Whether you get it from the sun or from artificial sources such as sun lamps and tanning beds, ultraviolet radiation is linked to skin cancers and to other sorts of skin damage, particularly premature skin aging, reports the September 2009 issue of Harvard Women’s Health Watch, according to a recent press release.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued 19
recommendations regarding Helicopter Emergency Medical
Services (HEMS), according to an NTSB press release. These recommendations address various
safety issues including pilot training; safety management
systems to minimize risk; collection and analysis of flight,
weather, and safety data; flight data monitoring;
development of a low altitude airspace infrastructure; and
the use of dual pilots, autopilots, and night vision imaging
systems (NVIS).
America’s houses of worship can now earn the Energy Star label, joining the nation’s schools, hospitals, hotels, and other facilities in their efforts to fight climate change, save energy and reduce their carbon footprint, according to an EPA press release. Use of Portfolio Manager allows facilities to track energy use and the associated greenhouse gas emissions, set targets for investment priorities and verify efficiency improvements. Now the estimated 370,000 houses of worship across the United States can use Portfolio Manager to receive an energy performance rating, and the most energy efficient among them can earn the Energy Star label.
Heberle Disposal Service Inc., a Rochester, N.Y., solid waste collection company, faces an additional $304,200 in fines from OSHA for failing to correct hazards cited during a 2008 inspection and for new and recurring safety hazards at its Alvanar Road worksite.
OSHA has cited Stavis Seafoods Inc. for 15 alleged serious violations of safety and health standards at its Channel Street distribution and processing facility in Boston. The seafood company faces a total of $47,250 in proposed fines, chiefly for deficiencies in its process safety management (PSM) program.
Illinois yesterday became the newest state to receive approval from OSHA to administer its own occupational safety and health plan for public employees in the state.
A new report, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,” was released today by a collaborative of international EMF activists, according to press release from ElectromagneticHealth.org.
Upon hearing of the death of Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) offered its condolences to the Kennedy family and commented that occupational health and safety has lost a strong supporter who will be hard to replace, according to an association press release. AIHA President Cathy L. Cole, CIH, CSP, said that throughout the years Senator Kennedy has been a friend to both AIHA and the profession of industrial hygiene.
Acting OSHA Assistant Secretary Jordan Barab and Houston Mayor Bill White addressed more than 2,800 attendees at the Opening General Session of the 25th Annual National Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association, Inc. (VPPPA) Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association, Inc. (VPPPA) honored the winners of the VPPPA Annual Awards during the Opening General Session of the 25th Annual National VPPPA Conference in San Antonio, Texas, according to an organization press release.
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