A new alliance to help students in alternative high schools in Massachusetts reduce and prevent their exposure to on-the-job hazards has been formed by OSHA and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, along with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) and the Division of Occupational Safety and the Department of Industrial Accidents of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
Cold weather car maintenance can lead to poison exposures from a number of common auto products, warns the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) in a recent press release. Windshield cleaner fluid and antifreeze both contain substances that can be deadly if ingested and pose an increased risk for children and pets.
According to an agency press release, EPA’s New England Office is now accepting nominations for Environmental Merit Awards. Notable environmental achievements in New England during the past year — or over the course of a career — are eligible for recognition by EPA.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a public Board meeting on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.
Yesterday, if you clicked on OSHA’s web site hours after President Obama’s inaugural address you quickly found evidence of a regime change, cosmetic though it is at this point.
Richard E. Fairfax, OSHA’s Director of Enforcement Programs, issued the following letter of interpretation regarding provisions in the agency’s asbestos standard banning smoking, posted on OSHA’s web site January 16. Here are excerpts:
Richard E. Fairfax, OSHA’s Director of Enforcement Programs, issued the following letter of interpretation regarding whether written programs may be kept solely in an electronic format, posted on OSHA’s web site January 16. Here are excerpts:
The Jan. 21 edition of the Federal Register will contain an OSHA Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on occupational exposure to diacetyl and food flavorings containing diacetyl.
US Airways flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) were instrumental in the evacuation of 150 passengers earlier this week as Flight 1549 made an emergency water landing in New York’s Hudson River. Mike Flores, AFA-CWA US Airways President issued the following statement praising the professionalism of the three Charlotte, N.C., crew member.
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