OSHA seeks comments on its revised safety and health program management guidelines, CDC resists antibiotic resistance and the MSHA puts its new comm system to good use in a simulated mine disaster. These were among the top OSH and public health stories posted on ISHN.com this week.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) received awards for two safety videos at the annual Television, Internet, and Video Association of DC (TIVA DC) dinner on Saturday, November 14. Award recipients included Shock to the System, a safety video detailing key lessons for preventing hydraulic shock in ammonia refrigeration systems based on the CSB’s Millard Refrigerated Services investigation, and the computer-generated animation of a massive explosion and fire at the Caribbean Petroleum terminal facility.