As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2010 Game Day Challenge, colleges across the country will compete to see who can reduce, reuse, and recycle the most waste, the agency announced in a recent press release. Registration for the competition is now open and the winning colleges will be announced in November.
OSHA has cited MDLG, doing business as Phenix Lumber Co., for 53 safety and health violations following the death of one worker and the critical injury of a second at its Phenix City facility. Proposed penalties total $439,400.
OSHA has proposed a total of $89,000 in fines against CVS Pharmacy Inc. for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards following an inspection of the retailer's Orange, Conn., store.
OSHA announced in a recent press release that the agency has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise regulations covering the agency's On-site Consultation Program. The changes will provide the agency greater flexibility for inspecting worksites that are undergoing an on-site consultation visit and those that are granted Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) status, as well as ensure enhanced worker safety.
On September 1, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) signed the Seoul Declaration at the 5th China International Forum in Beijing, China, according to a press release. As a signatory, AIHA supports the Declaration in the implementation of core principles and encourages other individuals, organizations, and agencies to join the movement in its efforts to promote the health and safety of work environments worldwide.
For most men, chronic coughing raises the specter of cancer. But is cancer really a common cause of a cough that lingers? And if it’s not, what is? The September 2010 issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch discusses potential causes of this irritating problem, according to a recent press release.
NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to protecting and improving public health, recently hosted a meeting with Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Commissioner Robert Adler, according to a press release. During the visit, CPSC Commissioner Robert Adler and staff toured NSF International’s laboratories and discussed testing and certification for a range of consumer products.
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