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BCSC to Host Health & Safety Summits throughout Province

"We have long realized that accurate safety information, proper education, and training are synonymous with managing the risks we face on a day-to-day basis," said BCSC Executive Director Bryan Lowes.

ACHMM to Collapse Building in Minneapolis for Training

The live-action afternoon demolition will be part of the group’s national conference, Sept. 7-10.

Former NIOSH Director Howard Takes an ILO Position

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) SafeWork program today welcomed the acceptance by Dr John Howard, former director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, to serve as chair of the Steering Committee for the 5th edition of the ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety.

Medline Campaign Focuses on Ridding Hospital-Acquired Conditions

The initiative includes a $1 million grant program aimed at the prevention of HACs targeted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Texas Health Resources Donates AEDs to 51 Low-Income Schools

"Our hope is that this gift will increase the chance of survival for students, faculty, and visitors who may suffer sudden cardiac arrest while at school or attending campus activities," said Texas Health Resources CEO Douglas D. Hawthorne, FACHE.

New Jersey PVC Manufacturer Agrees to Reduce Emissions, Pay $1.3 Million

"Given what we know about the dangers of these emissions, this settlement did not come a moment too soon for the people who live and work near this facility," said Lisa P. Jackson, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

OSHA Metal Industry Focus Leads to $114,000 in Fines for Ohio Foundry

The site was charged with one willful LOTO violation and 39 serious violations, including 23 safety and 16 health regulation issues.

OSHA Proposes Clarification of PPE, Training Requirements

Yesterday, OSHA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to clarify the individualized nature of the requirement to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and training for workers. This proposal affects PPE and training in general industry, maritime, and construction. The public comment period on the proposed regulation will be open for 30 days.



Grant Funds Safety Outreach for 105 Missouri Mines

Fifteen-minute courses from the free "Walk and Talk Program" will train some 600 miners working at mines statewide, some of which have no training programs, the state's labor department announced.

NFPA Starting Webinar Series Sept. 9

Presentations on the 70E standard's 2009 edition, propane safety, mass notification, and more are on the schedule for the rest of the month.

OSHA Clarifying Per-Employee Duty in Standards

Today's proposed rule responds to OSHRC decisions and makes explicit employers' duty to train and provide respiratory protection in particular to each employee.

DOL to Launch Site for Employers of Veterans, Others with 'Invisible Wounds'

The site, "America's Heroes at Work," will be unveiled at a press conference Wednesday in Washington, D.C., from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT.

Hong Kong Tries Awards to Boost Food Service Safety

Cash prizes will be used to reduce accidents in this sector -- among the highest for all trades in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, its Labor Department reports.

GSA: Long-Term Care Workers Struggle with Elderly Population Boom

According to a special report, people ages 65 and older are projected to represent at least 20 percent of the total U.S. population by 2030, with the number of those 85-and-older increasing the most.

Hydrogen-Powered Fleet Tours America

"The technology necessary to put these cars on the road, and keep them moving, exists today," said DOT's Paul Brubaker. "The question is not if hydrogen-powered vehicles will be available commercially, but when."

OSHA Implements New NEP on Occupational Lead Exposure

The agency said it has analyzed NIOSH data to determine which industries have elevated blood levels indicating a need for increased focus in evaluation of airborne lead exposures.

OSHA Revises Training Program for New Compliance Officers

Each newly-hired CSHO will be required to complete a minimum of eight courses offered by the OSHA Training Institute during the first three years of his/her career as a CSHO. The order and sequence of these courses are prescribed in an agency-wide Instruction posted yesterday.

Florida Readies for No-Notice OSHA 'Swept Up' Week

Federal compliance officers will focus their unannounced enforcement efforts on construction sites in the area that reaches from Daytona Beach to Pensacola, Fla., sometime this month.

DOL Grants Texas $7.4 Million for Hurricane Dolly Assistance

The funds will be used in part for projects that provide retraining services for those who cannot return to work and humanitarian assistance for disaster victims, including work on the homes of individuals eligible for the federally funded weatherization program.

Survey: Many Companies Paying for Employee Professional Development

As students gear up to go back to school this fall, those already in the workforce may want to consider continuing their education, a new survey suggests.

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