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NFPA offers safety info on lightweight construction and fire sprinklers

Slideshow is for firefighters, homeowners and communities

March 8, 2013

The Fire Sprinkler Initiative, a project of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), has created a presentation highlighting the dangers of lightweight construction and the corresponding benefits of home fire sprinklers. Lightweight construction began to appear 25 years ago.

Worker killed by release of pressurized hydraulic fluid

Komatsu America Corp. facility had similar hazards last year

March 8, 2013

OSHA has cited Komatsu America Corp. in Peoria, Ill. with four safety violations, including two repeat, after a worker at the company’s truck manufacturing plant was injured while testing hydraulic cylinders for leakage.

Report: Immigrant N.H.workers uninformed about workers’ comp

Lack of funds cause some to go without treatment for occupational injuries

March 8, 2013

A new report finds that many immigrant workers in New Hampshire have no knowledge of workers’ compensation, leading -- in some cases -- to medical bills for work-related injuries going upaid, or to workers not seeking treatment for work-related injuries because they couldn’t afford to pay for it themselves.

Drug-resistant bacteria spreading in U.S. health care facilities

Experts say fast action needed to combat it

March 8, 2013

Drug-resistant germs called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, are on the rise and have become more resistant to last-resort antibiotics during the past decade, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. These bacteria are causing more hospitalized patients to get infections that, in some cases, are impossible to treat.

AIHA backs VPP legislation

H.R.632 would expand the program to small businesses

March 7, 2013

Letter sent to the Honorable Tom Petri, United States House of Representatives by Allan K. Fleeger, CIH, CSP, president of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). RE: HR632 – Voluntary Protection Program

Worker without FR clothing dies in flash fire

J.R. Resources cited for violations

March 7, 2013

A natural gas company’s failure to provide a worker with FR clothing lead to a fatality, according to OSHA, which has cited Pennsylvania-based J.R. Resources for eight safety and health violations. The employee died from injuries sustained during a flash fire.

NY’s Bloomberg takes aim at hearing loss from ear buds

iPods can reach noise level of jet airplanes

March 7, 2013

In an effort to head off hearing loss – particularly among young people -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a quarter-million dollar effort to warn of the dangers of using personal listening devices (PLDs) at high volumes.

It’s really not so complicated

Focus on the system, not the “sinner”

James E. Leemann Ph.D.

March 7, 2013

During the past 40+ years, safety panaceas have produced degrees of temporary success and expensive failures. One of the most hotly debated is behavior-based safety (BBS).

Goodbye to the “good ole days”

Getting safety practices in tune with the tight times

Dr. John Kello

March 7, 2013

In my work in the EHS arena, I have noticed that a given company’s focus on safety is usually intensified (sometimes initiated in the first place) after the organization has the proverbial “bad run” of accidents.

NJ surgical center employees exposed to bloodborne pathogens

No blood test, medication after sharps injury

March 7, 2013

An employee at a NJ surgical center who was stuck with a contaminated needle was not counseled about what to do in the wake of the injury, was not tested in a timely manner for disease and was not provided with appropriate medicine to help him avoid contracting a disease, according to OSHA inspectors, who have cited the Health East Ambulatory Surgical Center for 10 serious violations.