THE AUTHORITY ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND LOSS
PREVENTION
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July 03, 2008
Off-the-Job Safety: Fireworks Safety Fireworks account for a substantial number of preventable injuries and fires each year, especially during the weeks before and after the Fourth of July, and United States Fire Administration (USFA) is warning people celebrating the Fourth with fireworks to be extra cautious and to follow a few safety procedures. |
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July 02, 2008
International Safety: New Declaration Promotes Safety and Health at Work An international panel of high-level decision makers and leaders gathered in Seoul, Korea, June 29 to adopt the Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work, which will act as a blueprint for constructing a global culture of safety and health in workplaces. |
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July 02, 2008
Roadcheck 2008 Results: Truck Fleet Safety Improves The results of Roadcheck 2008, a 3-day inspection blitz of thousands of vehicles across North America, reveal a significant increase in the number of U.S. truck drivers who passed roadside safety inspections and who were in compliance with driver work and rest rules. |
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July 01, 2008
MSHA Proposes Belt Air Rule MSHA published a proposed rule in the June 19 Federal Register that includes requirements for improved flame-resistant conveyor belts, fire prevention and detection in belt entries, standardized tactile signals on lifelines and the approval of belt air used for ventilation in underground mines. |
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July 01, 2008
CSB Report Calls for Improved Nonconductive Flammable Liquid MSDSs In a new case study addressing the July 2007 explosion and fire at the Barton Solvents distribution facility in Valley Center, Kans., the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) determined that a static spark resulting from a level-measuring float inside the tank likely caused the explosion and called for improved material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for nonconductive flammable liquids. |
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June 30, 2008
Danger Ahead! Cell Phones and Driving You wouldn't allow an employee to drive while drunk. But what about making a cell phone call while driving? |
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June 30, 2008
And the Worst Boss Ever Award Goes To … Varsha Sabhnani was sentenced June 26 to 132 months in prison based on her conviction for forced labor, peonage, harboring aliens, document servitude and related conspiracy charges, according to U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Benton J. Campbell. The proceeding was held before U.S. District Court Judge Arthur D. Spatt at the U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y. |
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June 27, 2008
Foulke Goes on Air to Protect Flood Recover Workers Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke Jr. has prepared a public service radio announcement aimed at residents involved in recovery efforts in flood-ravaged areas. |
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June 27, 2008
Focused Inspections of Petroleum Refineries in Washington Finds Multiple Violations at Shell's Equilon Facility Washington state's Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited Shell Oil Co.'s Equilon refinery in Anacortes, Wash., for violations found as a result of a focused inspection aimed at reducing the likelihood of catastrophic events associated with petroleum refinery operations. |
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June 27, 2008
Are Experienced Employees Falling Behind? Contrary to the recent focus on the lack of workforce readiness among first-time employees, human resources (HR) professionals report that most workplace skills are of greater importance today for experienced workers than for new entrants to the workforce. However, no more than half of their organizations' employees have participated in skills training – perhaps because they don't think it meets their needs. |
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June 26, 2008
Pfizer Agrees to $975,000 Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations Pfizer Inc. agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its former manufacturing plant in Groton, Conn., according to EPA and the Justice Department. The settlement is the first of its type in federal court under regulations designed to control the emissions of hazardous air pollutants from pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. |
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June 26, 2008
Mayfly-Mimicking Sensor Could Improve Mine Safety University of Maryland researchers revealed that security, safety and health sensors in coal mines and other areas could be improved with the help of an unlikely source: the mayfly. |
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June 25, 2008
Needlestick Injuries, Workplace Safety Are Top Nurse Concerns According to a new American Nurse Association (ANA) survey, two-thirds of U.S. nurses remain concerned about needlestick injuries and blood-borne infections, and more than half believe their workplace safety climate negatively impacts their own personal safety. |
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June 25, 2008
Kentucky Plant Worker Kills 5 Employees, Self After arguing with his supervisor over wearing safety goggles, a worker in a plastics plant in Henderson, Ky., allegedly shot and killed four coworkers the morning of June 25 before turning the gun on himself. |
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June 24, 2008
House Hearing: Does OSHA Adequately Enforce Construction Safety Rules? During a June 24 House Committee on Education and Labor hearing focusing on OSHA’s role in enforcing construction safety rules, legislators and industry experts questioned whether the agency is doing everything possible to improve safety at construction sites. |
