OSHA moves forward on food flavoring and combustible dust regulations
Companies face two new workplace health and safety rules: one on food flavorings, another on combustible dust.
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Ideas for businesses to prepare for flu pandemic
Just as people are being asked to stay home from non-essential work in Mexico to stop the spread of the swine flu, a pandemic in the U.S. might require similar steps.
12 common mistakes in slip, trip and fall prevention
Slips, trips and falls are routinely one of the top causes of injuries in workplaces. They also subtract from a company’s bottom line due to medical and workers’ comp insurance, lost productivity and retraining costs.
OSHA de-emphasizes assistance program to free up funds for enforcement
Want a signal of how serious OSHA is about ramping up enforcement?
House Democrats reintroduce bill to strengthen OSHA
Backed by more solid majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats have reintroduced the Protecting America’s Workers Act which aims to expand OSHA’s reach and increase the penalties it can issue for safety and health violations.
Company pays fine for developmentally disabled worker’s death
The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries and Tacoma Goodwill have reached a settlement in the workplace death of a developmentally disabled worker.
Nurses Call for Broader Action to Combat Swine Flu
Nurses Call for Broader Action to Combat Swine Flu: Boost Public Health, Moratorium on Closures, Layoffs, Suspend Insurance Charges that Discourage Prevention The nation’s largest organization of registered nurses today called for broader, national action to promote containment and prevention of a broader swine flu pandemic. While welcoming the Obama administration’s call on Congress Tuesday […]
Investigation: Lapses in safety caused fatal explosion
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says failure to follow proper chemical process safety management caused an explosion in West Virginia last year that killed two employees. One of the workers was hospitalized 41 days with burns before he died.
Protective fabrics at Petroleum Safety Conference
Glen Raven to Showcase Its GlenGuard®FR Protective Apparel Fabrics at the Petroleum Safety Conference Glen Raven, NC-April 23, 2009- Technical fabrics maker, Glen Raven, will feature its GlenGuard®FR fabrics for industrial protective apparel at the Petroleum Safety Conference in Banff, May 5-7, in Booth #94. “Protective apparel is absolutely critical to a safe working environment […]
