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$378,620 in Fines Issued to Wisconsin Wood Firm for Willful Violations

Northeastern Wisconsin Wood Products was first inspected by OSHA in 2006 and issued eight citations. A follow-up inspection in 2007 found that most of the originally cited hazards remained unabated.

New Standard Helps Users Choose Clothing for Pesticide Work

The ISO 27065:2011 standard defines specific protection levels, allowing pesticide manufacturers to display the required level of protection needed on their products' labels.

Oregon OSHA Presents Memorial Scholarships

Established 20 years ago by state legislators, the Workers' Memorial Scholarship program aids students who are a dependent or spouse of an Oregon worker who was fatally injured or permanently disabled while on the job.



Approximately 92 percent of people who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac event die.

Study: 92 Percent of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Victims Die

The majority of people who experience an OHCA event do not receive bystander-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other timely interventions that improve the likelihood of survival to hospital discharge.

Storms Cause 2Q Loss for Liberty Mutual

Liberty Mutual Group was profitable in the first quarter but posted a $170 million 2Q loss due to "unprecedented" storms and tornadoes.

Genes Play Greater Role in Heart Attacks than Stroke, Study Says

“We found that the association between one of your parents having a heart attack and you having a heart attack was a lot stronger than the association between your parent having a stroke and you having a stroke,” said senior author Peter M. Rothwell, M.D., Ph.D.

Children left alone in vehicles during hot weather are at risk of a serious injury or death from hyperthermia.

NHTSA Steps Up Efforts to Prevent Child Deaths in Hot Cars

With record high temperatures nationwide and reports of 21 hyperthermia-related child deaths already this summer, NHTSA recently convened a roundtable with key stakeholders to help step up efforts to prevent these deaths.

WHO Appoints Patient Safety Envoy

The World Health Organization's director-general appointed Sir Liam Donaldson to the post on July 21.

LA Terminates Red Light Camera Program

The City Council voted to end it July 31. The city's police department wanted to continue it and said county courts refused to make changes that could raise the amount of collected fines.

AF447 Report Triggers Alarm Bells

The first new safety recommendation from French investigators July 29 is to make sure pilots receive training on manually flying planes at high altitude and recovering from stalls.

NTSB Sends Team to Aid Korean Crash Investigation

A Boeing 747-400F cargo plane operated by Asiana Airlines crashed July 28 into the East China Sea after its pilots reported an in-flight fire.

Corrections Officer's Death at Washington Prison Leads to $26,000 Fine

Washington Department of Corrections Officer Jayme Biendl was killed on Jan. 29, 2011, allegedly by Byron Scherf, an inmate at a Monroe, Wash., prison.

Mining Deaths at All-Time Low

MSHA's chief said the 14 deaths were still too many. Its fatality prevention program has had an impact, he said.

Grinder Operator Fatally Struck by Abrasive Wheel, Firm Fined $159,600

OSHA cited the company for 15 safety violations following an inspection resulting from the January death of a pedestal grinder operator who was killed when the abrasive wheel on the grinder exploded and struck the operator on the head.

Depression Rates More Common in High-Income Countries, Study Says

Women were twice as likely as men to suffer depression, and the major contributing factor was loss of a partner because of death, divorce, or separation.

OSHA Strikes Bowling Center with $112,600 Fine After Worker Dies in Pinsetter Machine

OSHA's Dallas Area Office initiated an inspection Feb 21, after receiving a report that a worker was fatally injured from being caught in a pinsetter machine while clearing a jam.

NIOSH Releases First World Trade Center Scientific, Medical Review

This first periodic review provides a summary of the current scientific and medical findings in the peer-reviewed literature about exposures resulting from the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City and cancer studies.

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