of the benefits participating companies may get from the program, PBA says.
Like the AGC construction training model launched in January, this one is intended to train new or newly unemployed workers for jobs that employers can't fill, despite soaring U.S. unemployment.
The national winner will be announced on the first-ever (and henceforth annual) National Sun Safety Day ("Don't Fry Day")--May 22. Winning posters will receive state and national prizes, with the top national winner receiving a family trip to Disney World and a WeatherBug Tracking Station for his/her school.