OSHA's investigation was initiated in March after an employee was pinned and injured in a 9-foot-deep trench when a large piece of the trench wall caved in on him.
This could be big news for testing companies and for employers covered by the mandatory testing regulations. The agency wants comments by Aug. 9.
The American Society of Safety Engineers recently voted to accept two new credentials for professional membership, the top membership category in ASSE. Recently approved credentials by the ASSE Board of Directors for ASSE professional membership are the Construction Health and Safety Technician and the Occupational Health and Safety Technologist.
The Oct. 23-28 executive-led mission will include individual and government meetings to boost exports to an industry on which China will spend billions of dollars in the next five years to improve safety, according to the department.
A paper published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health states that two minutes of exercise daily for 10 weeks caused office workers with neck and shoulder pain to experience fewer headaches.
Proposed penalties total $159,700. OSHA began its inspection in December 2010 as part of its national emphasis program to prevent workplace amputations.
A trade association and the U.S. Labor Department offered very different interpretations of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 decision in IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez when they commented on its application to FSIS inspectors.
"This precedent-setting agreement will go a long way in protecting the interests of workers employed by this farm, as well as others in the industry," said Patrick Reilly, director of the division's Southern New Jersey District Office.
Novo Nordisk Inc., a Danish drug maker, agreed to pay that amount to resolve its civil liability for illegally promoting a hemophilia drug for treating traumatic bleeding of combat casualties.
Decreased lung function was more likely for officers with respiratory symptoms, those who were present when the towers collapsed, and those who worked long hours at the WTC site.
Salmonella, which is responsible for an estimated $365 million in direct medical costs each year in the United States, can be challenging to address because so many different foods like meats, eggs, produce, and even processed foods, can become contaminated with it and finding the source can be challenging because it can be introduced in many different ways.
Two petitions ask for rulemakings to warn consumers that the glass can reach high temperatures, posing a burn risk.
A new direct final rule from the Federal Aviation Administration adjusts its 2006 lightning requirements for expendable launch vehicles to match changes adopted by the U.S. Air Force, increasing launch availability.
OSHA initiated an inspection on Feb. 1 as part of its National Emphasis Program on Amputations. As a result, the company was cited for 18 serious violations.
The final rule will take effect July 8 and will save employers more than $45 million annually, according to OSHA.
The resurgent manufacturer announced an expanded OSHA partnership, significantly higher vehicle sales in China, and a GPS-enabled fleet management tool that will increase drivers’ safety.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's change means that drivers returning cargo containers to the equipment provider won't have to file a written report if they found no defects in that equipment.