OSHA’s Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for silica are outdated and will be replaced by a new standard, according to OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has published a Federal Register notice amending the commercial driver’s license (CDL) knowledge and skills testing standards and establishing new minimum Federal standards for States to issue the commercial learner’s permit (CLP).
When folks are brought together around some common task or set of tasks, their earliest experiences “set the tone” for the team. When team members develop the positive attitude that they can succeed, they are more likely to do so.
Within the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) unstable explosives require the highest codification prevention precautionary statement P201 — “Obtain special instructions before use.”
An organizational culture that emphasized mission completion over safety contributed to a New Mexico State Police (NMSP) helicopter crash in 2009 that killed two people and seriously injured a third, according to a determination by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Too often safety and health professionals work under the illusion that the advice they provide to someone is “helpful.” If only giving “help” were so easy.
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) says it supports the ‘Voluntary Protection Program Act’ (S. 807, HB 1511), which would place the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) into law.
Health care professionals are at risk of developing work-related asthma (WRA) from the cleaning chemicals used in hospitals, according to a new study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine Online.
The Environmental Protection Agency has designated May 27 -- the Friday before Memorial Day -- as “Don’t Fry Day,” and is using itt to remind people at the start of summer about the dangers from exposure to the sun’s harmful rays.
"I've got a good grip on that" is a statement which today is mostly used figuratively. But it clearly shows how important it is not to let things get out of hand. Unfortunately, people still lose their grip while performing dangerous work and accidents happen.
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