OSHA’s Wichita Area Office has launched a local special emphasis program in Kansas aimed at reducing workplace hazards on construction projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).
From April 30 through May 6, ORC Worldwide collected information related to business response to the spread of the Influenza A H1N1 virus on behalf of the members of the ORC Networks community.
“Although OSHA has no specific standard on influenza exposure, the General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act - the ‘OSH Act,’ which requires employers to provide employment free from recognized hazards - will be used to protect their workers,” said acting OSHA chief Jordan Barab at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Nurses Congress last month in Washington, D.C .
In a final report issued into the November 2008 fertilizer tank collapse at Allied Terminals in Chesapeake, Va., the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recommended that the Commonwealth of Virginia regulate or authorize local jurisdictions to regulate the design, construction, maintenance and inspection of large fertilizer storage tanks located on the Elizabeth River.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has paid more than $1 billion in compensation and medical benefits to 9,134 Tennessee residents under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
OSHA has cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for inadequate crowd management following the Nov. 28, 2008, death of an employee at its Valley Stream, N.Y., store. The worker died of asphyxiation after he was knocked to the ground and trampled by a crowd of about 2,000 shoppers who surged into the store for its annual "Blitz Friday" pre-holiday sales event.
On May 21, the California OSHA Standards Board adopted, by a unanimous 6 to 0 vote, the first U.S. workplace standard designed to protect workers from aerosol (airborne and droplet) transmitted diseases.
Findings from five years of grassroots health care public engagement across the United States were shared today as CodeBlueNow!, a non-profit, non-partisan organization, released, “In Their Voices: Common Ground, Common Sense and Consensus on Reform.,” according to an organization press release. The report consists of the words of the American people as they have expressed their values, concerns, and wishes for a reformed health care system.
Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment, contamination issues related to Hexavalent Chromium and Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are three additions to the Shipyard Industry Standards, a revised guidance document recently published OSHA that provides employers and workers with an overview of all safety and health standards associated with the shipyard industry, according to an OSHA press release.
As we approach the beginning of another summer travel season,
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Mark V. Rosenker
reminded Americans in a press statement that a few simple safety precautions
can keep us safe while we spend time with family and friends.
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