Risk Management


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.

traffic zone safety cones

Renewed Alliance Focuses on Roadway Safety, Materials Handling

Training programs will be offered on a monthly basis and are normally conducted jointly by personnel from both the Delaware Safety Council and OSHA.

FDA, DOJ Say Brooklyn Cheese Maker is Dangerous, 'Insanitary'

In a suit filed this week in New York, the government says the company has an extensive history of operating under unsanitary conditions and producing cheese contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne pathogen that can cause serious illness and death.

Inadequate Process Safety Cited in $202,000 Penalty against Refinery

"The identified violations leave employees at the refinery vulnerable to accidents that could result in injury or possible death," said Al D'Imperio, area director of OSHA's Philadelphia Office.

CDC Starts Web-based Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

Called a "revolutionary tool," it will allow the public to track environmental exposures and chronic health conditions.

Michael R. Taylor, senior advisor to FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg

Tougher Food Safety Regulations Coming Soon

On Tuesday, FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg announced Michael R. Taylor, a former administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service and acting under secretary for Food Safety, is returning to FDA as her senior advisor.

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