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ASIS, NFPA to launch Active Shooter Initiative

December 11, 2015

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and ASIS International (ASIS), the preeminent fire protection and security associations, have launched a joint initiative to address active shooter incidents. The two ANSI-accredited Standards Developing Organizations recognize the need to collectively address the intersections of security, safety and fire safety management to maximize protection of human and physical assets during active shooter incidents.

You’ve survived cancer – now what?

December 11, 2015

The number of cancer survivors — people who live after a cancer diagnosis — is expected to grow substantially over the next few decades as the U.S. population ages and as early detection methods and treatments continue to improve.

AEDs and Good Samaritan laws

Provide training to give rescuers immunity from civil liability

Dave Johnson

December 11, 2015

About 10,000 sudden cardiac arrests (SAC) occur each year while the victims are working, according to OSHA. How many employees do you think are reluctant to come to their aid using automated external defibrillators (AEDs) due to the fear of being sued if something goes wrong?

Hi viz blindness – is it time to rethink our approach to PPE?

Chris Jones

December 11, 2015

A year or so ago a major waste company placed 12 street cleaners, wearing yellow hi viz coats in a busy out of town shopping complex and asked shoppers coming out how many they remembered seeing. The average the shoppers reported seeing was four.

Loggers bring down large trees with no PPE

OSHA fines Ray Clearing Inc. more than $35K for federal violations

December 10, 2015

An OSHA inspection of a Ray Clearing Inc. worksite found that employees were using chainsaws to fell 12-inch diameter trees without the proper protection--chaps, heavy duty logging boots, eye protection and face protection. They also lacked the head protection necessary for working in woods, where there is a potential for being struck by falling limbs.

DOT moves ahead on truck tech rule

Issues notice of proposed rulemaking on improved rear impact protection

December 10, 2015

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that focuses on upgrading the Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) that address underride protection in light-vehicle crashes into the rear of trailers and semitrailers.

EPA may require pollution reporting by natural gas plants

December 10, 2015

In response to a petition and lawsuit by environmental and open government organizations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose regulations requiring natural gas processing plants to start reporting the toxic chemicals they release.

FAA warns new drone owners about the regs

December 10, 2015

Did you ask Santa to bring you a drone for Christmas? Or perhaps you got up early on Black Friday to get a great deal on that shiny new camera-equipped model you’ve been yearning for. You can’t wait to get into the sky and let loose your inner high-flying aerial photographer, right?

Safety gets delayed (again)

Rail lines get 3-5 years to install new braking system

Dave Johnson

December 9, 2015

Congress in October gave the nation’s railroads three more years, and possibly up to five, to install a mandated safety system that would automatically slow trains running at unsafe speeds, and which safety experts say could have prevented May’s fatal Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.

OSHA reaches settlement in 2013 propane explosion that severely injured 6 workers

Blue Rhino affirms safety violations, accepts $52K in penalties

December 9, 2015

For employees working with hazardous substances, an oversight can be disastrous - an unfortunate lesson learned by six Florida workers at a Blue Rhino propane tank refurbishing facility in Taveras, Florida who were injured during a fire.