June 16, 2010
June 11, 2010
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New OSHA training emphasizes workers' rights
WASHINGTON - "Introduction to OSHA," a new training component emphasizing workers' rights, is required content in every OSHA 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training Program class. OSHA developed the information in support of the Secre...
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March 25, 2010
Approximately 80 workers die from electric shock each year while working on electrical equipment or related utility operations. US Federal OSHA has released a new "e-tool" for addressing work hazards and safety practices in the electric power industry. OSHA has put together this tool to help prevent future worker deaths in the power industry. It ...
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March 25, 2010
This week sees the fifth Anniversary of the the BP Disaster in Texas City, Texas that killed close to 20 people and injury over 170 employees and contractors. This incident should serve as the most recent reminder of why it is critical to have a comprehensive and functioning safety process that addresses equipment and personnel safety. The most tra...
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February 15, 2010
“There is a large economic cost and a human cost,” said study lead author Debra Lerner, a researcher at Tufts University’s Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies. “We need to develop and test programs that directly try to address the employment of people with depression.”
The researchers screened 14,268 adult employ...
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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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