In the midst of a vicious hurricane season, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges everyone in the affected areas to take steps now to protect their businesses, schools, homes, and their community and to heed the warnings of federal and state officials. ASSE has passed information along to its 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members.
Despite relatively low employer adoption, onsite health services are not only highly utilized by employees, but also are the programs employers believed best achieved their intended results relative to other programs aimed at improving employee health and productivity, according to a new survey by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company.
According to Austraila’s Courier Mail, the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) has been called in to investigate claims that Sue Ford, principal adviser for Queensland Transport’s rail safety unit passed along information to her husband, Greg Ford, a senior member of Queensland Rail’s (QR) safety division, regarding dates and details of surprise stings.
OSHA has released several public service announcements (PSAs) to help protect employees from hazards such as electrocution and falls from heights during hurricane cleanup and recovery operations.
In a recent press release, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award of $3.6 million in research grants to four universities, one non-profit and one research institute to improve the detection of known and emerging drinking water contaminants, including the harmful substances produced by blue-green algae in algal blooms and noroviruses.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. has appointed Thomas M. Galassi as the new director of the newly named Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (TSEM), formerly the Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine.
In recognition of Fire Prevention Month in October, the Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Association is reminding businesses about the importance of fire safety planning and preparedness, centered on a balanced fire protection approach.
OSHA chief Edwin G. Foulke Jr. is scheduled to speak at the Textile Rental Services Association of America (TRSA) CEO Summit to be held Sept. 18-19 in Boston.
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