OSHA has added a note to its Steel Erection standard informing employers of certain Federal Highway Administration requirements, to better protect workers and motorists during highway bridge construction, according to an OSHA press release.
At the direction of the President, Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco will return to the Gulf region next week as they continue their work, aggressively responding to the BP oil spill, according to an EPA press release.
OSHA is accepting membership nominations to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) to further the agency's efforts to protect the safety and health of America’s workers, according to an agency press release.
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) generally supported the Administration’s FY 2011 budget for OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), but recently urged Congressional leaders to ensure the funds are used to fulfill OSHA’s mission by restoring funding for OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program and MSHA’s Educational Policy and Development, according to an ASSE press release.
The President of the United States (POTUS) Barack Obama held a contentious press conference yesterday in the East Room of the White House on the Gulf Oil Spill. Here are highlights:
OSHA has slammed NDK Crystals Inc. in Belvedere, Ill., with fines of $510,000 for alleged egregious willful and serious violations of fed safety standards following an explosion at the company's crystal manufacturing building that took the life of a truck driver parked at a nearby service station. Workers at this facility were exposed to hazards that created a dangerous environment.
Positive opinion about the federal government's handling of a British Petroleum (BP) Gulf of Mexico oil spill is down 13 points from two weeks ago, dropping from 29% to 16%, a new Zogby Interactive survey finds.
OSHA will use comments from a series of stakeholder meetings to help develop a proposed rule for Injury and Illness Prevention Programs, known as I2P2.
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has published new medical treatment guidelines for providing care to workers with injuries and disorders of the hip and groin, according to a recent press release.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced in a recent press release that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia has ruled in MSHA’s favor in a recent challenge to the agency’s decision to conduct private interviews as part of its investigation of the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion.
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