Camera and sensor technologies, policies, certified spotters, training programs, a companywide ban on cell phone use – the panel of stakeholders at a Feb. 5 OSHA meeting in Arlington, Texas suggested all of these.
Widespread managerial turnover in maritime and in the oil & gas exploration and production industry has sparked development of new training tools on coaching and mentoring.
Employees achieved a 1.01 reportable injury rate, surpassing the previous lowest rate of 1.15 in 2011. From 2002 to 2012, the reportable injury rate fell by 58 percent.
The organization said it hopes the Health and Safety Authority's Strategy Statement 2013-2015 can reduce occupational fatalities, particularly in agriculture and the fishing industry.
Connie M. Knight pleaded guilty to three felony charges and a misdemeanor charge that she created fall documents in order to deliver hazardous waste training to people seeking to work in oil spill cleanup.
By providing training materials and events to oil and gas exploration sites in five states, OSHA and STEPS work to improve safety at worksites.
Resulting in $54,000 worth of fines, Rana Meal Solutions in Bartlett, Ill. exposed employees to ammonia hazards and lack of adequate safety procedures.
Medical schools interested in competing for a $10 million grant program must submit brief proposals by Feb. 15.
In a Jan. 22 departing post on the Labor Department's Work in Progress blog, the department secretary writes that she is proud of having saved workers' lives during her tenure and ready for the next chapter in her life.
It will allow the Austin Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team to attend the IAFC International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference, June 6-9 in Baltimore.
Besides filing five serious and one willful violation against Lunda Construction as a result of the July 5, 2012, incident during U.S. 41 bridge construction near Oshkosh, Wis., OSHA has placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
This is just the second time three of these popular classes have been held in a single year.
UK Power Networks (Operations) Ltd., which supplies power to London and southeastern England, pleaded guilty and has been fined $442,000 and ordered to pay $233,000 in court costs, HSE reported.
The ANSI/ASSE A10-26-2011 standard, Emergency Procedures for Construction and Demolition Sites, is one of the newest American National Standards.
The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition, Oregon OSHA, and several partner organizations are sponsoring it this year.
The Jan. 9-10 event includes a regulatory/compliance panel discussion and seven other presentations on specific topics.
The GHS format is no panacea for comprehensive hazard communication, and several significant problems remain to be solved.
Our new training curriculum for residential frame carpenters proved the skeptics wrong.
A lack of hand hygiene compliance is a major contributor to the high rates of health care-acquired infections in hospitals.
Each of these 10 elements of fall protection must be mastered by the end user.