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OSHA signed an agreement Monday with NAM and other industry groups that settles a challenge to OSHA’s hexavalent chromium standard. As a result, the agency will issue a letter of interpretation addressing specific questions regarding the new standard.

OSHA’s 2007 Site-Specific Targeting (SST) plan will focus on approximately 4,150 high-hazard worksites in its primary list for unannounced comprehensive inspections for the coming year.

ANSI/ASSE A10.4-2007 standard sets minimum requirements to provide for the safety of workers engaged in occupations that require the use of personnel hoists or employee elevators.

OSHA’s Wichita, Kan., area office recently launched a new Local Emphasis Program (LEP) targeting general industry businesses where servicing of single and multi-piece rim wheels is performed, including those used on large vehicles such as trucks, tractors, trailers, buses and off-road machines. The LEP supplements OSHA's national Site-Specific Targeting program that annually identifies workplaces with high rates of injuries and illnesses.

Stronger seals, proper methane monitoring and the removal of a pump cable from a sealed area underground could have prevented the Sago Mine disaster, according to a report issued Wednesday by federal investigators.

NIOSH is undergoing a federal review under the Paperwork Reduction Act to help the agency to better understand and work with labor unions.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced the creation of two high-level positions within its Mine Emergency Operations division. The new job assignments will be based at MSHA's Safety and Health Technology Center in Bruceton, Pa.

CH2M HILL is responsible for safely managing more than 53 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste on the Department of Energy’s Hanford site in south-central Washington State. Part of CH2M HILL’s management responsibility includes protecting its workers from potentially harmful chemical vapors emanating from those tanks.

With summer around the corner, it’s time to start preparing for the hot days ahead and how they affect employees. Difficult, strenuous work conditions can impact the health and well-being of your employees anytime. When the ambient temperature combines with humidity and work load, it drastically affects the body’s ability to cool itself.

OSHA, ASSE and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) will kick off the annual North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week 2007 with ceremonies today at 10 a.m. and noon.