Global threats such as SARS, avian flu, and the more recent H1N1 influenza or swine flu, have led to a surge in demand for the products, the study notes.
According to EEOC, the company subjected an employee to unfair and heightened job scrutiny, gave him poor performance ratings, and refused to promote him based on his age, 61, despite his successful job performance.
The safety consulting firm that received the VPP award assists companies with establishing and managing health and safety management systems. The effectiveness of its own such system at its office in Mars, Pa., merited recognition, OSHA said.
The San Francisco-based company was charged with refusing to let a female employee work as a mechanic while hiring less-qualified men and then firing her after she filed a discrimination charge.
The agency's inspections found inadequately trained employees performing work without the proper personal protective equipment while being exposed to live parts.
It will start at 1 p.m. EDT. Comments received will help the agency develop its standard addressing dust hazards.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service will hold these meetings to explain to stakeholders what it expects under the validation guidance issued in March. Comments are due by June 19, five days after the first meeting in Washington, D.C.
On June 28 in Portland, Conn., the investigative board will hear preliminary findings about the gas purging explosion that killed six people Feb. 7 in Middletown and will consider urgent recommendation to OSHA and others.
"This employer's failure to address these potentially life-threatening conditions leaves its workers exposed to the hazards of fire, explosion, electrocution, lacerations, amputation, and toxic substances," said Diana Cortez, OSHA's area director in Tarrytown.
"Failing to inspect and test the ammonia piping system and take corrective action exposes workers to the possibility of an ammonia leak or similar severe or catastrophic incident," said Rosemarie Ohar, OSHA's area director for New Hampshire.
Homes and businesses in hurricane-prone areas can prepare now to reduce their exposure to losses, says the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, which represents more than 1,000 insurers.
The series of half-day seminars will discuss ergonomics, pandemic influenza, indoor air quality, fire protection, and other potential workplace hazards.
An inspection of the company's petroleum additives manufacturing plant in Linden, N.J., led to citations for violations related to a deficient process safety management system.
Baltimore is known as a "City of Firsts" for good reason. In 1743, its Maryland Jockey Club became the first professional sports organization in the United States; in 1774, the city opened the first post office system in the country; in 1816, it became the first city to illuminate streets with hydrogen gas; and in 1920, its Rustless Iron & Steel Co. became the first factory to manufacture stainless steel. And that's just scratching the surface.
Companies and leaders alike are often quick to point to training deficiencies or lack of an established behavioral pattern (habit) as the root cause of accidents. Training seems to become the easy solution; or, worse, it is viewed as some sort of magic potion. Safety training can certainly be an answer, but is it the right answer?
APA-The Engineered Wood Association has successfully revamped its safety program to generate enthusiasm and improve performance. Here's how it was done.
The general consensus of those responsible for on-the-job safety is that unsafe acts cause most all on-the-job injuries. The safety field recognizes that companies with world-class safety have a certain culture in which people do not engage in the unsafe acts that result in an actual loss. Because most injuries result from human actions, the key battle in the safety war is for the minds of the workers.
Members of the Safety Equipment Distributors Association are bound for downtown Baltimore this month and the association’s 2010 Safety Leadership Forum in better spirits than a year ago. The event kicks off with a June 15 reception at 6 p.m., less than three hours after the expo of ASSE’s annual meeting has closed, which allows distributor members who exhibited there to attend the SEDA meeting economically, said Kaymie Thompson Owen, SEDA’s associate director.
If you're aiming for sterling results in safety performance and culture, it's high time to promote No Fear Safety. Sure, on a basic level, Safety is about reducing fears — such as anticipating losing something you currently have or being blocked from getting what you'd want in the future.
Throughout my 27 years spent working in manufacturing, I've worked with electricity in some way or another. I've been a maintenance mechanic, maintenance supervisor, equipment technician, appliance repairman, TV/VCR technician, and more. Although I've been extremely fortunate never to have encountered a fatality that was caused by electricity, almost everyone I've worked with has been zapped, tingled, or shocked at some point in their lives, either on or off the job.