The first Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards were presented during NHCA's 34th annual conference, which ended yesterday in Atlanta and won praise from NIOSH Acting Director Christine Branche.
The training will focus on reducing and preventing workers' exposure to chemical hazards, falls, struck-by, caught-between, and electrical hazards that may be encountered.
"This employer's ongoing recalcitrance delayed but did not derail our efforts on behalf of the employee," said Robert Kulick, OSHA's regional administrator in New York.
How administering beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, and magnesium before exposure to a loud sound may prevent hearing loss is explored in two studies being presented at the 2009 Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology that starts today in Baltimore.
"Monsanto Aviation has gone above and beyond in establishing a culture of workplace safety," said Charles E. Adkins, OSHA's regional administrator in Kansas City.
This interim guidance is not sounding an alarm bell. The agency says scientific and medical evidence remains insufficient to recommend specific screening of workers potentially exposed to engineered nanoparticles.
Among the items OSHA cited after an investigation that opened in August 2008 were improper forklift operations, not providing eye protection or eye flushing stations, and improper hazardous energy control procedures during press machine maintenance and repairs.
If the distance between a lift's work platform and a lower level will be less than the minimum anchor point elevation stipulated by the lanyard's manufacturer, then a different fall-arrest or restraint system must be used.
The document provides a review of the available literature and an update of the agency's policies on occupational exposure to the compounds, including an assessment of relevant quantitative risk assessments about exposure to them and appropriate methods for sampling and analysis of the compounds in the workplace.
In the United States, more than 112,000 people enter a hospital emergency room each year with hot tap water scald burns. Thousands more suffer injuries from hot foods and beverages heated on the stove or in the microwave.
After a city fire department reported the site had blocked fire exits and aisles, OSHA began its inspection July 29, 2008.
The British campaign to reduce slip-and-fall injuries is focused on seven sectors where they are common: food retail, catering and hospitality, food and drink manufacturing, building and plant maintenance, construction, health care, and education.
Ken Ward Jr.'s coverage of the industry and mining safety is now available in a blog on his newspaper's Web site.
The action follows an inspection last week that found numerous "deficiencies and discrepancies," all in violation of the requirements of the site's state-issued permit.
The Yakima, Wash.-based company agreed to spend more than $85,000 within the next year for safety improvements and to purchase new communications and rescue equipment for local fire departments.
The Department of Labor has announced that all former Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory (CANEL) workers have now been added to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act's (EEOICPA) Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). EEOICPA provides compensation and medical benefits to employees who became ill as a result of working in the nuclear weapons industry. Survivors of qualified employees may also be entitled to benefits.
Among its recommendations, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Health Research and the Privacy of Health Information urges all health research institutions take strong measures to safeguard the security of personal¬ly identifiable health information and advises the Department of Health and Human Services to support the development and use of new security technologies and self-evaluation standards.
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), working with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), has issued a revised Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services.
The 126-acre site in Pennsylvania will hold a 300-room hotel, 200,000 square feet of retail space, 3,000 slot machines, a meeting and convention area, and a variety of dining, shopping, and entertainment venues.
The total penalty amount is the result of citations for seven repeat violations, 19 serious violations, and 10 other-than-serious violations found during an inspection initiated by a complaint.