The groups have scheduled five live Webcasts throughout the day--10 a.m. to 6 p.m.--on May 6, which is Occupational Safety and Health Professional day.
Seminars and other events are being held all week at various locations throughout the city in support of Construction Safety Week. All sessions are free of charge and open to the public.
Inspectors identified other hazards including locked exits, obstructed exit access, and an unmarked exit; lack of welding screens and personal protective equipment for welders; untrained forklift operators; excess carbon monoxide levels from forklifts; and numerous electrical safety deficiencies including exposed live electrical parts.
Taking place on 2009's Workers Memorial Day, the hearing by the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety has a strong lineup of witnesses -- including Tammy Miser, shown here -- who will describe the true cost of workplace fatalities.
The Department of Labor have announced a $627,961 grant to assist approximately 87 workers affected by the sudden closure of Wood Structures Inc. headquartered in Biddeford, Maine, with a manufacturing facility in Saco, Maine.
Author and pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., of Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes will be the conference's keynote speaker. He will be joined by a cadre of other experts making presentations at the event, June 7-11.
The Department of Labor today announced a $1,520,633 grant to assist approximately 300 workers affected by the closure of MPC Computers LLC in Nampa, Idaho
Personnel and equipment at coal mines can be in danger if working too close to or atop piled material as it is drawn down by a feeder below onto a conveyor belt. New bulldozer operators need to know about it, and all operators should be reminded about the inherent hazards, according to MSHA.
Texas Mutual Insurance Company launched it in Lubbock on a trial basis with several participating employers. "Workplace Accidents Are a Pain. Work Smart" is the theme, and a free movie ticket can be earned by taking a safety quiz.
Ashton Kutcher and Oprah have nothing to fear, but the American Medical Association's new profile and tweets offering useful information for physicians, residents, and medical students are drawing an online crowd. Also, AMA and its board chair, Dr. Joseph M. Heyman, shown here, announced Wednesday the launch of a health information exchange for its 240,000 member physicians and the physician population at large.
"There is no excuse for the lack of fall protection, and it's outrageous to think that employers still allow employees to be exposed to fall hazards without ensuring fall protection is in use," said Charles Adkins, OSHA's regional administrator in Kansas City, Mo.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting today at 10 a.m. EDT to address best practices to avoid discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities. The meeting, at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., is open for public observation of the commission's deliberations, in accordance with the Sunshine Act.
It commits nearly $6 billion during fiscal years 2010 through 2014 for service entities, including AmeriCorps and new corps working on energy, education, health care, and veterans' services.
The newspaper is cited for "courageous reporting by Alexandra Berzon," shown here in a Sun photo, and exposing inadequate oversight by Nevada OSHA after several deaths among workers on the mammoth CityCenter and Cosmopolitan sites on the Strip. A safety assessment and follow-up training appear to have improved the situation.
Panelists invited to the April 22 meeting--which is open for public observation--will address the importance of caregiver-friendly workplace policies in economic hard times.
The Department of Labor recently announced a $271,075 grant to assist approximately 75 workers affected by the closure of GE Lighting located in Willoughby, Ohio.
The Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill on hurricane relief operations involved more than 150 participants at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Gov. Edward Rendell presented 2009 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence to 15 organizations that are saving energy, recycling, reducing waste, using solar power, and teaching new home builders about sustainability.
The Georgia Local Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the American Society of Safety Engineers' Georgia Chapter, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Occupational Safety and Health Division are taking part.
Their report on progress toward achieving eight major goals by 2017 shows how the industry as a whole is improving the safety of toxic inhalation hazard and flammable chemical shipments by rail.