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MSHA: OSHA's HazCom Standard Meets Requirements of Its Standard

The agency's new guidance "reflects MSHA's understanding that many mine operators are meeting OSHA's HazCom Standard," according to the MSHA news release.

Carriers Distributing Powerful Texting While Driving Documentary

Director Werner Herzog's film "From One Second To the Next" tells how four texting while driving accidents changed, in the blink of an eye, the lives of everyone involved. The wireless carriers will distribute it to more than 40,000 high schools nationwide.

House Hearing to Put VA Care Under Microscope

The Sept. 9 hearing by the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs will examine the department's approach to stopping preventable deaths, according to the chairman.



Harkin Urges Passage of Compounding Bill

The FDA's latest action, involving bacterial infections potentially associated with a compounding pharmacy's product, shows the Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act should be enacted, the HELP chairman said.

HSE Offering Construction Dust Seminar

About 500 workers in Britain die annually from the effects of inhaling dusts from concrete, wood, sandstone, gympsum, or sandstone.

ABC's 'Nashville' Is the Real Thing

The show's cast and crew began shooting 24 new episodes last month, with financial support from the city and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.

Ten New Members Join FEMA's National Advisory Council

The newcomers include Dennis J. Storemski, director of the City of Houston's Mayor's Office of Public Safety & Homeland Security, and Bart Johnson, executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Labor/Management Forum Among VPPPA Conference Highlights

The forum taking place Monday morning, Aug. 26, will be moderated by VPPPA board member Stephen Gauthier and is scheduled to be attended by OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels.

IOSH Members Elect New Council Representatives

There are 12 new members on the council, the elected body representing the IOSH membership.

Nashville Attraction: One of the World's Greenest Buildings

The Bridge Building, erected in 1908, earned LEED Platinum status with one of the highest scores ever awarded, The Tennessean reported recently.

1.3 Million-Member UFCW Rejoins the AFL-CIO

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union's president, Joe Hansen, and Executive Board announced the affiliation on Aug. 8 and posted a statement saying it was done "in order to build a stronger, more unified voice for the rights of workers."

Drive Safely Work Week 2013 Toolkits Available

The free kits were developed by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety.

Avian Flu Research Sparks Controversy

The plan by Ron Fouchier of Erasmus Medical Centre in the Netherlands and colleagues in the United States and Hong Kong is to study how the H7N9 variant might become infectious person to person.

Quest Diagnostics Announces Opioid Therapy Genetic Test

The company said it is believed to be the first clinical lab to offer testing for variants in all cytochrome P450 genes known to influence the CYP450 enzyme system, which affects the metabolism of opioids.

Study Shows Absorbable Sutures Can Treat Brain Infections

It's a possible alternative to IV antibiotics that are administered for up to eight weeks in the hospital, according to the authors.

Dallas Food Company Cited Again

"This is the second time in less than a year that BCW Food Products has failed to comply with OSHA's regulations which safeguard lockout and tagout equipment energy sources," said Stephen Boyd, OSHA's area director in Dallas.

Wal-Mart Stores, OSHA Reach Corporate-Wide Settlement

The settlement resolves two enforcement cases and applies to all 2,857 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in OSHA's jurisdiction.

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