Risk Management


OSHA Forms Partnership to Protect Hispanic Workers in New Jersey

The agency says it will work with the Morristown Neighborhood House to develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, as well as provide expertise in developing ways of communicating the information bilingually.

USCG Tests New Airborne Radar with Vessel Monitoring System

The goal is to measure the performance of the planes' radar-operator systems in a realistic scenario using 40- to 60-foot long commercial fishing vessels underway in the fishing grounds off the New England coast.

Britain to Launch National Pandemic Flu Service

The service, a Web site and call centers to help Britons decide whether or not they have the H1N1 flu, will be available this week, the national health secretary announced Monday.

MACOSH Meeting to Discuss Marine Terminal Safety Issues

The committee advises the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA on issues relating to occupational safety and health policies, programs, and standards in the maritime industries, focusing on the shipyard and marine cargo handling (longshoring) industries.

Minnesota Dry Cleaning Plant Ordered to Stop Using Banned Machine

The company is subject to the dry cleaning rule of the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants because it uses perchloroethylene in its dry cleaning process. EPA says perchloroethylene may cause serious health effects including birth defects and cancer, and it may also cause harmful environmental and ecological effects.

ASSE Honors 8 Safety Pros for 'Making a Difference'

These individuals, chosen by their peers, represent the society's eight regions, which each contain anywhere from 15 to 20 chapters each.

Christine Sullivan is the CoPS Safety Professional of the Year

Risk Manager Named ASSE CoPS Safety Professional of the Year

Christine Sullivan, ARM, CSP, vice president – risk control services manager at Lockton Companies LLC in Denver, is an active professional member of ASSE who serves on its Council on Professional Development.

CPSC, Health Canada Announce Recall of 4,000 Boots Due to Fall Hazard

The footwear was manufactured in Romania and sold by specialty outdoor retailers nationwide for between $140 and $400 (U.S.) and for between $200 and $500 (Canada) from December 2007 through June 2009.



Construction Enforcement, Stimulus Funding on ACCSH Agenda

ACCSH advises the secretary of labor and the assistant secretary of labor for OSHA in the formulation of standards affecting the construction industry and on policy matters arising in the administration of the safety and health provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and the OSH Act of 1970.

EEOC Hearing Focuses on 'Plague' of Age Discrimination

"It is not limited to members of a particular class or a particular race. It is not limited to particular industries or particular regions. And it is not limited to a particular gender," said Acting EEOC Chairman Stuart Ishimaru in conjunction with the commission's issuance of a technical assistance document on waivers as part of severance agreements.

Former IT Director Sentenced for Hacking Company's Network

Two years in prison and three years of supervised release, plus $94,222 in restitution, was the sentence issued by a Houston judge this week.

H1N1 Tops Illinois Preparedness Summit's Concerns

The July 15 event in Oak Brook was co-sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Public Health Association.

VPPPA Briefs Barab, Praising VPP's Contributions

The OSHA leader heard from board members and other membesr of the association of VPP participants this week.

NC Governor Backs More Oversight of Coal Ash Ponds

Released June 29, EPA's list of 44 ponds nationwide that are assigned a high hazard potential rating, meaning a failure probably would cause fatalities, included 12 North Carolina sites -- the most of any state.

FDA, DOJ File Suit Citing ‘Filthy Conditions’ at Dietary Supplement Plants

The Paterson, N.J.-based companies promised to make corrections, but they failed to do so, DOJ said. The government’s complaint requests a court order to stop the companies and its officer from manufacturing and distributing the products until needed corrections are made.

Bosch Recalls Boilers Because of Fire Hazard

The recalled units, sold by wholesale distributors to plumbing and heating contractors nationwide from September 2007 through December 2007 for between $5,000 and $7,500, are white and designed to be mounted on walls.

Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms Recalled

About 94,000 of the Kidde Model PI2000 units are being recalled because of reported malfunctions involving electrostatic discharge during installation.

212 Tons of Hazwaste Cost Developer, Management Co. $227,500

In the course of redeveloping the property for residential reuse, a sludge lagoon area containing arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, and silver was excavated, and the contaminated material was improperly sent to a landfill in Rochester, N.H., that was not licensed or designed to accept hazardous waste.

Covanta Energy-from-Waste Plant Enters VPP at Highest Level

The site in Agawam, Mass., was admitted for three years of participation at the star level following an OSHA team’s three-day onsite review, which included an examination of the facility’s safety and health management system, interviews with employees, and a complete tour of the plant.

EPA to Clear Lead-Contaminated Soil along Penobscot River

The agency estimates it will take three to four months to clean the four-acre site that once held both an auto salvage shop and a gas station, situated a half mile from the center of town in a mixed residential and commercial area.

Featured

Artificial Intelligence

Webinars