The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside all sleeping areas, and on every level of the home, including the basement. According to the NFPA, which develops NFPA 72, National Smoke Alarm Code®, many homes still don’t have that level of protection. Unfortunately, almost two-thirds of home fire deaths per year result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms at all or no working smoke alarms, the agency says.
OSHA has cited Cathcart Contracting Co. for exposing its workers to cave-in hazards while installing a storm water junction box at its Lake Mary worksite. Penalties total $112,000, according to an agency press release.
As reports of health care workers being attacked by patients continue to grow, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be host to a virtual symposium October 19-21 on how to address the risk and hazards healthcare workers and their employers deal with every day, according to an ASSE press release.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced in a recent press release that the agency has awarded $500,000 in grant funds to six organizations that provide education and training within the mining industry. The Brookwood-Sago grants program was established through a provision in the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006. The focus of fiscal year 2010’s grants will be on training and training materials for mine emergency prevention and preparedness for all underground mines.
Martin-J. Sepulveda, MD is the recipient of the 2010 Global Leadership in Corporate Health Award acknowledging his achievements as a leader in innovations in workplace health and employee well-being, according to a recent press release.
Speaking at the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission Annual Judicial Conference in Charleston, SC this past Tuesday, September 14, OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels explained the agency’s use of the General Duty Clause:
Agency chief Dr. David Michaels speaking to the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission Annual Judicial Conference in Charleston, SC this past Tuesday, September 14:
“DOL and OSHA remain committed to an aggressive regulatory agenda, and we have made progress in recent months
“Next month, OSHA will formally launch a new policy that increases our proposed penalties,” agency boss Dr. David Michaels told the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission Annual Judicial Conference in Charleston, SC this past Tuesday, September 14.
From the Harvard Medical School’s Healthbeat newsletter:
“It's impossible to deny that things change as we age. Among other things, reaction times, sensory-motor skills, and fine coordination tend to decline as we gain in years. At the same time, though, added years provide added experience.
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