A record 1,580 exhibitors have booked 617,800 square feet of exhibit space for the Oct. 18-21 trade show and the Congress for Safety and Health at Work.
An inspection was opened after OSHA learned that a worker sustained serious eye and facial injuries when the grinding wheel of the portable grinder he was operating ruptured and kicked back in his face.
Sixteen of the 17 people who took its first Health and Safety at Work exam given in Arabic achieved the qualification. Next up: Russian and Mandarin.
The agency announced its $93 million will clean up lead and other health hazards in nearly 7,000 high-risk homes and train workers about lead safety methods.
Two public hearings are set for Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 on its proposed rule that would include the construction industry in its scope.
The Z590.3 standard focuses specifically on the avoidance, elimination, reduction, and control of occupational safety and health hazards and risks in the design and redesign process.
The willful violations involve failing to ensure that the excavation spoil pile was at least 2 feet from the edge of the excavation, ensure that the ladder extended 3 feet above the level being accessed, and provide cave-in protection for employees working in the excavation.
The European Maritime Safety Agency opened its doors in 2003 after two major oil spills occurred about three years apart off the coasts of France and Spain.
The State Administration of Work Safety said the inspection program was begun because of the Bohai Bay oil spills that began in June. ConocoPhillips has agreed to create a fund to compensate victims of the spills.
Workplace violence is a serious recognized occupational hazard, ranking among the top four causes of death in workplaces during the past 15 years.
The Communication Workers Union fought for enactment of new laws in Northern Ireland and Scotland that mean owners of attacking dogs can be imprisoned and fined.
Three willful violations with penalties of $147,000 involve not providing protective leg coverings and eye or face shields to employees who operated chain saws, and not providing hard hats to employees working on the ground under trees.
FAA alleges that MIT offered a fiberboard box containing 33 electronic devices to FedEx for transportation by air from Cambridge, Mass., to Seattle on Aug. 25, 2009.
The International Code Council’s activity heightened when the National Institute of Standards and Technology released its “Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center,” which contained 30 broad recommendations for the model codes, standards industry, design community, and emergency responders.
OSHA cited Marshfield DoorSystems Inc. with one repeat and two alleged serious violations after a worker's hand became caught in an ingoing nip point on a conveyor belt line in March, resulting in contusions, abrasions, and friction burns.
Because Hurricane Irene affected so many communities on the East Coast, FEMA extended the deadline. Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. EDT is the new deadline to apply for Assistance to Firefighters Grants.
Some may assume that the lion's share of the responsibility is upstream, but downstream employers are not exempt.
The calendar is full of big meetings from early September to mid-December, including VPPPA, NSC, A+A, the IFMA World Workplace 2011, and NFPA's Fire & Life Safety Conference.
Violations include failing to provide machine guards on a bandsaw blade, allowing aluminum dust to collect in the shot blast machine, and failing to implement explosion protection measures for equipment and exhaust ventilation systems.
Proximity detection refers to a technology that can be installed on mining machinery to detect the presence of personnel or other machinery within a certain distance.