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February 19, 2010
Safety Groups Urge Commitment to Safety in Jobs Bill...> full story
Bottled Water Sales Soar as Tap Water Safety Questioned. By Robin Lloyd, Special to LiveScience. ... > Bottled Water Sales Soar as Tap Water Safety Questioned
Nearly 40 percent of the injuries resulted from the rider falling or jumping from a golf cart, for both adu...
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October 13, 2009
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jordan Barab announced a proposed rule to align OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (hazcom standard) with provisions of the United Nations "Globally Harmonized System" of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) as “first step in an aggressive regulatory agenda” said Barab. The proposed rul...
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October 8, 2009
National Emphasis Programs (NEP) are the tool used by OSHA to focus on a particular area of concern for more in-depth inspections and enforcement activities if required. OSHA is currently concerned with the possibility of injuries and illnesses being under reported in American Industry.
The accurate and honest recordkeeping of injury statistics ...
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October 8, 2009
On Sept. 9, the Department of Labor (DOL) and OSHA revised the personal protective equipment (PPE) standards concerning requirements for eye- and face-protective devices, and head and foot protection for general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring and marine terminals.
The final rule, which becomes effective on Oct. 9, 2009, ...
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October 6, 2009
Its time for the 2009 Fire Prevention week (October 4th - October 1oth), so it time to get fired up about fire safety! But first let's clear up a popular misconception: The cow is innocent of starting the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that is. Mrs. O'Leary's lantern kicking cow myth was busted long ago. There is still speculation on who did cause th...
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