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| Employers need to prevent CO exposure, OSHA advises | | Washington – Following an incident in which carbon monoxide levels in a New England warehouse made several workers ill, OSHA is stressing that employers need to take steps this winter to protect workers from dangerous and fatal levels of the toxic gas. | | 30 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| Retail group launches SDS initiative | | Arlington, VA – The Retail Industry Leaders Association has launched an initiative that it says will streamline the process of providing chemical hazard information to retailers. | | 23 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| Oregon OSHA releases calculator for safe lifting | | Salem, OR – Before employees start picking up boxes, they may want to determine the safe weight limit for the task. | | 09 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| Bill extends whistleblower protection to federal employees | | Washington – The Whistleblower Protection Act, last revised in 1994, will soon provide more protection for federal employees, following congressional approval of a bill amending the law. | | 14 November 2012 | | Read More |
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| NIOSH provides tips for avoiding slips, trips and falls | | Washington – A new publication from NIOSH addresses preventing slips, trips and falls in wholesale and retail trade establishments. | | 14 November 2012 | | Read More |
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| Loud clubs pose hearing risks for workers: study | | Dublin – Exposure to noise could put nightclub workers at risk for hearing loss, finds a study from the Dublin Institute of Technology. | | 10 October 2012 | | Read More |
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| NIOSH issues injury fact sheets | | Washington – New fact sheets from NIOSH describe injury costs in the transportation, warehousing and utilities sector. | | 21 March 2012 | | Read More |
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| BLS: Security guards at high risk of assaults, on-the-job deaths | | Washington – Security guards are twice as likely to suffer fatal workplace injuries as workers in general, and their deaths are mostly caused by assaults or other violent acts, according to a new analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. | | 14 March 2012 | | Read More |
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| Carpal tunnel common among Latino poultry-processing workers: study | | Winston-Salem, NC – Latino poultry-processing workers are twice as likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome as their peers in other industries, according to research from Wake Forest University. | | 29 February 2012 | | Read More |
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| DOL seeks relief for company-wide hazards at grocery store chain | | Washington – For the first time ever, the Department of Labor is seeking to require a private-sector employer to initiate company-wide fixes for hazards found at numerous company locations, OSHA announced Jan. 18. | | 25 January 2012 | | Read More |
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| OSHA reissues crowd-control tips for retailers | | Washington – OSHA is reminding major retail employers to take steps to prevent worker injuries during major sales events such as Black Friday. | | 16 November 2011 | | Read More |
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| Supermarket employees ‘caged’ in locked building, OSHA alleges | | New York – All exit doors to a Brooklyn supermarket were locked at night while employees worked inside, which is a violation of workplace regulations, an OSHA inspection recently revealed. | | 28 September 2011 | | Read More |
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| OSHA revises formaldehyde alert for hair salons | | Washington – OSHA on Sept. 22 issued a revised hazard alert warning hair salon owners and workers about the potential for formaldehyde exposure from certain hair smoothing and straightening products. | | 28 September 2011 | | Read More |
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| Judge upholds OSHA citation in trampling death | | Washington – An OSHA citation and penalty against Walmart in connection with the trampling death of a worker should stand, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission’s chief judge ruled. | | 30 March 2011 | | Read More |
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