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Bill would create the Utah Office of Mine Safety, which would support mine safety and training and coordinate mine safety efforts.

Construction company failed to provide cave-in protection to employees working inside an excavation that contained unstable soil.

Pact will arm construction industry workers with guidance on the safe use of mast climbing scaffolding and aerial lift equipment.

On January 1, 2009, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals will begin to phase out the current editions of the two examinations leading to the CSP credential.

OSHA has formed an alliance with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST) and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) to enhance education and promote certifications in the health and safety field.

On March 20 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), the American Industrial Hygiene Association will host “The Value of Anthropometrics,” an intermediate TeleWeb Virtual Seminar.

An industrial accident that occurred early Monday morning at a Camden, N.J., dock resulted in the death of a crane operator.

OSHA will no longer accept product certifications done on or after January 28, 2008, by Applied Research Laboratories, Inc. (ARL).

Minnesota state OSHA says a failed escape route contributed to the deaths of two workers who were repairing storm sewers in St. Paul.

A tenth victim of the Feb. 7 Imperial Sugar refinery blast in Port Wentworth, Georgia, died Friday; others remain in critical condition.