In order to monitor the status of implementation of the GHS, the United Nations secretariat has started to collect information publicly available from various sources (reports from members of the GHS Sub-Committee or NGOs, reports submitted to or issued by other United Nations organs, programs or specialized agencies (UNECE, UNITAR, IMO, ICAO, UNEP, WHO, ILO) or other intergovernmental organizations (European Commission, APEC), non-governmental organizations, as well as reports on various workshops, seminars, conferences and other events organized in relation with the implementation of the GHS.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) says its investigation into the April 20, 2010 Macondo well blowout, explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico is progressing and will be completed in early 2013.
As National Volunteer Week wraps up, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is inviting industrial hygienists and other occupational health, safety and environmental professionals to volunteer their time, energy, and expertise to advance the science and practice of industrial hygiene.
An OSHA investigation begun after a worker was crushed to death in a coating machine while attempting to clear a jam has resulted in numerous citations against a New Jersey company.
The name of a Senate committee hearing going on right now says it all, say safety advocates: “Time Takes Its Toll: Delays in OSHA Standard Setting and Its Impact on Worker Safety.”