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CSB wants input on its draft Strategic Plan for 2012 to 2016

April 2, 2012

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is asking for public comments on its draft 2012-2016 CSB Strategic Plan - a document which includes the CSB’s strategic goals, strategic objectives, and associated measures for managing and evaluating agency operations.

AIHA® announces open comment period for ANSI Z10 Standard

April 2, 2012

The open comment period for an updated AIHA/ANSI Z10 standard -- the standard which defines minimum performance requirements for occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS) opens today and runs through May 14, 2012, according to the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA).

U.S. cancer rates continue to decline

But obesity, lack of exercise linked to pancreatic, breast cancer

April 2, 2012

Death rates from all cancers combined for men, women, and children continued to decrease in the United States between 2004 and 2008, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2008.

How to really tick off your boss

Use this checklist before heading to the meeting

James E. Leemann Ph.D.

April 2, 2012

Safety and health professionals routinely make presentations to their boss, their boss’s boss, and sometimes even the CEO to gain approval for an activity or to beg for funding to initiate a new program or sustain an existing program. Too often we are met with delays, resistance and rejection.

Weight loss, increased fitness help aging type 2 diabetics stay mobile

April 1, 2012

Weight loss and increased physical fitness nearly halved the risk of losing mobility in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, according to four-year results from the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Illegal and advance notice of mine inspections still going on, and on, and on....

March 31, 2012

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released details of a number of recent incidents showing that the problem of advance notice of inspections is still...a problem.

Hazards abound at Chicago meatpacking company

March 30, 2012

A Chicago meat processing company should be very familiar with some of the safety citations it recently received from OSHA; they've been penalized for committing the same violations in the past.

Mining backlog, OSHA small business program get bump in DOL's 2013 budget

Ryan budget "not the answer," says Solis

March 30, 2012

Preserving worker protection programs despite challenging economic times is crucial, according to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who testified this week before Congress about her department's 2013 budget request.

AIHA announces distinguished fellows

March 30, 2012

The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) has named its 2012 distinguished Fellows -- special members who will be honored at the 2012 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) during the General Session on Tuesday, June 19th and at the Fellows Special Interest Group meeting on Wednesday, June 20th.

Wisconsin contractor earns more citations for lack of fall protection

March 30, 2012

OSHA inspectors who witnessed workers exposed to fall hazards at several commercial roofing projects began an investigation that resulted in a half dozen safety violations and $121,660 in fines against the contractor.