Tyson Foods Inc. was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Arkansas to pay the maximum fine for willfully violating worker safety regulations that led to a worker’s death in its River Valley Animal Foods (RVAF) plant in Texarkana, Ark., the Justice Department announced.
Oil refineries nationwide have received letters from OSH) emphasizing the need to comply with all applicable OSHA standards, particularly the Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (HHCs).
After tomorrow, June 12, 2009, all full power television stations will only broadcast in digital, over-the-air signals. EPA, in a recent press release, encourages all U.S. citizens who own an analog TV set and who receive free broadcasts (via rabbit ears or a roof-top antenna) to extend the life of their TV by subscribing to a paid TV service or connecting it to a converter box. Energy Star-qualified digital converter boxes are available for purchase.
OSHA announced in the June 11th Federal Register that nominations are being accepted for persons to serve on the 12-member National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, according to an agency press release.
Employees who often go to work despite feeling sick have higher rates of future work absences due to illness, according to a study in the June Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
If your transportation employees perform “safety-sensitive duties,” you may be subject to the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing regulations. Here are six steps toward compliance:
The cost of an AED in the U.S. is less than $2,000. CPR/AED training takes only a half-day. Installing a $300 wall cabinet will take less than 20 minutes.
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