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Big trucks, big bucks

Heavy-spending trucking industry pushes Congress to relax safety rules

A FairWarning Story

November 10, 2015

Big rig crashes kill nearly 4,000 Americans each year and injure more than 85,000. Since 2009, fatalities involving large trucks have increased 17 percent. Injuries have gone up 28 percent. Given these numbers, you might expect Congress to be agitating for tighter controls on big rigs.

Oil industry group’s new pipeline safety guidelines exceed NTSB’s recommendations

November 9, 2015

In response to a recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board, the American Petroleum Institute (API) has developed American National Standards Institute/API Recommended Practice 1173, Pipeline Safety Management Systems for the pipeline industry. The API action exceeded the Safety Board’s recommendation to facilitate the development of a safety management system standard specific to the pipeline industry.

AIHA announces new IH Professional Pathways Program

November 9, 2015

Last week, the American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) announced its new Industrial Hygiene (IH) Professional Pathways Program during AIHA Fall Conference 2015 in Orlando, Fla.

CDC researchers link cancer cells from parasite to human tumors

Unique case raises questions about misdiagnosis and treatment

November 9, 2015

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered cancer cells originating in a common tapeworm may take root in people with weakened immune systems, causing cancer-like tumors. It is the first known case of a person becoming ill from cancer cells that arose in a parasite – in this case, Hymenolepis nana, the dwarf tapeworm.

FAA expands effort to detect unmanned aircraft near airports

November 9, 2015

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has entered into a Pathfinder agreement with CACI International Inc. to evaluate how the company’s technology can help detect Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the vicinity of airports.

How to avoid the headache of diverse safety training requirements

Barrett Price

November 8, 2015

Matching safety and compliance training to industry, employees to training and figuring out the right training frequency, is a challenge for many organizations, and tracking all that is perhaps more difficult still.

Focus on housekeeping, walking, footwear & falls

Katherine McCarthy

November 7, 2015

It’s no secret that slips, trips and falls are a leading cause of workplace injury as well as increased insurance costs and regulatory citations

“I’m not paying $57,000 (in fines) when my net profit is $50,000.”

November 6, 2015

OSHA has cited and proposed fines of more than $87,000 against a Massachusetts-based granite countertop manufacturer after it failed to correct recurring safety hazards.

Mindset emphasized as a safety essential

November 6, 2015

National Trades Union Congress Secretary-General Chan Chun Sing’s recent speech at the Singapore Institution of Safety Officers’ Annual Workplace Safety and Health Officers Conference touched on four M’s: Man, Machine, Method and Mindset, with an emphasis on the last one.

OSH expert calls on EU to lead effort to end occupational cancer

November 6, 2015

In a new publication from the ETUI, an international expert in occupational health calls on the EU to be at the forefront of a global campaign for the elimination of occupational cancers.