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Weekly news round-up

March 15, 2014

Chemical safety, OSHA’s heat-illness campaign and who falls – and why – were among this week’s top EHS-related stories as featured on ISHN.com:

Workplace eye injuries by the numbers

March 4, 2014

For Workplace Eye Wellness Month in March, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has developed a Workplace Eye Injuries by the Numbers infographic with statistics about occupational eye injuries by industry.

OSHA’s Michaels still touting I2P2

Dave Johnson

October 31, 2013

In a press tele-conference last week, OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels once again took the opportunity to promote the much-ballyhooed and controversial Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (I2P2). “Certainly, we encourage employers to adopt and embrace I2P2,” he said. “In the VPP (Voluntary Protection Program) thousand of companies have adopted the principles of I2P2. So we know it works."

Enhanced analytics and communications functionality in Predictive Solutions’ latest workplace safety software release

Users of SafetyNet, the leading technology for saving lives by predicting workplace injuries, now have access to additional features that help them keep their workers safer

August 5, 2013

Predictive Solutions Corporation announced today that version 9.0 of its SafetyNet software, used to predict and prevent workplace injuries, is now available to its customers. “The enhancements in this upgrade are some of the most significant we’ve released in the last several years and are largely based on customer feedback,” said Griffin Schultz, Predictive Solutions’ general manager.

FallTech’s new website provides quicker access to solution specific fall protection information

Dynamic new website a repeat-visit resource where visitors can quickly and easily find exactly what they need for their fall protection requirements.

July 11, 2013

FallTech, a leading manufacturer of fall protection products built for all industries where workers are exposed to falls from elevation, announced the launch of its completely redesigned website, falltech.com.

Safety’s surge in the energy industries

How to prevent “Struck-by” and “Caught-in” hazards from causing injuries

Mark H. Stromme

July 9, 2013

Due to the United States’ renewed interest in becoming energy self-sufficient, drilling for oil and gas in parts of the U.S. has accelerated to a fever pitch.

Safety manager sent to prison for lying about workplace injuries

Treatment for broken bones, etc. was denied or delayed to get bonuses

April 16, 2013

A former safety manager of the Shaw Group has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for deliberately falsifying records of workplace injuries. Shaw, formerly Stone and Webster Construction, held a contract for construction services at several TVA facilities, and used the false injury reports to claim bonuses of more than $2.5 million under the contract.

Flour mill explosion shows need for combustible dust standard, says NCOSH

One worker seriously injured in blast

April 10, 2013

An explosion at a flour mill in Statesville, N.C. last weekend that seriously injured a worker highlights the need for a combustible dust standard, says the National Council of Occupational Safety and Health.The blast at the Bartlett Milling Co. occurred while two maintenance workers were repairing a piece of equipment.

Understand the human dynamics of worker safety

E. Scott Geller

January 3, 2013

What could be worse,” bellowed W. Edwards Deming at his four-day workshop in 1991, than “on-the-job training”.

Lessons in workplace hearing protection

Barry Robinson

November 1, 2012

Cost injuries that occur on the job are immediately obvious; the injury — or at least the pain associated with the injury — will present itself right away.