Those planning on attending the upcoming AIHce 2011 in Portland, OR and who’d like to help future industrial hygienists get trained may want to start training themselves – for a run.
OSHA has cited Winter Park Construction Co. of Maitland, FL and The Warehouse Co. of Myrtle Beach, S.C., with eight alleged safety violations following the injury of a worker who fell while renovating the interior of a resort complex in Stuart, FL.
Conditions may have improved since the calamitous Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire a century ago, but fire is still a serious threat to businesses -- and one that has the potential to put a company out of business -- according to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a suggested strategy for research into occupational exposure relating to asbestos.
As part of its continued focus on large truck and bus safety, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a public forum May 10-11, 2011, in Washington, D.C., to review the progress that has been made since the NTSB held a series of public hearings on the matter back in 1999-2000.
If you’re a small business owner who’ll be affected by OSHA’s proposal to add a musculoskeletal column to injury/illness logs, the agency wants to hear from you. OSHA, in partnership with the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, will hold three teleconferences in April in an effort to solicit input from the small business community.
OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs has drafted a proposed directive to field personnel that provides guidance for communication with the next of kin following a workplace fatality.
Obese teens may feel healthy, but blood tests reveal inflammation, insulin resistance and high homocysteine levels -- metabolic abnormalities that may increase their risk of heart disease – according to a new study.
OSHA has cited Volunteers of America–Greater New York Inc. for 12 alleged serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its New York City shelter facility and administrative offices.
A North American union that represents thousands of U.S. Department of Energy workers is calling their Japanese counterparts who are working at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant “heroes.”
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