An investigation began after OSHA inspectors witnessed employees working on a scaffold without using fall protection equipment at a worksite in El Paso.
"A lack of fall protection and training leaves employees just a slip or a misstep away from a deadly or disabling plunge," said Robert Kowalski, area director of OSHA's office in Bridgeport, Conn., which conducted the inspection.
Part of the aim of the partnership is to develop educational training programs relating to fall protection, silica, and equipment operation hazards.
Will the safety and health community respond to a sincere invitation to ensure these important tools are maintained? FOHS President Dean Lillquist, Ph.D., CIH, and American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) board Chair Larry Gibbs, MEd, MPH, CIH, discussed the new fund Dec. 11, 2008, a week after FOHS announced it. This Q&A is the result.
According to a survey conducted by Audits International, when people prepared meals in their own kitchens, they failed to follow food safety and sanitation practices more than 99 percent of the time.
Forty-five percent of employees polled believe that because of the continuing economic conditions they face greater risk that their job will change or be eliminated, and 55 percent believe the risk that their future earnings will plateau or decline has increased.
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The company, which performs industrial painting on bridges and other construction projects throughout the state of Illinois, has been inspected by OSHA 16 times and cited for safety and health violations more than 100 times since 1976, according to the agency.
”No one’s sure why that happens, but it's thought to be influenced by limited food choices on the night shift, eating at the wrong times of day, and having limited time and energy for exercise,” the study says.
In its latest 2009 update for the 111th Congress and President Obama, the agency designated three new high-risk areas, focusing on the U.S. Financial Regulatory System, the FDA's oversight of medical products, and EPA's processes for assessing and controlling toxic chemicals.
The focus of the pact is on reducing construction and general industry hazards, including but not limited to falls, electrical operations, ergonomics, bloodborne pathogens, fire safety, egress/exit routes, and evacuation plans.
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The chemical, known as BPA, is used in plastics and can linings, and it has been linked to heart disease. This study shows BPA stays in the human body longer than scientists had thought.
Contractors and vendors met in San Antonio last week to talk about technologies for underground utility work. Britain's HSE says a company's recent conviction after a worker suffered burns should remind other excavators of the hazards.
The chemical, known as BPA, is used in plastics and can linings, and it has been linked to heart disease. This study shows BPA stays in the human body longer than scientists had thought.
Registration is now open for the 2009 Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference, to be held March 9-12 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The largest conference of its kind in the Northwest will feature more than 30 full-day workshops and 115 single-topic classes. It is designed to educate managers and workers about safety and health issues.
The event, from 11 a.m. to noon Central, opens the series with Editor Joel Haight participating and a focus on successful management of safety engineering work.
During Burn Awareness Week, Feb. 1-7, Shriners Hospitals for Children will kick-off a year-long campaign focused on preventing gasoline burn injuries. A special Web site has been developed for the campaign, www.burnawarenessweek.org.
In recognition of National Heart Failure Awareness Week, Feb. 8-14, the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) is encouraging everyone to learn the symptoms of heart failure and offering tips on maintaining a healthy heart.
More than four out of 10 (45 percent) professionals recently surveyed
admitted they very frequently go to work when they feel sick. However,
only 17 percent of managers polled believe the practice is this common.