The investigation followed a June 12 fatality at its Philadelphia plant when a worker was crushed by a paper hopper during loading operations.
Incentive Federation Executive Director George Delta explained that upcoming tax reform and health care issues on the horizon for the 112th Congress that begins in January could provide a workable venue to promote the use of incentives as a means to reduce health care costs.
OSHA's inspection resulted in one willful violation for the company's failure to have guards in place on its automatic laser cutting machine. The worker who died was struck within the "point of operation" zone of the machine.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the companies knowingly imported more than 200,000 consumer fireworks from December 2006 to September 2007 that were banned hazardous substances because they contained too much pyrotechnic material.
Slings enable lifts of sections weighing as much as 2.6 million pounds for the tower sections of the reconstructed San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
A quiz and a video from CSA International offer tips about smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, and unapproved appliances.
A Dec. 8 notice from SAMHSA announced Secretary Sebelius has approved two medical review officer certifying entities and two others for the training given as a prerequisite for certification.
The 3rd edition contains more than 12,650 references and 2,500 recommendations—a comprehensive collection of evidence-based musculoskeletal medical recommendations—with supporting evidence levels and tables.
Report sponsors say that the economic benefits, including health benefits, will far outweigh the costs of complying with EPA's proposed Transport Rule.
OSHA began its inspection in June, resulting in the issuance of two repeat violations and two serious citations.
Both agencies are telling employers their minimum random drug testing percentage rates will stay at 25 percent.
Two research projects involve Johns Hopkins University, the University of North Texas, and the American Iron and Steel Institute's Seismic Code Team.
Each Class I railroad, each railroad with an inadequate safety record, and each passenger railroad would have to submit a plan to the Federal Railroad Administration for its approval and then implement it.
The $110 million transaction is expected to close this month, pending shareholders' and regulatory approvals, according to the companies.
The new education campaign urges firefighters to take personal responsibility for their health and safety by recognizing the occupational hazards of carbon monoxide exposure and wearing protective masks during both active fire and overhaul operations to prevent unnecessary risks.
As a result of the June inspection by OSHA, the company was issued two willful citations with proposed fines of $140,000 and four serious citations with proposed penalties of $16,000.
Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., the current ranking member, was selected Wednesday as Education and Labor Committee chairman. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis strongly critized the bill's defeat.