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3 P’s of Welding Safety: Planning, preparation and protection

Keep these hot tips in mind to improve welding safety – and stay out of hot water

April 12, 2019

Welding — one of the OSHA-defined “hot work” activities — is a major task in many industries. You’ll find it performed in manufacturing, fabrication, and repair work. In fact, anywhere two or more materials must be joined together, welding will likely be present.

Company managers indicted for obstructing OSHA investigation

Men threatened to fire workers who didn't change their stories

April 11, 2019

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has indicted two managers at Extrudex Aluminum Inc. in Ohio for conspiracy to obstruct justice during a 2012 workplace fatality investigation by OSHA. The agency inspected the aluminum extrusion manufacturer after an employee suffered fatal injuries when a rack containing hot aluminum parts tipped over and pinned him. A second employee suffered severe burns.

New method for evaluating cancer risk of chemicals is quick, precise, inexpensive

April 11, 2019

Researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health have developed and evaluated a fast, accurate and cost-effective approach to assessing the carcinogenicity of chemicals—that is, whether exposure to a chemical increases a person’s long-term cancer risk. As a result, they have generated one of the largest toxicogenomics datasets to date, and have made the data and results publicly accessible through a web portal at carcinogenome.org.

Worker safety tips: The power of empowerment

M.B. Sutherland

April 11, 2019

The employee empowerment process is something we usually see discussed in the pages of Forbes or Bloomberg Businessweek, but empowerment is just as important for you and your workers as it is for the C-Suite. In fact, given that safety is on the line, it may be even more important. We’ve spoken to safety managers in various industries about how they empower their workers.

CVS Health honored for efforts to defeat lung cancer

April 10, 2019

CVS Health has been awarded the American Lung Association’s (ALA) Outstanding Corporate Partner of the Year award in recognition of the company’s support over the past five years to advance the ALA’s efforts to defeat lung cancer. "Five years ago the American Lung Association launched LUNG FORCE because lung cancer was not on women's health radar, and we wanted the public to understand that lung cancer is actually the number one cancer killer among women," said ALA National President and CEO Harold Wimmer.

NTSB: CSX workers were walking on tracks when struck, killed

April 10, 2019

The 2017 deaths of two CSX Transportation workers were the result of their decision to walk on an active Amtrak train track in Washington, D.C., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a report issued Tuesday. Investigators found that while the conductors were likely aware that the two tracks were active, they may have chosen this more comfortable way to walk back to the front of their train because no Amtrak trains had passed through the area for about an hour.

New Pig offers free trial training courses

April 10, 2019

New Pig, the number one brand that helps companies manage leaks, drips and spills to protect workers, facilities and the environment now offers free trial training courses on a variety of subjects. New Pig understands the value of employees’ time, and has designed training courses specifically built for attention, flexibility, ease of understanding and original content. And the first lesson is on them– risk free and no purchase necessary.

FDNY 9/11 fatalities continue, while compensation fund is going broke

April 9, 2019

Three retired New York City Fire Department (FDNY) with 9/11 illnesses died within 48 hours this week, a stark reminder that the death toll from the terrorist attacks continues to climb, going far beyond the 343 members of the FDNY who were killed that day. News sources say the latest victims are retired FDNY Lt. Timothy O’Neill, firefighter Kevin Lennon Fire Marshal Michael Andreachi.

27 violations found at Remington Arms manufacturing facility

April 8, 2019

OSHA has cited Remington Arms Company LLC – based in Madison, North Carolina – for 27 violations of workplace safety and health standards after an employee's fingertip was amputated while working on a broaching machine at its Ilion, New York, manufacturing plant. The arms manufacturer faces $210,132 in penalties.

Celebrate Workers’ Memorial Day every day

Take a strong stand, fight, and let’s celebrate life, not death and injury.

Ron Hayes

April 8, 2019

Workers' Memorial Day, International Workers 'Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of Mourning takes place annually around the world on April 28, an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.