At a Senate hearing yesterday, John Bresland, chairman and CEO of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), called on OSHA to act on a November 2006 CSB recommendation to adopt a comprehensive standard regulating combustible dust in the workplace, according to a press statement issued by the CSB.
ASSE President Warren K Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, will address attendees of ASSE’s Region III 35th annual Professional Development Conference, on the need to increase awareness of the safety professional’s role in preventing injuries and illnesses on the job, especially internationally.
On July 18, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) lifted a seven-day cease-and-desist order against Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines for the death of a shipyard worker.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ Pearl River, N.Y., research and manufacturing facility will become the 2,000th worksite in OSHA’s elite Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).
According to a recent EPA press release, the agency will now require new safety measures for the soil fumigants methyl bromide, chloropicrin, dazomet, metam sodium, and metam potassium.
OSHA announced in the June 30 Federal Register that it will hold two informal public hearings on the proposed rule for General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment.
Kimberly-Clark Professional has donated thousands of health and hygiene products to help businesses and residents in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, clean up from extensive damage caused by recent flooding.
In light of recent flooding conditions in the Midwest, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) offers tips to help businesses hit by flooding avoid problems with mold and moisture.
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