The document explains in English and Spanish what workers and employers should do to prevent sensitization and diseases related to beryllium exposure.
A 27-employee site in Eugene is the newest member of Oregon OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, the agency announced last week.
The first few months of work done by participants in the European Commission-funded SAFEPROTEX project were devoted to trials of nanoparticles and self-cleaning, antimicrobial fibers.
OSHA initiated an inspection of the facility in August 2010 in response to a complaint and alleges three willful, 18 serious, and two other-than-serious violations of health and safety standards.
The new document is sure to help employers because it lists and links to the standards that require them to provide PPE and links to a list of relevant OSHA interpretation letters.
This year's conference season includes many exciting stops, starting with AAOHN's national conference in Atlanta. The National Safety Congress opens in Philadelphia just in time for Halloween.
Available remotely via Live Meeting, the March 29 event will focus on PPE for health care, mining, agriculture, and public safety. Workshops will follow on March 30.
This voluntary standard is the first national standard for PPE to be used by fire, police, and paramedics, officials said.
Originally signed in August 2004, the partnership supports training and sharing best practices for safe work in electrical transmission and distribution.
The grand prize went to a shot of a St. Joseph, Mo. member of Local 545 making a difficult weld at a Conoco refinery.
Both companies released fourth-quarter 2010 results Tuesday and raised their 2011 earnings expectations, saying sales increased across their business segments last year.
The individual employees, safety managers, and companies represent a range of industries and hazard solutions, including highly successful first aid iPhone apps and an electrical engineer's contribution toward a national arc flash standard. Winners will be announced April 28.
Several organizations are working with TRANSCAER, the voluntary national program helping responders and communities prepare for hazmat transportation incidents, as it begins a yearlong training effort in Stockton, Calif.
OSHA said both U.S. Steel Corp. and Power Piping Co. failed to provide an effective energy control procedure, which resulted in an explosion at the Clairton Works in which workers suffered burns and serious injuries.
The two victims were welding to repair a leaking tank last July when it exploded, according to OSHA.
The agency has finished a draft Current Intelligence Bulletin containing an assessment of the toxicological data and recommendations for safe handling of the materials.
Knowledge and protection can prevent serious hand injuries.
The directive recognizes updated consensus standards and includes more information about the PPE shipyard employers must provide to workers at no cost, as well as PPE for which they don't have to pay.
Two units of the federal Technical Support Working Group are hosting PPE Conference 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 30-Dec. 3. TSWG is the interagency R&D anti-terrorism program.
Two workers died of burns after an explosion in May involving ammonium perchlorate and n-Butanol.