Citing a fatal explosion in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 2006, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman John Bresland has issued a new video safety message urging the state to move forward promptly with recommendations to extend OSHA coverage to all its public workers.
Registration is now open for the 2009 Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference, to be held March 9-12 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The largest conference of its kind in the Northwest will feature more than 30 full-day workshops and 115 single-topic classes. It is designed to educate managers and workers about safety and health issues.
The event, from 11 a.m. to noon Central, opens the series with Editor Joel Haight participating and a focus on successful management of safety engineering work.
Department of Homeland Security has accepted PNNL to test and evaluate commercially available radiation detectors through its new GRaDER program -- Graduated Radiation and Nuclear Detector Evaluation and Reporting. PNNL is the first U.S. laboratory to be accepted to play this role.
The decision also means the country will require mercury waste generators to place the waste not on Swedish soil, but in deep repositories in other EU countries.
Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s memo told agency heads that regulations not yet published should be held for review and to consider a 60-day extension of the effective date for published regulations not yet in effect. This covers at least three OSHA regulations.
"The world remains a dangerous place and we must keep improving and innovating C-TPAT to secure the global supply chain against acts of terrorism," said Bradd Skinner, C-TPAT director.
Acting OSHA chief Thomas Stohler is the signer of the Jan. 9 letter, which ISEA requested on May 19, 2008. The letter's impact in courts isn't certain, but there are hundreds of thousands of pending claims, according to ISEA.
OMB has 90 days to review and approve OSHA's proposal before publication in the Federal Register.
The voluntary submissions EPA has received contain scant EH&S data, and much of the information they do contain is kept secret from the public because the companies submitting the data claim it is confidential business information.
Four workers suffered serious burns when an explosion and fire occurred at the small refinery Monday evening.
Both the developing brain and the aging brain can suffer from lead exposure, according to a report that appears in the January issue of Neuropsychology, titled "Association of Cumulative Lead and Neurocognitive Function in An Occupational Cohort" and published by the American Psychological Association. For older people, a buildup of lead from earlier exposure may be enough to result in greater cognitive problems after age 55, according to a follow-up study of adults exposed to lead at work.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said the final rule will reduce the risk of hazmat spills from train accidents.
In a new video safety message recently released on YouTube, CSB Chairman John Bresland urged companies to ensure they have effective winterization programs to prevent major chemical and refinery process accidents that could result in deaths or substantial property damage.
The Technical Report provides advice for companies, researchers, workers and other people to prevent adverse health and safety consequences during the production, handling, use and disposal of manufactured nanomaterials.
Known as "PS-Prep," the program is intended to raise the level of employer preparedness by making DHS-adopted standards more widely available, among other measures.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has deployed its National Source Tracking System, a centralized national registry to provide cradle-to-grave accounting of certain high-risk radioactive materials used in industry, medicine and research.
The Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers is changing names in an effort to attract "a broader and diverse base of hazardous materials professionals."
The alleged violations include everything from the illegal transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous waste and other pollutants to conspiracy and mail fraud.