Bill would require OSHA to issue an interim final standard within 90 days to minimize workers’ exposure to diacetyl, followed by a more comprehensive standard within two years.
As costly and debilitating as injuries and illnesses can be, the field of workplace safety and health should be researched like cancer and strokes are, said a speaker at this week's Queensland Safety Conference in Australia.
Fire swept through the Sofa Super Store and warehouse, collapsing its roof and killing the Charleston Fire Department firefighters inside — the deadliest fire for firefighters since 9/11.
"Reports of workplace accidents from the public and media would be a strong support to ensuring work safety," China’s head of the State Administration of Work Safety said at a work safety forum in Beijing Saturday.
From December to May of this year the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) saw a 71 percent increase in the number of jobs posted on its Nexsteps job board Web site for EHS pros.
Lung disease has been found in dozens of food processing workers across the nation who have had prolonged exposure to diacetyl, a chemical widely used in the artificial flavoring in microwave popcorn, the union says.
The alliance provides AAOHN members and others with information and guidance about workplace hazard preparedness and security issues, such as workplace violence, musculoskeletal disorders, bloodborne pathogens and personal protective equipment.
The new Directorate of Training and Education will provide leadership, direction and management of the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) and other compliance assistance and training programs.
Nearly 300 OSHA inspectors will be dispersed to refineries across the country over the next two years, as part of an intensified enforcement program prompted by the BP Texas City blast and other deadly refinery accidents.
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