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Washington’s OSHA watchers were buzzing in late April over signals that the wait for the agency’s new chief might soon be over.

Labor Secretary Elaine Chao will likely shape OSHA’s direction on many fronts during the Bush years in Washington.

Road construction contractors at a focus group sponsored by the International Safety Equipment Association laughed when asked if laborers in their organizations regularly used personal protective equipment.

Changes to OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens standard went into effect April 18th.

Maybe time does heal some wounds.

Here are the top ten injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work in 1999.

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) wants Washington to get to work on a new ergonomics standard.

The recently formed ANSI committee charged with drawing up voluntary requirements for how to organize and audit workplace health and safety practices, similar to ISO quality and environmental “management systems” standards, will hold its second meeting May 17 and 18 in Alexandria, Va.

“Workplace safety is a subject I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about and studying.”

On average, when a serious injury or illness occurs at work requiring time off, the employee is out for six working days.