OSHA has issued citations to Val-O-Mo Farm Inc. in Elmwood, Wis., following an investigation into the death of a migrant farmhand at the location, according to an agency press release.
Cal/OSHA, the Nisei Farmers League and a coalition of agricultural organizations, representing 90 percent of the industry, have partnered together to sponsor this year’s “Heat Illness Prevention in Agriculture” training events with the official launch held on Tuesday, March 30 in Fresno, according to a press release. The event trained growers, Farm Labor Contractors and supervisors about their responsibilities under California’s Heat Illness Prevention Standard and the consequences of not protecting outdoor workers from the heat.
The American Public Health Association (APHA) this week petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt stronger, more protective standards to safeguard the health of the public from ground-level ozone, according to an APHA press release.
On March 16, 2010, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Dr. David Michaels, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, in support of a major piece of OSHA reform legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress. An analysis of the bill by Eric J. Conn and James A. Lastowka, occupational safety specialist attorneys in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC, was made available to the press.
Under a final decision issued by EPA no stationary sources will be required to get Clean Air Act permits that cover greenhouse gases (GHGs) before January 2011, according to an agency press statement.
EPA has announced a number of actions to address the potential effects of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in the manufacture of a wide range of consumer and industrial products, according to an agency press statement.
The 2010 NFPA Conference & Expo begins Monday, June 7 and concludes Thursday, June 10, at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South. More than 5,000 fire and life safety professionals are expected to attend.
Being able to understand safety messages and public information despite language barriers or illiteracy is possible thanks to internationally harmonized graphical symbols from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that, for example, direct you to the exit in case of a fire, or tell you not to swim in dangerous waters. To raise awareness about these symbols and teach the public to recognize the different meanings behind their various shapes and colors, ISO has developed a fun, easy-to-read booklet, “The international language of ISO graphical symbols” (http://www.iso.org/iso/graphical-symbols_booklet.pdf), according to a recent press release.
OSHA has cited FWT Inc. with alleged willful and serious violations of federal safety and health regulations following an inspection at the company facility on East Interstate 20 in Fort Worth, according to an agency press release. Proposed penalties total $293,400.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) today officially accepted the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA) — a move that will result in cleaner air for millions of Americans, according to a press release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Large ships that operate in ECAs must use dramatically cleaner fuel and technology, leading to major air quality and public health benefits that extend hundreds of miles inland. The ECA was proposed in March 2009 and the IMO adopted it in the fastest possible timetable.
RSS