Nearly 300 OSHA inspectors will be dispersed to refineries across the country over the next two years, as part of an intensified enforcement program prompted by the BP Texas City blast and other deadly refinery accidents.
According to data released Thursday as part of National Safety Month, the National Safety Council says that over a ten-year period, accidental deaths are up more than 20 percent, reaching 113,000 deaths in 2005.
Edwin Foulke Jr., OSHA’s assistant secretary of labor, and John Howard, M.D., director of NIOSH, were on stage Wednesday — alongside ISHN editor Dave Johnson — at the opening session of the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce).
ANSI/ASSE Z359.2-2007 is a brand new standard, the first approved standard in a series of new or revised standards that focus on fall protection and related systems. It establishes guidelines and requirements for an employer’s managed fall protection program.
Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH, sparked the passions of those attending the Tuesday general session at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) presentation covering the challenges facing industrial hygienists and occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professionals.
“Eye protection is a crucial part of our workplace safety program…From airborne particles to extreme fogging conditions, our workers are exposed to a variety of challenging situations,” says Reed. “I know solutions are out there. For me, it’s just a question of finding someone who can give me the answers.”
Both the MiniRAE 3000 and ppbRAE 3000 will have applications in industrial settings, environmental monitoring, indoor air quality and hazmat response applications, the company says.
Empowered Peer Leadership (EPL) Teams generate higher levels of safety performance providing the means to create a sustainable proactive safety culture.
There are certainly pros and cons when dealing with data and paperwork. The best way to assure an OSHA inspector that you have a good safety program is by being able to provide any and all documentation that they request. Here’s an overview of eight types of information that you shouldn’t be without.
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