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NSC unveils comprehensive plan for presidential candidates to combat opioid misuse

NSC – along with more than 50 organizations – urges candidates to adopt the plan in full or use it to close gaps in existing strategies

February 28, 2020

The National Safety Council (NSC), in partnership with more than 50 organizations and companies nationwide, released a comprehensive, inclusive strategy to address opioid misuse that all presidential candidates – regardless of party – should either adopt in full or use to close gaps in existing plans and policies.

Ala. contractor has fall hazards at two different worksites

February 28, 2020

OSHA has cited Jaime Martinez Hernandez – a residential framing contractor based in Phenix City, Alabama – for exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards at two Alabama worksites. The contractor faces $240,880 in penalties. The agency conducted the inspections in conjunction with the agency’s Regional Emphasis Program for Falls in Construction after investigators observed employees working from heights without fall protection at worksites in Auburn and Opelika.

Gunman kills five, self at Molson Coors facility in Wisconsin

February 27, 2020

A 51-year-old employee at the Molson Coors brewing facility in Milwaukee opened fire yesterday afternoon, killing five people before taking his own life. All five victims were employees of Molson Coors. The company sent an email to employees at 2:19 p.m., alerting them to an active shooter in or near the facility’s south packaging building.

Motor vehicle deaths estimated to have dropped 2% in 2019

NSC calculations signal a decline after several years of spikes

February 26, 2020

For the second consecutive year, the U.S. experienced a small decline in roadway deaths, according to preliminary estimates released by the National Safety Council (NSC). In 2019, an estimated 38,800 people lost their lives to car crashes – a 2% decline from 2018 (39,404 deaths) and a 4% decline from 2017 (40,231 deaths).

Slow, steady increase in exercise intensity is best for heart health

February 26, 2020

For most people, the benefits of aerobic exercise far outweigh the risks, however, extreme endurance exercise – such as participation in marathons and triathlons for people who aren’t accustomed to high-intensity exercise – can raise the risk of sudden cardiac arrest, atrial fibrillation (a heart rhythm disorder) or heart attacks, according to a new Scientific Statement published in the Association’s premier journal Circulation.

Worker, would-be-rescuer fall victim to hazmat fumes

February 25, 2020

Two workers are dead after a hazmat incident last week at a trucking company in Cleveland, Ohio. News sources say 30-year-old Ashley N. Friedman was cleaning out a semi-trailer tanker at Kenan Advantage Group when she was overcome by fumes. When a co-worker, 60-year-old Alan Linder, attempted to rescue her, he, too fell unconscious.

CPR goes high-tech

February 25, 2020

A high-quality telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR) program can save more lives from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and strengthen the chain of survival, according to a new advisory from the American Heart Association (AHA) published in Circulation, a journal of the AHA, today. Each year in the United States, an estimated 350,000 people experience sudden cardiac arrest in out-of-hospital environments. Sudden cardiac arrest is the unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness and commonly the result of an electric disturbance in the heart.

Acoustic panels reduce the roar at a solids dewatering plant

Absorbing the noise

Vince Cavaseno

February 25, 2020

The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority in Albuquerque, New Mexico operates a 76-million gallons per day (rated capacity) wastewater treatment plant that treats a daily average of five million gallons of sewage from New Mexico’s largest city and its surroundings.

Behind the Numbers: Hearing Protectors

Understanding Hearing Protector Attenuation Ratings and the Benefits of Fit-Testing

Laurie Wells, Au.D. Carly Engels Johnston

February 25, 2020

In most countries, hearing protectors are required by law to be tested and labeled in a specific way. The idea is that by using a standardized measurement method and a straightforward, one-number rating, it should help users decide which hearing protector to choose. However, it turns that one number often doesn’t tell the whole story.

J.J. Keller’s Tier II Reporting Service helps companies meet March 1 deadline

February 25, 2020

To meet the March 1, 2020, reporting deadline and avoid penalties, facilities that have one or more hazardous chemicals covered under OSHA’s Hazardous Communication Standard must soon submit their Tier II forms to local fire departments, local emergency planning committees, and state emergency response commissions.