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| Industry Spotlight: Food manufacturing | | Employment in food manufacturing exceeded 1.4 million in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. More than 80,000 injuries and illnesses were reported that year. | | 01 April 2013 | | Read More |
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| ‘No need’ to reduce silica PEL, group tells OSHA | | Washington – OSHA’s current standard on crystalline silica has “significantly improved” occupational health, and there is “no need” for the agency to reduce the permissible exposure limit, the American Foundry Society recently told White House officials. | | 20 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| Report describes dangers in the poultry industry | | Montgomery, AL – Poultry workers commonly suffer job-related injuries, and a proposed rule allowing employers to increase line speeds may increase the danger, concludes a report from the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. | | 20 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| Lead producers issue guidance on exposure risks | | London – The International Lead Association has released free guidance materials on managing and minimizing the risks of workplace lead exposure. | | 13 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| House Democrats reintroduce combustible dust legislation | | Washington – Democrats in the House have reintroduced legislation that would require OSHA to issue an interim standard on combustible dust hazards. | | 20 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Report examines cause of Chevron hydrocarbon release | | Washington – The ruptured steel pipe at the center of the 2012 hydrocarbon release and fire at the Chevron U.S.A. Inc. refinery in Richmond, CA, was corroded and should have been replaced, concludes a report released by the Chemical Safety Board and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health. | | 20 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| CSB issues report on fatal electric arc furnace fire | | Washington – Failure to investigate smaller incidents and putting off maintenance led to the March 2011 explosion that killed two workers at Carbide Industries in Louisville, KY, concludes a new report from the Chemical Safety Board. | | 13 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| NIOSH seeking comment on nanotechnology research strategy | | Washington – NIOSH is accepting comment until March 19 on the type of hazard identification and risk research NIOSH should include in its nanotechnology strategic plan for fiscal years 2013-2016. | | 30 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| Researchers calculate cost of injuries among low-income workers | Washington – Workplace injuries and illnesses took a financial toll on low-wage workers and cost the country more than $39 billion in 2010, a new white paper and policy brief concludes.
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| NIOSH examines MSD risks in surfacing, finishing work | | Washington – Surfacing and finishing work may lead to musculoskeletal disorders because the tasks require awkward postures and repetitive motion, according to a new report from NIOSH. | | 19 December 2012 | | Read More |
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| Tool offers cadmium compliance assistance | | Washington – A new online tool from OSHA aims to help employers comply with the agency’s Cadmium Standard (1910.1027). | | 12 December 2012 | | Read More |
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| Certain jobs may increase women’s cancer risk: study | | Women who work in certain industries have a higher risk of breast cancer, according to a new study from the University of Stirling in Scotland. | | 28 November 2012 | | Read More |
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| NIOSH recounts progress on nanotechnology | | Washington – NIOSH recently issued a progress report from its Nanotechnology Research Center describing the center’s projects from its establishment in 2004 through 2011. | | 14 November 2012 | | Read More |
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| Michaels fails to address silica delay | | OSHA’s update to its Crystalline Silica Standard has been under review for almost two years, a delay OSHA administrator David Michaels avoided addressing when recently questioned about it. | | 29 October 2012 | | Read More |
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| CSB encourages movement on combustible dust regulation | | Portland, OR – Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso recently called for more action to prevent combustible dust incidents. | | 24 October 2012 | | Read More |
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