OSHA Region 4 this week urged employers and workers to take appropriate safety measures to avoid injury and illnesses associated with the recovery and cleanup efforts following recent Florida storms.
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Foundation recently received a generous donation of $35,000 from Georgia-based United Parcel Service (UPS), in support of safety, health and environmental (SH&E) education through the ASSE Foundation’s annual scholarship program.
EPA has assessed the second highest penalty for violating the worker protection provisions of U.S. pesticide laws to an agricultural company based in Puerto Rico.
When several academics met with public health officials and drug industry leaders Thursday at a conference to discuss seasonal- and bird-flu preparation, many of those present urged the federal government to commit billions of dollars more toward its bird-flu outbreak response plan.
Businesses need to plan now for a possible pandemic flu outbreak because it takes time to develop a concise and workable plan, noted Dan Markiewicz, MS, CSP, CIH, CHMM, speaking at a recent seminar held by ASSE in Las Vegas.
OSHA is reminding employers that beginning Feb. 1, they must post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2006.
President Bush has signed a directive that gives the White House much greater control over the rules and policy statements that the government develops to protect public health, safety, the environment, civil rights and privacy.
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