In a letter to OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels, American Industrial Hygiene Association President Cathy L. Cole, CIH, CSP writes “there is a need to restore the musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) column on the OSHA 300 log and (AIHA) supports efforts by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to include this column on future OSHA 300 logs.”
The American Industrial Hygiene Association has staked out a position urging OSHA to move ahead with a standard on hearing conservation programs for construction workers.
Since 2003, a steadily increasing percentage of ORC Worldwide (a Washington-based safety and health consultancy) member companies have implemented policies or guidance covering cell phone use while driving on company business, according to an ORC Worldwide web posting. The post pointed to three surveys conducted by ORC in 2003, 2007 and 2009.
OSHA has issued citations to Val-O-Mo Farm Inc. in Elmwood, Wis., following an investigation into the death of a migrant farmhand at the location, according to an agency press release.
Cal/OSHA, the Nisei Farmers League and a coalition of agricultural organizations, representing 90 percent of the industry, have partnered together to sponsor this year’s “Heat Illness Prevention in Agriculture” training events with the official launch held on Tuesday, March 30 in Fresno, according to a press release. The event trained growers, Farm Labor Contractors and supervisors about their responsibilities under California’s Heat Illness Prevention Standard and the consequences of not protecting outdoor workers from the heat.
The American Public Health Association (APHA) this week petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt stronger, more protective standards to safeguard the health of the public from ground-level ozone, according to an APHA press release.
On March 16, 2010, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Dr. David Michaels, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, in support of a major piece of OSHA reform legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress. An analysis of the bill by Eric J. Conn and James A. Lastowka, occupational safety specialist attorneys in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC, was made available to the press.
Under a final decision issued by EPA no stationary sources will be required to get Clean Air Act permits that cover greenhouse gases (GHGs) before January 2011, according to an agency press statement.
EPA has announced a number of actions to address the potential effects of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in the manufacture of a wide range of consumer and industrial products, according to an agency press statement.
The 2010 NFPA Conference & Expo begins Monday, June 7 and concludes Thursday, June 10, at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South. More than 5,000 fire and life safety professionals are expected to attend.
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