Risk Management


If convicted, each corporation could be fined as much as $500,000 for each of the five counts against it.

Companies on Trial in 2007 Confined Space Deaths

In 2008, OSHA issued more than $1 million in fines against the two companies now on trial in a Colorado federal court.

I2P2, Recordkeeping on NACOSH Agenda

The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet June 22 in Washington, D.C., after subgroups on those two topics meet Jan. 21.

NCLR says Latinos are overrepresented in lower-paying occupations in food services, such as cooks.

Employment's Bright Spot Hides Injury Problem

The food services sector was one of the few U.S. economic sectors still growing in May 2011. A National Council of La Raza analyst says vulnerable workers in the industry are pressured to hide injuries and forgo treatment, however.

NSC Launches Campaign to Prevent Overexertion Injuries

Overexertion is the third leading cause of unintentional injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, accounting for an estimated 3.3 million visits annually.

FDA: Taking Receptor Blockers for High Blood Pressure Does Not Increase Risk of Cancer

FDA has determined that any concern about a relationship between ARB use and development of cancer has been resolved by this analysis.

NHTSA: Motorists Should Check Tires in Hot Weather to Improve Safety

The latest data from the Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that over the five-year period from 2005 to 2009, nearly 3,400 people died, and an estimated 116,000 were injured, in tire-related crashes.

FHWA Tool Reports Freight Traffic Shifts During Hurricane Season

The tool works by removing the closed or damaged highway from the networks, and recommending alternate available routes.

UL Announces Water Testing Services to Meet UCMR 3 Requirements

Underwriters Laboratories has introduced testing methods to meet the monitoring requirements for 28 new contaminants proposed in EPA's third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR 3).



ASSE Conference Brings More Awards

CEO Anil Mathur of Alaska Tanker Company is scheduled to receive the American Society of Safety Engineers' 2010-2011 President's Award on June 12.

As summer heats up, mosquitoes begin to breed.

Experts Predict 'Mosquito Summer from Hell'

Homeowners are advised to be vigilant in eliminating places where water can collect and stand in their yards and gardens.

USFA Releases Residential Building Fire Reports

Cooking is the leading cause of both one- and two-family and multifamily residential buildings fires, followed by heating.

Detecting and Containing Arc Flash Incidents

Power analytics software calculates potential arc flash threats in real time, recommending appropriate safety procedures and PPE needed to work in the vicinity.

June 13, 2011, is the date for the launch of the new center.

International Sustainability OSH Center Launching June 13

Safety 2011, the American Society of Safety Engineers' big conference in Chicago, is the setting for the debut of the Center for Safety and Health in Sustainability -- a collaboration of ASSE, AIHA, and IOSH.

Safety 2011's Best Monday Sessions

A look at the behavioral lessons of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Dr. E. Scott Geller's "People-Powered Safety" session, and a report by some of the ASSE delegates who visited China in November 2010 are among the highlights on June 13.

The primary sources of information when determining the components likely to be in the fume are the MSDS and/or the technical data sheet from the manufacturer of the consumable electrode/wire.

Welding Fume and Gas Exposure

Welding fume exposure tends to be highly variable due to several exposure factors.

Farm-to-Fork Safety

The new federal food safety law aims to prevent contamination rather than simply respond to it.

Take Precautions When Working with Power

Basic safeguards will prevent accidents and injuries when using generators.

Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted

The six-month 2011 hurricane season begins June 1. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has predicted three to six major hurricanes will form during it.

Roadrunner is a supercomputer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, shown in an NNSA photo.

NNSA Supercomputers Do Double Duty

From simulating space junk to mapping the spread of pandemic influenza, the world-class supercomputers owned by the three laboratories of the National Nuclear Security Administration have helped to solve a surprising list of non-defense challenges.

UK Chief Science Adviser Completes Chrysotile Review

This type of asbestos is currently classified as a Class 1 carcinogen, and Sir John Beddington concluded there's no justification for an imminent change in that classification.

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