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Honeywell workplace drops injury/illness rate to -1%

April 4, 2017

Honeywell Fluorine Products in Claymont, Del. recently received a visit from OSHA – but not for having an unsafe workplace. The company’s management and employees received a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) plaque and flag from Regional Administrator Richard Mendelson, in recognition of its safety achievements.

DOL nominee awaiting full Senate vote

April 3, 2017

Alexander Acosta has moved a step closer toward being confirmed U.S. Labor secretary after being approved last week by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

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Former OSHA insider names names

March 31, 2017

The steady stream of enforcement announcements issued by OSHA – which identified companies who commit major safety and health violations and revealed the fines levied against them – may have stopped on inauguration day, but a former OSHA official is getting the information out there, by posting it on his blog.

UL EHS Sustainability Announces Keynote Speakers for American EHS&S Forum

Dr. David Michaels, OSHA, and Carol Singer Neuvelt, NAEM, to address the importance of sustainability in the workplace and the need for greater EHS&S transparency

March 31, 2017

UL EHS Sustainability today announced the two keynote speakers for its upcoming American EHS&S Forum, set for May 3 – 4, at the George Jones Museum in Nashville, Tenn. Dr. David Michaels, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, will discuss a new approach to sustainability in the workplace and Carol Singer Neuvelt, Executive Director of the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM), will discuss the role of transparency in changing how companies manage the EHS and sustainability (EHS&S) function, and communicate their program performance.

Mine safety rule could be delayed

March 31, 2017

The U.S. Labor Department (DOL) has proposed a delay in the effective date of the final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines -- from May 23, 2017, to July 24, 2017.

Safety Stand-Down puts the brakes on injuries at Georgia road sites

March 31, 2017

Road workers in Georgia will get some much needed safety training next week, thanks to state-level participation in National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week, April 3-7. The Federal Highway Administration, the state of Georgia, local government organizations and employers are partnering with OSHA to sponsor one-hour events to train road workers on the dangers of distracted drivers, flying debris and other objects and activities that endanger those who toil in highway work zones.

ASSE’s Nigeria Safety Summit demonstrates that safety is a universal language

March 29, 2017

As a global organization, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) works with its members from more than 80 countries to elevate the safety profession and help protect workers through education, advocacy and standards development. Its latest success was the 2017 Nigeria Safety Summit held March 21-25 that included sessions led by ASSE President Tom Cecich, CSP, CIH.

Worker crushed inside bank vault

March 28, 2017

A Pennsylvania construction worker was killed yesterday in an accident inside a Cheltenham Township bank vault.

Politicians to get an earful for Workers Memorial Day

March 28, 2017

This year’s Workers Memorial Day, April 28, will be a little different. In addition to speeches and candlelit ceremonies, processions and pancake breakfasts, there’ll be activism – motivated by what advocates say is the Trump administration’s attacks on workplace safety.