The
new instruction modified the Safety Management (PSM) standard will allow OSHA
to employ an alternative re-approval process for qualifying VPP Star participants
Responding to a fatal Jan. 13, 2008, incident,
in which an ignited vapor cloud led to a fire at Texas oilfield waste disposal
facility, OSHA recently published a new information bulletin to highlight
specific workplace hazards for the oil and gas industry.
OSHA Region 3, the Roofing Contractors Association,
and the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local #30
have joined forces to promote workplace safety and health for employees in the
local roofing industry
The Arizona mining, smelting and refining company agreed to continue contamination investigations and remove arsenic, lead and copper contaminated soil.
In a new case study report, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board called for a new national fire code for hazardous waste facilities and for better information provided to emergency planners.
Continued goal of alliance is to provide safety and health information related to PPE, heat stress, and silica exposure to employees in the metalcasting industry.
Injuries relating to snow, sleet, freezing rain and ice jumped this past winter in Nova Scotia, Canada, according to the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia.
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