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Weekly news round-up

January 9, 2016

Threats to health from air pollution, how (and why) to hold on to aging workers and the long term effects of black lung disease were among the week’s top occupational safety and health stories featured on ISHN.com

U.S. mining deaths dropped to new lows in 2015

Work-related accidents claimed 28 miners’ lives

January 8, 2016

Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration indicate that 28 miners died in 2015 in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines, down from 45 in 2014.

Want to fly your drone legally? There’s an app for that

January 8, 2016

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released an app that tells users where they can operate (or not operate) their drones, otherwise known as unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

EPA releases info on insecticides that may be harmful to bees

First-of-its-kind assessment delivers on President Obama’s National Pollinator Strategy

January 8, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, which shows a threat to some pollinators. EPA’s assessment, prepared in collaboration with California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation, indicates that imidacloprid potentially poses risk to hives when the pesticide comes in contact with certain crops that attract pollinators.

Time running out to comment on S&H management guidelines

January 8, 2016

The public comment period for OSHA's updated Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines* ends on Feb. 15, 2016.

Fatal trench collapse earns Pa. company ‘severe violator’ status

Susquehanna Supply Company Inc. has an extensive OSHA history of violations

January 7, 2016

An employee working on the outside of a bridge abutment in a 12-15’ trench in Milllville, Pennsylvania died when the adjacent trench wall collapsed, burying him in soil. The worker was in the trench shoveling soil off the base of the abutment wall because it was not reachable by an excavator.

Strategies for engaging and retaining mature workers

January 7, 2016

A new white paper predicts that upcoming dramatic shifts in workforce demographics will leave many companies with vacancies that will be difficult to fill with younger, less experienced workers.

Feds release new(est) dietary guidelines

January 7, 2016

The federal government has released its “2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines,” which it says focuses on the big picture with recommendations to help Americans make choices that add up to an overall healthy eating pattern.

Injury reporting webpage simplified, online filing now available

January 7, 2016

To help employers comply with new requirements to report severe worker injuries, OSHA has created a streamlined reporting webpage and now offers the option of reporting incidents online.

CSB’s initial findings in ExxonMobile explosion to be made public

January 6, 2016

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) will get an update on the investigation into last year’s blast at the ExxonMobile Refinery in Torrance, California at its upcoming meeting.