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EPA revises risk management rule for hazmat facilities

November 21, 2019

The EPA has revised a rule intended to protect first responders from hazardous substances at the facilities to which they are summoned. The Risk Management Program (RMP) Reconsideration rule, which implements parts of the Clean Air Act, required facilities that use extremely hazardous substances to develop a Risk Management Plan which must be submitted to the EPA every five years.

NTSB reveals cause behind frightening depressurization on plane

“It is important to go beyond routine examination of fan blades”

November 21, 2019

A fractured fan blade. That’s what started the dangerous chain of events aboard a Southwest Airlines flight on April 17, 2018 that ended with one passenger dead and eight others injured. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) this week revealed what happened – and why - after flight 1380 departed New York’s LaGuardia Airport that day, headed for Love Field, Dallas, Texas.

Experienced lineman killed in transformer accident

November 21, 2019

OSHA and the city of Palo Alto, California are investigating the death of an electrical lineman employed by the city. Forty-two-year-old Donatus Okhomina, described in news reports as a “seasoned electrical lineman,” was killed Saturday morning in an incident involving an electrical transformer. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Here’s the latest from OSHA

November 21, 2019

Have suggestions for making OSHA’s online training classes more affordable? Want tips on preventing cold stress among your employees? Here are updates from OSHA:

Florida construction company reduces injuries, gets SHARP

November 20, 2019

A Florida construction company has logged 0 injuries and illnesses this year, after a steady decline in incidents that the company attributes to working with the University of South Florida (USF), SafetyFlorida Consultation Program. Stile Construction’s workplace safety success has earned it membership in OSHA’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) program, which recognizes small business employers who have used OSHA On-Site Consultation Program services and operate exemplary safety and health programs.

Honeywell Industrial Life Safety Training Center offers immersive hands-on experience

November 20, 2019

ISHN recently visited Honeywell’s Industrial Life Safety Training Center/Customer Experience Center in Pasadena, TX, to get some first-hand fall protection training and updates on the company’s hearing protection and gas detection lines.

A mining disaster that led to safety changes

"Mining is a hazardous profession"

November 20, 2019

Fifty-one years ago today, a massive explosion killed 78 coal miners in West Virginia and led to significant changes in mining safety through the passage of the 1969 Coal Mine Safety and Health Act. On Sunday, family members of the workers who perished in the Farmington Mine disaster and coal miners and their families gathered in Marion County for a solemn ceremony that has taken place every year for more than a half a century.

Who is still smoking?

Great American Smokeout draws attention to "hidden epidemic"

November 19, 2019

Although smoking rates have dropped dramatically in the U.S. - from 42% in 1965 to 14% in 2017 - some groups continue to have high prevalence of cigarette smoking. That’s according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), which is using the upcoming Great American Smokeout as an opportunity to highlight this “hidden epidemic.”

“Practical and creative" safety professional honored by ISEA

Abby Ferri awarded for contributions to workplace safety and health

November 19, 2019

The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) bestowed its 2019 Robert B. Hurley Distinguished Service Award on Abby Ferri, CSP at its Award Dinner on Nov. 18 at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, Arlington Va. “The Distinguished Service Award is reserved for an outstanding individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement and promotion of workplace safety and health,” said Charles Johnson, President of ISEA.

From Phylmar Academy:

The danger to workers from wildfire smoke is not theoretical. It's happening now!

November 19, 2019

Help your employees protect themselves. Online training is now available 24/7/365. Phylmar Academy's 45-minute online course, Protect Yourself: Wildfire Smoke Employee Training, is now live.