Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers, Baltimore Fire Chief James Clack, Washington, D.C. Fire Chief Dennis Rubin, and other fire organization leaders recently joined U.S. Fire Administrator Greg Cade to ask all residents of this nation to install, maintain, and test their smoke alarms, according to a press release from the U.S. Fire Administration. This national effort is a result of one of the deadliest holiday seasons in recent memory and several significant fires in the first days of 2009. Since Thanksgiving 2008, there have been more than 158 fatal fires in the United States resulting in over 200 fire fatalities.
Secretary of Labor-designate Hilda L. Solis testifed at her confirmation hearing Friday before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions . She provided the first public glimpse, with few specifics, on four key priorities of her agenda. Her comments on worker safety and health were limited to one broad statement and a follow-up sentence.
In February 2009, new requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) take effect, according to a recent press release from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Manufacturers, importers and retailers are expected to comply with the new Congressionally-mandated laws.
“Plug-In To eCycling” partners expanded their electronics recycling programs and collected and recycled more than 66.5 million pounds of used electronics in 2008, nearly a 30-percent increase from the previous year, according to an EPA press statement.
Pest- and pesticide-related risks to children will be reduced in all U.S. public schools by 2015 as envisioned in a new plan released by the Environmental Protection Agency and others.
In a new video safety message released on YouTube, Chemical Safety Board Chairman John Bresland urged companies to ensure they have effective winterization programs to prevent major chemical and refinery process accidents that could result in deaths or substantial property damage.
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) has named its new Board of Directors that will take office in March 2009. ABIH is the certifying organization for Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs).
Did you know that radon gas is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers? According to a recent press release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), nearly 50 people a day — or nearly 20,000 people each year — will die from indoor exposure to radon.
To help fulfill a need for workplace safety professionals and to aid college students studying occupational safety, health and the environment, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in Midland, Texas, recently donated $25,000 to the ASSE Foundation toward the establishment of an annual $1,000 scholarship, the “Permian Basin Chapter Endowment,” the organization announced in a recent press statement.
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