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The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and Industrial European Trade Union, the new European trade union that represents seven million workers from a variety of sectors, have launched an informational campaign on REACH, the European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use.

The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Firewise® Communities Program is inviting photo enthusiasts to submit their favorite, original photographs of their community’s Firewise Day events or activities to its 2014 Calendar Firewise Day Photo Contest.

The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with Pilgrim's Pride Corp. in Mount Pleasant to resolve an investigation by the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration into the company's termination of an employee who raised environmental complaints, in violation of the whistleblower provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Hot summer weather can pose special health risks to older adults. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has some advice for helping older people avoid heat-related illnesses, known as hyperthermia.

With a new state bill that raises the height for fall protection requirements, Arizona is pitting itself against the federal government – and the ASSE is urging OSHA to enforce federal fall hazard standards.

OSHA is cautioning employers in the fireworks/pyrotechnics industry to protect their workers from hazards they face while handling fireworks for public events.
 

The American Petroleum Institute Pipeline Subcommittee adopted eight pipeline safety principles at meetings recently with industry operators and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines.

Lawmakers in yesterday’s U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee hearing on Voluntary Protection Programs are misguided if they think that voluntary enforcement of workplace safety is enough to keep employees safe from harm, according to advocacy group Public Citizen.

The American Public Health Association (APHA) says the EPA’s proposed new national air quality standards will save thousands of lives. The American Petroleum Institute (API) says it could limit the industry’s ability to produce needed energy.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has revised guidelines designed to help funeral directors complete the Decedent’s Usual Occupation and Kind of Business/Industry items on electronic and paper death certificates.