Risk Management


Step into Safety Right

Here's advice managers should follow (and not follow) when it comes to deciding on and purchasing appropriate footwear for their workforce.

Radiation Sources in Natural Gas Well Activities

More attention and monitoring of occupational radiation exposure in the natural gas industry are warranted.

Educate, Train, and Visualize

Maintaining awareness is essential to maximizing your lockout program.

The bottom line is that safety managers need to plan ahead for how they will address winter slip and fall hazards. They also need to understand there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Plan Ahead to Prevent Slips and Falls

There are three ways to prevent them -– eliminating access, housekeeping, and improved traction -– but the first two aren't possible in all cases.

Workers cannot be properly protected from exposure hazards if they are not regularly using the monitors that are intended to detect the hazard. (Industrial Scientific photo)

Three Things Every Industrial Hygienist Should Know About Gas Monitoring

Of course, workers cannot be properly protected from exposure hazards if they are not regularly using the monitors intended to detect the hazard.

Big Settlement Announced in Crandall Canyon Mine Case

The $1.15 million settlement resolves the Labor Department's civil case with the operators, Murray Energy Corp. subsidiaries Genwal Resources Inc. and Andalex Resources Inc., for violations revealed by the August 2007 mine collapse.

NFPA Offering Free Combustible Dust Webinar Oct. 11

Guy Colonna, division manager for the association's Industrial & Chemical Engineering -- Hazardous Chemical & Materials Department, will discuss the 2013 edition of NFPA 654 standard.

Firestop Video Released

Underwriters Laboratories and the International Firestop Council collaborated on a demonstration test project and the new video.



PSM Enforcement Case Carries $67,000 in Penalties

OSHA announced its Baton Rouge Area Office conducted the investigation that resulted in 11 violations assessed against Westlake Vinyls Co. LP of Geismar, La.

Earthquake Forecasting Software Wins NASA Award

The 2012 Software Award was shared by NASA's first mobile app and the QuakeSim software, which models the behavior of earthquake faults to improve earthquake forecasting.

New CSB Board Member Selected

Dr. Beth J. Rosenberg, an assistant professor in the Public Health Program of Tufts University School of Medicine, will be nominated by President Obama.

FSIS Issues New Salmonella Guide for Small Entities

The revised compliance guide will be useful to small and very small meat and poultry establishments.

NSC, Governors' Group Ally Against Prescription Drug Abuse

The Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction Policy Academy will help seven governors address this problem.

CFOI Report Shows 666 Fatal Workplace Falls in 2011

BLS released its 2011 summary of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data on Sept. 20. Deaths in private construction declined for the fourth consecutive year.

Safety Culture Paramount After Fukushima, NRC Chairman Says

"We believe that by weaving the lessons learned from Fukushima into nearly all of our regulatory activities, we are ensuring their long-term sustainability," NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane said Sept. 17.

L&I: No 2013 Comp Rate Increase Planned

Washington is the only state where workers pay a substantial portion of premiums. Workers will pay about 24 percent of the premiums in 2013.

Marine Insurers Enduring Rough Year

Experts will speak about a host of safety and salvage issues, including cargo theft and robbery in Latin America, human factors in maritime accidents and claims, and piracy.

Harwood Grant to Fund AGC Fall Protection Training

Associated General Contractors of America announced it will offer the training in eight locations next year thanks to its $120,000 grant.

OSHA Rules in Favor of Dana Holding Corp Whistleblower

OSHA orders Dana Holding Corp. to pay an employee turned whistleblower nearly $275,000 in lost wages and compensation.

Webinar Explores Health Impacts of Severe Drought

The one-hour webinar on Sept. 18 is part of a series presented by CDC, the National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the American Public Health Association.

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