Jordan Barab, acting OSHA chief until nominee Dr. David Michaels is confirmed by the Senate sometime this fall, spoke of the “great energy in OSHA these days as we look forward to positive changes in the agency,” in a speech he delivered in August to members of the Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association.
In late August, acting OSHA boss Jordan Barab addressed the annual meeting of the Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association (VPPPA) in San Antonio, using a positive, encouraging tone appropriate for his audience of above-average safety and health performers.
OSHA has proposed $69,000 in fines against Toys R Us for 10 alleged repeat and serious violations of workplace safety standards following an inspection of the toy retailer's store at 8973-95 Bay Parkway in Brooklyn.
On January 1, 2010, EPA will, for the first time, require large emitters of heat-trapping emissions to begin collecting greenhouse gas (GHG) data under a new reporting system. This new program will cover approximately 85 percent of the nation’s GHG emissions and apply to roughly 10,000 facilities.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new nine-minute computer animated safety video depicting a tragic reactive chemical accident that devastated T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida.
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) welcomed recent recommendations by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) to include reactive chemical safety education for chemical engineering students at U.S. universities.
OSHA has awarded more than $6.8 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to 30 recipients, encompassing labor unions, employer associations, colleges and universities, and other nonprofit organizations. The training grants cover a two-year period.
In 2008, fires caused more than $15.5 billion in directly property loss. Fires in residential properties caused $8.6 billion of it. Findings from the newly released report U.S. Fire Loss in the United States in 2008 (PDF, 244 KB) appear in the latest issue of NFPA Journal®, the official magazine of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
In its continuing efforts to educate youth on what it means to be safe at work and what occupational safety and health professionals do every day to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has launched its 8th annual kids' "Safety-on-the-Job" poster contest.
There is much potential to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gases through recycling, waste reduction, smart growth, and by reusing formerly contaminated sites including brownfields, according to EPA.
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