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Lack of fall protection led to roofer's death in fall at Cincinnati work site

Employer faces $117K in fines

March 4, 2016

The life of a 53-year-old roofer who died after dropping 40 feet to the ground could have been saved if his employer had provided proper fall protection, the OSHA has found.

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Community environmental health activism in South Gate, Los Angeles County, CA

March 4, 2016

Imagine that you are attending a community workshop about cleaning up the environment in your city. Local environmental justice activists are there to explain how the effects of pollution are disproportionately higher in your area than in other parts of the county. After everyone is seated, the workshop leader says, “Before we start, I want to ask for some information. Will everyone here who lives adjacent to a polluting site please stand?”

Public health experts blast Supreme Court’s stay of Clean Power Plan

APHA: Move 'puts public health at risk'

March 3, 2016

The American Public Health Association voiced deep disappointment today over the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Clean Power Plan pending the outcome of ongoing litigation.

ASSE and CPWR release workplace safety resources for at-risk construction workers

More than 50 Safety Tool Boxes now available in Spanish aim to protect vulnerable workforce

March 3, 2016

Yesterday, The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and CPWR -- The Center for Construction Research and Training released a collection of construction safety materials known as the Safety Toolbox Talks.

New lab garments combine FR and chemical splash protection

Mark Saner

March 3, 2016

Safety and health professionals in a wide variety of industries use a hierarchy of controls to mitigate workplace hazards.

OSHA cites Sharpe Holdings in death of worker at Missouri dairy farm

Third fatality at company since 2012

March 2, 2016

For the third time since 2012, federal investigators have cited Sharpe Holdings in the death of an employee. The most recent casualty was a 51-year-old equipment operator, who suffered serious head injuries after he was ejected from the rear of a van on Sept. 26, 2015. He died the following day.

Despite headlines, norovirus, related illnesses decreasing on cruise ships

March 2, 2016

While disease outbreaks among cruise ship passengers have made the news with apparent frequency in recent years, if you’re planning a cruise, you may be relieved to know that the rate of acute gastroenteritis on those sea-going luxury liners actually decreased among passengers from 27.2 cases per 100,000 travel days in 2008 to 22.3 in 2014.

Combustible dust standard loses momentum

March 2, 2016

A combustible dust standard is unlikely to be issued this year because of the complexity of the hazard and OSHA's full regulatory agenda, according to an article by Brian Dabbs in Bloomburg BNA.

Georgia worker's severe saw injury uncovers multiple safety violations

OSHA says injury was preventable, proposes nearly $70K in penalties

March 2, 2016

A saw worker at FPL Food LLC in Augusta, Georgia was severely injured Dec. 3, 2015 when a hydraulic saw lacerated his abdomen as he cut meat.

FMCSA: Truck, bus inspections, enforcement saved 500 lives in 2012

March 2, 2016

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) eleased an annual analysis that estimates that commercial vehicle roadside safety inspection and traffic enforcement programs saved 472 lives in 2012. Since 2001, these programs have saved more than 7,000 lives.