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EPA fast-tracks five dangerous chemicals

October 12, 2016

The EPA says it is taking swift action to carry out requirements in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act and to reduce exposure to certain persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals.

A dangerous state

Occupational fatalities sharply up in Illinois

October 12, 2016

Thirty-six Illinois workers have died on the job since Jan. 1, 2016. That’s an average of one life lost each week in the Prairie State, and it represents a 28 percent increase in workplace deaths since 2013. Struck-by hazards and falls in construction and other industries combined to account for the majority of workplace fatalities.

Kidney disease increasing across the globe

October 11, 2016

Deaths from chronic kidney disease (CKD) are increasing among both women and men all over the world, according to a recent Global Burden of Disease study published in The Lancet.

Occupational fatigue—new insights on causes and consequences

Review shows mental and physical toll of workplace fatigue

October 11, 2016

Sleep loss and poor working conditions are the most important causes of occupational fatigue—which can impair mental and physical performance with the potential for serious errors and injuries, reports a review and update in the October Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

OSHA wants to change respiratory protection standard

Fit-testing flexibility is the goal

October 10, 2016

OSHA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to add two quantitative fit-testing protocols to the agency's Respiratory Protection Standard. The protocols would apply to employers in the general, shipyard and construction industries.

New research links CEO behavior to workplace safety culture, injuries

Findings show how CEOs can encourage a company-wide commitment to safety that prevents injuries

October 10, 2016

New research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology shows how CEOs can play a more effective role in developing an organizational safety climate in their organizations that actually reduces injuries.

Furniture tip-over deaths and injuries spur threat of federal action

Brian Joseph

October 10, 2016

The chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission threatened Wednesday to hit furniture makers with mandatory federal rules if the industry doesn’t strengthen its voluntary standards to prevent its products from tipping over and killing children.

Top products of the week

October 9, 2016

Innovative hand protection, hearing conservation and workplace lighting products were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Weekly news round-up

October 8, 2016

Icy runways, worker protection in Bangladesh and the kind of alarm that makes your heart beat too fast were among the top occupational safety and health stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

Deepwater Horizon the film – A review

Dave Johnson

October 7, 2016

Hollywood spent $110 million on this film, which isn’t unusual for a disaster pic. But this film, directed by Peter Berg (“Friday Night Lights,” “Lone Survivor”) and starring Mark Wahlberg, is different. The disaster, a spectacular exercise in film-making involving literally hundreds of special effects and digital artists, is secondary in the plot to the muddy, nuts-and-bolts work of a very dangerous blue collar environment.