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New guidance document covers nail gun safety

Nail gun injuries send 37,000 to ERs each year

September 22, 2011

OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have developed new guidance, Nail Gun Safety – A Guide for Construction Contractors*, to help construction employers and workers prevent work-related nail gun injuries.

EPA head calls job killing charge “misleading”

September 22, 2011

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today defended her agency’s regulatory process in testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Transatlantic partnerships the focus of this year’s World Standards Week

September 21, 2011

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and its global counterparts are getting ready for World Standards Week (WSW), in Washington, D.C., October 11-14.

Teenage workers lose legs; grain company has no workers’ comp insurance

Phyllis Zorn

September 20, 2011

Zaloudek Grain Co., where Bryce Gannon and Tyler Zander each lost a leg after they were caught in an auger on Aug. 4, did not have workers’ compensation insurance at the time of the accident.

Blast at adhesive plant leads to dozens of OSHA violations

September 20, 2011

A Massachusets adhesives manufacturer is facing more than $900,000 in fines for 50 safety violations, following an explosion at its Middleton plant that injured four workers.

ASSE oks standard for Prevention Through Design

September 20, 2011

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has approved what it calls a groundbreaking standard on prevention through design.

Fallen Alabama coal miners to be remembered in ceremony

September 20, 2011

"A Tribute to Alabama Coal Miners - Honoring those who lost their lives in the coal industry" is the theme of a solemn but musical gathering this Friday at the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Ampitheatre.

Emergency treatment for heart attack improving

But study says delays still occur

September 20, 2011

Despite improvements in treating heart attack patients needing emergency artery-opening procedures, delays still occur, particularly in transferring patients to hospitals that can perform the procedure, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Scuba diving helps vets with spinal cord injury

Johns Hopkins researchers find ‘dramatic’ results in small preliminary study

September 19, 2011

A small group of veterans with spinal cord injuries who underwent a four-day scuba- diving certification saw significant improvement in muscle movement, increased sensitivity to light touch and pinprick on the legs, and large reductions in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

Better late than never: Asbestos training scam fugitive finally gets justice

September 19, 2011

The former owner of the country’s largest asbestos abatement training school was sentenced to prison last week, after having fled the United States after her trial in November 2008. Albania Deleon, 41, formerly of Andover, Mass., was sentenced to 87 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.