A new type of lung cancer screening may help workers who are at increased risk for the disease because of past occupational exposures, according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
While a recent report from OMB Watch criticized the Obama administration for moving too slowly on regulatory enforcement during its first two years, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce describes the same period as having "an unprecedented exposion of new regulatory activity."
High rates of injury and illness -- and the specialized nature of some occupations -- are getting the maritime industry special attention from OSHA. Secretary of Labor Hilda L.Solis plans to re-establish the agency's Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, according to an agency press release.
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting tomorrow to consider a safety study on the effectiveness of airbags in general aviation aircraft.
Although the fluoridation of drinking water has been called one of the ten great public health achievements of the 20th century, recent findings from the National Academies of Science suggest that we may be getting too much of a good thing.
Director of Regulatory Policy at OMB Watch Rick Melberth called the Obama administration "far more serious" than the Bush administration about crafting workable regulations and enforcement mechanisms to protect people and the environment. However, the report concludes that expected improvements to the process are largely "stalled out."
"The Asbestos Roadmap will provide an agenda for needed research to fill lingering gaps in scientific knowledge about the identification and application of the term 'asbestos' for health and regulatory purposes."
"It’s hard work. It can be challenging. I think people can get discouraged, but at the end of the day you are helping people return home to their families safely, you are helping them earn a living and you are helping them to do it safely. And I don’t think it gets any better than that."
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited MillerCoors LLC of Golden, Colo., with 10 alleged serious violations of OSHA standards following the July 2010 release in excess of 2000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia at its Golden brewery.