During 2010 and 2011, personnel from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and U.S. Customs and Border Protection prevented more than 6.5 million units that were unsafe or violated U.S. standards from reaching consumers.
OSHA's San Antonio Area Office initiated a safety and health inspection Aug. 16 in response to a complaint. Proposed penalties total $45,000.
Violations related to OSHA's process safety management standards allegedly resulted in an ammonia release at the facility on June 30.
The CSB investigation found that significant amounts of fine iron powder had accumulated over time at the Hoeganaes facility, and that while the company knew from its own testing and experience with flash fires in the plant that the dust was combustible, it did not take the necessary action to reduce the hazards through engineering controls and basic housekeeping.
A worker at a grain handling facility was caught in a moving bin sweep auger and suffered severe injuries to his leg and arm.
The federal agency funded research that paired antibiotics with bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI), which is a protein found in immune systems. It increased the survival rates of mice exposed to toxic levels of radiation to nearly 80 percent, DARPA announced Jan. 4.
The British agency issued new regional alerts after reporting that 171 people died in workplace incidents during 2010/2011, up from 147 during the previous year.
The security professional needs help from a process safety expert to understand and prioritize what needs to be protected on the site.
It's true: Your risks can be reduced by focusing on managing your chemical inventory.
The revised classifications may have a significant effect on business operations.
"Today, I can hand you a gas monitor, and it's really a trust-based scenario. Whereas with a real-time feed, it's trust and verify. I can see where you are. I know what kind of readings you're getting while you're out there."
Conference presentations will include advances in diagnosing and treating asbestos-related diseases, preventing asbestos exposure in the home and workplace, patient resources, and a global advocacy session.
OSHA opened inspections in July after receiving complaints alleging burn hazards and poor housekeeping throughout the plant.
OSHA began its investigation in August in response to a complaint, and found workers exposed to sulfuric acid and caustic soda while recovering silver from X-ray film and processing plastics for recycling. Proposed penalties total $144,760.
OSHA's Fort Worth Area Office initiated an inspection on June 28 in response to a report that employees working on a new sewer line were exposed to inhalation of a hazardous chemical.
MSHA recently announced that federal inspectors issued 315 citations, orders, and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and six metal/nonmetal mines last month.
The page includes guidance for workers clearing heavy snow in front of workplaces and from rooftops, workers encountering downed power lines or traveling on icy roads, and utility workers restoring power after winter storms.
Swallowing the 20-25 mm diameter batteries can be fatal, the agency’s reminder message says.
About eight percent, or about one of every 13 barrels of the Deepwater Horizon-spilled oil that reached the ocean surface, eventually made its way into airborne organic particles small enough to be inhaled into human lungs.
The work from which the report was drawn marks the first time that NIOSH has developed a prospective, centralized roster of workers for a response event of this magnitude.