Injuries sustained while exercising accounted for a third of total injuries, despite the fact that exercising is designed to keep employees in good physical condition and decrease the risk of injury while on the job.
The agency sets minimum safety standards for airplane propellers, but its regulations don't specifically define the term propeller critical part – so there are no requirements for design, manufacture, or maintenance.
The final rule takes effect Jan. 3. It does not ban hands-free phone use.
The revised materials address OSHA's Materials Handling and Storage standard that protects workers who service single-piece and multi-piece rim wheels.
Chief Engineer Anthony Gervasio and Qualified Member of the Engineering Department Louis Longlois of the Damon B. Bankston received certificates as part of the International Maritime Organization’s Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011 presentation.
CEO Nancy Brown says the move "will help our nation take on one of its most significant public health problems."
Examples of best practices include promptly filing the worker’s compensation claim, phoning the employer to talk about the worker’s ability to return to work or a light-duty job, and regularly assessing a worker’s ability to do work activities.
"Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry and failing to ensure workers use fall protection when required is unacceptable," said Gary Anderson, director of OSHA's Calumet City Area Office.
Through Dec. 9, the association is offering discounts on its best-selling products.
Researchers from Mount Sinai have found that responders who experienced high levels of exposure to the initial dust cloud on Sept. 11, 2001, have a greater risk of developing arterial plaque.
Facilities to be inspected will be randomly selected from a list of sites likely to have highly hazardous chemicals in quantities covered by the process safety management standard.
The Rancho Cordova, Calif., explosion on Dec. 24, 2008, involved natural gas leaking from a distribution pipeline. An administrative judge rejected a smaller, $26 million fine proposed by the CPUC and the utility.
The labor board's complaint against Boeing for moving work to a South Carolina plant has become a potent political football this year.
The online "Dirty Work" contest invited workers to submit photos of themselves after they completed dirty jobs while wearing Tyvek garments.
When the president signed H.R. 674 on Nov. 21, repeal proponents completed a five-year campaign to eliminate the requirement that federal, state, and local governments with total expenditures of $100 million or more withhold 3 percent from payments for goods and services.
Breathing crystalline silica dust can cause silicosis, an incurable condition that reduces the ability of lungs to take in oxygen.
A series of four webinars in December and January will explain the program and how CDC will identify the seven locations where as many as 100 employers overall will participate.