The resources include a list of potentially life-threatening infectious diseases, including emerging infectious diseases, and specifying those diseases routinely transmitted through airborne or aerosolized means.
OSHA's Omaha Area Office initiated its inspection as part of a local emphasis program on the handling of motorized equipment, such as powered industrial trucks, skid steers, and cranes.
The U.S. Army's Chemical Materials Agency announced it had completed the disposal of the Umatilla stockpile on Oct. 25 and the Anniston stockpile on Sept. 22.
The report identified regulatory gaps at the federal and state levels and called on the EPA and state regulatory bodies to improve current safety and security measures at exploration and production sites.
Two new web pages are dedicated to raising awareness of both year round, and particularly during November, which is both Lung Cancer Awareness Month and COPD Awareness month.
As families across the country prepare for the holiday, the National Fire Protection Association is reminding everyone to take a few simple safety precautions in order to ensure a fun, safe, and not too scary Halloween.
With the U.S. corn harvest in full swing this month, reminders about safety in grain bins are particularly timely. Last year, Indiana recorded 22 fatalities in agriculture-related operations, more than any other industry in the state.
One repeat violation was cited for failing to maintain dry floors and allowing floors to be slick from oil and water accumulation, which created slip and fall hazards.
OSHA cited Corpus Christi Grain Co. for six willful and 20 serious violations with total proposed penalties of $258,900.
Low barometric pressure and low humidity, combined with the seasonal drying of many areas in underground coal mines, have been key factors in past mine explosions.
"Workers at this welding shop are left vulnerable to hazards that could cause serious injuries or even death," said Prentice Cline, director of OSHA's Charleston Area Office.
OSHA issued the company a willful safety violation for failing to remove a crane from service that required necessary repairs before resuming crane operations.
Seventeen serious safety and health violations were cited. Those related to hexavalent chromium include failing to prevent exposure beyond OSHA's authorized limits and not developing a plan to limit exposure.
Practices and precautions to protect laboratory personnel include safety guidance for using autoclaves, use of chemical fume hoods, labeling and transferring chemicals, and latex exposure.
The inspections were conducted under OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting Program for industries with high injury and illness rates. Proposed penalties total $96,030.
One willful safety violation was cited for requiring employees performing maintenance on vehicles and equipment to work within 3 feet of an open and unguarded pit, exposing them to fall hazards.
The company was fined for manufacturing and selling unsafe nurse tanks—a type of cargo tank used to store and transport anhydrous ammonia, a hazardous material used in farming operations.
With the MV Rena now expected to break apart, six vessels are trying to corral floating containers from the ship. Salvage firm Svitzer has winched workers aboard who hope to resume removing oil from its tanks.
Published in the Oct. 7 issue of CDC's MMWR, the study examined data from six states participating in the SENSOR program and the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. Forty percent of state cases were work-related.
OSHA's inspections were initiated under a regional emphasis program aimed at preventing injuries and deaths caused by falls. Proposed penalties total $164,120.