A Brooklyn, N.Y., book wholesaler must offer reinstatement and pay more than $18,000 to an employee who was fired for filing a safety complaint with OSHA.
In a scene that is all too familiar to — and dreaded by — safety professionals, two workers who tried to rescue a colleague at a Montreal-area cosmetics factory died themselves from breathing large quantities of argon gas, The Canadian Press reports.
OSHA has fined a Brooklyn, N.Y., foundry $144,750 for a litany of safety and health violations, including unguarded machinery, inadequate hearing protection, lead overexposures and a steam explosion hazard.
In 2006 the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies awarded the Acetate Fibers Division of Eastman Chemical Company a second 3-year period of Accreditation for its behavioral safety program.
Personal injuries are often the last barrier to achieving safety goals. Curbing these injuries presents a challenge, because they are affected by the individual traits and skills of workers.
In the world of gas detection instrumentation, the expression “better safe than sorry†certainly holds true. Manufacturers and regulatory agencies agree the safest and most conservative approach to assuring instrumentation accuracy is to perform a functional test by exposing the instrument to known concentration test gas before each day’s use.
Choosing the most appropriate protective apparel can be quite a job. From assessing workplace risks and the likelihood for hazard exposures, to understanding how to apply performance data, garment ratings and international standards, the process may seem daunting to some.
Whether it’s a formal safety meeting set up in a classroom, or a weekly toolbox talk on the jobsite, preparation is key to successful training. If you’re on a construction site, here are some tips for properly setting up a classroom-style construction safety meeting.
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