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NTSB releases school bus safety video

November 8, 2016

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday released a video highlighting school buses as the safest form of transportation for children traveling to and from school – even safer than riding in a caryesterday with their parents.

A FairWarning.org story:

Johnson & Johnson hammered again in talc-ovarian cancer verdict of $70 million

Myron Levin

November 8, 2016

Health care products giant Johnson & Johnson suffered another big legal defeat late Thursday, when a St. Louis jury ordered the company and its talc supplier to pay about $70 million in damages to a woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the use of talc powders for feminine hygiene.

Farmworker advocates demand highly toxic pesticide be suspended

November 7, 2016

The United Farm Workers, labor and community health groups from Florida to California are urging the EPA to immediately suspend hundreds of uses of chlorpyrifos, an acutely toxic pesticide that harms workers and their family members.

ISHN 50th anniversary: Burning Questions - questions of the moment

November 7, 2016

These are the questions of the moment from safety leaders...

NTSB delves into American Airlines jetliner engine failure at O’Hare

November 6, 2016

As part of its ongoing investigation of an Oct. 28, 2016, uncontained engine failure on American Airlines flight 383, the National Transportation Safety Board issued an investigative update Friday.

Weekly news round-up

November 5, 2016

Diacetyl exposure limits are recommended, retaliation against a safety whistleblower gets resolved and grisly workplace death were among the occupational safety and health and environment stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

Neb. feed company exposes workers to grain handling, electrical hazards

Nutrition Services cited for more than two dozen violations

November 4, 2016

Responding to a report of unsafe working conditions, federal investigators found employees at a Nebraska animal feed company exposed to the risk of grain dust explosion, electrical shock and confined space hazards, and multiple other violations of grain handling safety standards.

ISHN 50th anniversary: Happening Now - 18 hot topics

November 4, 2016

Here are 18 hot topics we’re talking about…

Environment

Automakers outperforming greenhouse gas emissions standards

Average fuel economy reaches record 24.8 miles per gallon

November 4, 2016

Passenger vehicles achieved record-high fuel economy while outperforming greenhouse gas emission standards in model year 2015, according to two reports released this week by the EPA. The GHG Manufacturer Performance Report for 2015 Model Year finds automakers went beyond the model year (MY) 2015 standards by an average 7 grams of CO2 per mile, equivalent to 0.9 miles per gallon (mpg), even as the fleet-wide standard became more stringent by 13 grams of CO2 per mile.

Entrepreneurs rise to NIOSH/OSHA Noise Safety Challenge

November 4, 2016

The results are in. After the first “Hear and Now” Noise Safety Challenge event last week, hosted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA), inventors were recognized for submissions that aim to provide solutions to reducing hearing loss from workplace exposures.