Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels said the agency is discussing harmonizing recordkeeping and injury reporting with international counterparts.
The 2013 NNI Stakeholder Workshop to be held June 11-12 in Washington, D.C., allows experts outside the federal government to share their insights.
Several educational sessions and expo products are aimed at the booming oil & gas market.
The alliance will offer guidance on a variety of hazards to workers in four states.
In the aftermath of the Bangladesh garment factory building collapse, killing more than 1,100, global retail companies have signed an agreement to improve safety.
The inaugural award is to honor an EH&S professional for outstanding heroism and dedication to fellow employees and to the profession. The presentation is part of this year's NAOSH Week.
It's time to talk health and safety in Montreal at the 73rd AIHce event.
Automated safety intelligence-gathering systems are helping industrial hygienists and safety managers work smarter while saving dollars to the company's bottom line.
EU-OSHA announced them during an April 29 small business and workplace safety conference.
Be detailed -- include the entire product name, manufacturer, product code, container, physical form, and quantities.
Safety professionals are finding that the more time they spend with the revised standard looking at training, the more questions they have about GHS adoption in general.
This will make the agency's most popular document a true pocket guide, one commenter observed. NIOSH officials want feedback from users to help them decide how to organize the content.
The incident, considered a major oil spill by the EPA, caused 22 residents to be evacuated from their homes.
The Sullivan, Ill. lawn and garden equipment manufacturer faces $93,500 in serious repeat violations after an employee suffered an amputation injury.
The two-day meeting in Washington, D.C., concerns how to motivate pesticide workers to use the best personal protective technology.
Compared to January 2012, total chemical production in all regions was up 0.9 percent and remained ahead year-over-year in all regions except the Mid-Atlantic and West Coast regions, which were off from a year ago.
The REACH program, implemented five years ago, has made more than 30,000 documents available about chemicals on the EU market.
Resulting in $54,000 worth of fines, Rana Meal Solutions in Bartlett, Ill. exposed employees to ammonia hazards and lack of adequate safety procedures.
A non-mandatory technical amendment taking effect Jan. 22 explains the basics of ensuring safe operations and discusses the roles of the chemical hygiene officer and others.
The newest "Happenings" e-newsletter from Aaron Trippler, AIHA's government affairs director, also says Sen. Frank Lautenberg will reintroduce his Toxic Substances Control Act reform bill.