Certain chemicals used to add flavor and aroma to food can pose serious health hazards for food industry workers, according to a recent Safety and Health Information Bulletin issued by OSHA.
The innovative technique of “cocooning” – wrapping all four sides of a building’s top floors in protective netting – is providing added safety for workers erecting One World Trade Center.
Under OSHA’s newest update to its National Emphasis Program on Shipbreaking, inspections will focus on 20 worker safety and health issues, including asbestos and lead exposure, polychlorinated biphenyls, confined spaces, heavy metals, powered industrial trucks, guarding of deck edges, oil/fuel removal and tank cleaning, hearing conservation, fire prevention, scaffolds, cutting and welding, and personal protective equipment.
The new OSHA standard for cranes and derricks which went into effect November 8 is expected to help prevent worker injuries and deaths, according to OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor Jordan Barab.
Trees for the Future, a leading nonprofit organization providing economic opportunity and improving livelihoods worldwide through seed distribution and agroforestry training, is offering the gift of fresh air this holiday season.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered CMM Realty, Inc. to reinstate a worker who was fired in violation of the whistleblower protection provisions of the Clean Air Act.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced last week that 13 mines from around the country received letters putting them on notice that each has a potential pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards under Section 104(e) of the federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a plan for preventing work-related injuries and illnesses by designing occupational hazards out of work equipment, structures, materials, and processes.
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 13. An animation depicting a massive sugar refinery explosion which took 14 lives won a Gold Award for best animation in its category. The animation appeared in a CSB safety video entitled Inferno: Dust Explosion at Imperial Sugar. Another CSB safety video, Combustible Dust: An Insidious Hazard was presented with the Silver Award for best educational/training video.
The holidays are a time of joyous family gatherings, festive decorations and elaborate dinners. But it’s important to be extra careful while enjoying the most wonderful time of the year. While there is an increase in holiday cheer, there is also a sharp rise in injuries during the holiday season.
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