Industry associations say methods used to measure asbestos under MSHA's new rule "may indicate that asbestos is present in a mine when in fact it is not."
The U.S. House of Representatives also passed, 247-165, a bill to force OSHA to issue a combustible dust standard.
Sixteen months after voluntarily halting U.S. shipment of AEDs made at its Redmond, Wash., plant, the company's president says quality problems should be solved "in the near future."
The "never events" funding change coming this fall from CMS has the attention of hospital administrators.
The 2006 incident caused heavy damage and friction between CSB (source of this photo) and the state fire marshal. It may prompt new state rules for facilities that process chemicals.
The first edition, dated May 2008, showcases efforts that are central to the $80 million FY2009 budget request now before congressional appropriations committees.
AFL-CIO's Seminario, FIGHT's Hayes, and others tell Sen. Edward Kennedy's committee that OSHA penalties in fatalities are too low to make a difference.
All jurisdictions have agreed to implement the same law, and a panel of three experts is now working toward a January 2009 deadline to make recommendations.
These penalties, authorized by the MINER Act, have bumped MSHA's big cases beyond the penalties issued by OSHA.
A well-regarded Capitol Hill newspaper named The Hill reports that the Wyoming senator revealed his plans Saturday in a speech back home.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 23 issued a final regulation barring certain cattle materials from all animal feed, including pet food. The agency says the final rule further protects animals and consumers against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as "mad cow disease").
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said fuel efficiency standards for passenger vehicles and light trucks would increase by 4.5 percent per year during a five-year period ending in 2015.
OSHA will start an "informal public hearing" on the rule at 10 a.m. July 22 in Washington, D.C. If a second or third day is necessary, the hearing will begin at 9 a.m. those days.
Witnesses listed for the committee hearing include the Grocery Manufacturers Association's chief scientific offier and Pfizer's vice president of quality and EHS.
The nation's biggest railroads want relief from their requirement to transport toxic inhalation hazard materials.
The agency announced Friday it has accepted for review a new nuclear reactor application for the Grand Gulf site near Port Gibson, Miss., from Entergy.
The rule replaces an Emergency Temporary Standard that required stronger seals blocking off abandoned areas in underground coal mines.
The association's president said he hopes this rule "signals a renewed commitment from OSHA to continue to advance appropriate standard setting.”