Hazard Communication


Stone Products Firm Charged with Failing to Abate Hazcom Hazards

After a follow-up investigation, the company also was cited with serious and repeat violations. In all, OSHA proposed penalties of $40,600. The company is contesting the citations.

Food Safety Messages are Tailored to Generations X, Y

To bring food safety awareness to Generations X and Y and those who are employed in retail foodservices, Iowa State University Extension has turned to online video, with an eye toward making sure food safety messages reach all audiences.

Firm Outlines Steps for Preventing Arc Flash Loss

"Because our clients are asking us what they need to meet OSHA and NFPA regulations, we decided to write a white paper that would give executives and middle management the answers required to manage arc flash loss prevention," says co-author John Welch, manager of M.C. Dean Inc.'s Critical Power Group Atlanta.

Child Deaths Prompt CPSC Alert on Bassinets

Using its new authority under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a safety alert urging parents and caregivers to stop using convertible “close-sleeper/bedside sleeper” bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa.

BLS: Workplace Homicides Up 13 Percent in 2007

The majority of workplace homicides occur during robberies. In general, workers engaged in an occupation in which cash transactions take place are at greatest risk.

California's Home Sharps Law Starts Today

The state's residents generate an estimated 400 million used sharps each year, many of which are improperly--and as of today illegally--disposed of as household trash.

Australia's Workers Urged to Focus on Safe Work Week

All working Australians should concentrate on and be involved in safety at their workplaces Oct. 19-25, the Australian Safety and Compensation Council says.

Former CSB Chair Carolyn Merritt Mourned

The chairman from August 2002 until August 2007 died Aug. 29 at age 61 after a long battle with breast cancer, CSB Chairman John Bresland announced Saturday.



145,000 Kenmore Brand Coffee Makers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Sears, Roebuck and Co.; the great indoors; and Kmart Corp., of Hoffman Estates, Ill., have announced a voluntary recall of the Kenmore and Kenmore Elite Coffee Makers.

OMB Clears Chao's Risk Assessment Rule

Opposed by AIHA, ACOEM, APHA, and a group of 80 environmental and health scientists, the proposed rule apparently is about to be published with a comment period.

CPSC Offers Back-to-School Safety Tips

Every year, more than 200,000 hospital emergency room visits are related to playground injuries, the agency says.

CO Reminder Follows in Tropical Storm Fay's Wake

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning residents of Florida who have been pounded by heavy rains and power outages from Tropical Storm Fay to take special precautions. Portable gas generators, often used by consumers to restore power to their homes and businesses in the aftermath of a storm, produce high levels of deadly carbon monoxide (CO).

NTSB to Host Aviation Emergency Communications Training Session

The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident.

Electrical Wire Splices Recalled Due to Shock, Fire Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Molex, of Lisle, Ill., have announced a voluntary recall of approximately 53,000 electrical wire splices (also known as Butt Splice Connectors).

CSB to Investigate Wisconsin Cardboard Mill Explosion

The July 29 incident killed three workers and injured a fourth when an internal explosion in a storage tank they were welding above ripped open the tank lid. CSB is performing microbiological and chemical testing to determine what caused flammable gas to be present inside the tank.

CSB Receives American Chemical Society's Howard Fawcett Award

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has been named as the 2008 recipient of the American Chemical Society's Howard Fawcett Award, honoring "outstanding contributions in the field of chemical health and safety," marking the first time the 25-year-old award has been presented to an entire organization.

Consumers Warned Not to Eat Certain Bantry Bay Seafoods Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers against eating certain frozen cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods, imported from Ireland, because they may be contaminated with azaspiracid toxins, a group of naturally occurring marine toxins known to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.

European Chemicals Agency Sets First REACH Stakeholder Day

Europe’s chemical classification scheme is moving into a higher gear with this Oct. 10 event in Helsinki.

N.C. Law to Prevent Agriculture Pesticide Exposure

North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley on Aug. 13 signed into law Senate Bill 847, which protects agricultural workers and directs the Pesticide Board to adopt rules requiring a record of the specific time when pesticide applications are completed.

Exit/Emergency Lights Recalled for Performance During Power Failure

The recalled units may fail to provide adequate lighting to guide building occupants to an exit in an emergency.

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