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Steel Plant Becomes Kentucky's 13th VPP Star Site - Occupational Health and Safety Steel Plant Becomes Kentucky's 13th VPP Star Site  Occupational Health and Safety"We congratulate the entire Nucor Steel Gallatin team for valuing the importance of workplace...

Network and learn side by side with hundreds of National Safety Council Divisions members at the NSC Spring Professional Safety Network Divisions Meetings, set for April 28-May 1 in Kansas City, MO.

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Itasca, IL — An estimated 40,000 people were killed in motor vehicle-related crashes in 2018 – marking the third straight year the total has reached that number – according to preliminary estimates recently released by the National Safety Council.

Emmitsburg, MD — Cooking was the No. 1 cause of residential fires in the United States from 2014 to 2016, with peak hours around dinnertime, according to data published in the December edition of the “Topical Fire Report Series” from the U.S. Fire...

Toronto — Handling receipts may boost cashiers’ exposure to bisphenol A and bisphenol S – two chemicals with possible links to cancer and other adverse health effects – results of a recent study from Canadian advocacy group Environmental Defense...

Tumwater, WA — The Washington state Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention Program has released a Hazard Brief warning logging industry employers and workers of the dangers of cellphone-related distractions.

House Democrats Back Bill to Significantly Expand OSHA's Coverage - Occupational Health and Safety House Democrats Back Bill to Significantly Expand OSHA's Coverage  Occupational Health and SafetyThe proposed Protecting America's Workers Act would expand...

Washington — The National Employment Law Project and two other labor advocacy groups have filed a complaint against the Department of Labor, claiming DOL violated the Information Quality Act in its move to roll back child labor laws to allow unsupervised teens to...

Washington — The Chemical Safety Board must release details about chemical emissions resulting from industrial incidents and produce a reporting regulation within 12 months, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Feb....

Washington — More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers once again are trying to pass the Protecting America’s Workers Act – legislation that has been introduced many times in both houses of Congress over the past 15 years.

Washington — OSHA has released a Safety and Health Information Bulletin warning employers and workers of potential fire and explosion hazards stemming from lithium batteries used to power small or wearable electronic devices.

Try your hand at the interactive version of a quiz published in the Spring 2019 issue of Safety+Health's sister publication, Family Safety & Health.

Dallas — Navy researcher Kurt Yankaskas is the recipient of the 2019 NIOSH Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award, presented Feb. 9 at the National Hearing Conservation Association’s annual conference.

5 steps to a safe construction site - IFSEC Global 5 steps to a safe construction site  IFSEC GlobalThe construction sector accounts for a quarter of all fatal workplace injuries, while many fires break out on sites each year. Bull Products director Bradley...

How Much Awareness is Too Much Awareness? - Occupational Health and Safety How Much Awareness is Too Much Awareness?  Occupational Health and SafetyWe are already struggling to tread water in a sea of devices vying for our attention. When connected safety...

Washington — Employers who make “good faith efforts” to document their evaluations of crane operators have an additional 60 days to comply with OSHA’s Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Certification Extension, according to a Feb. 7 enforcement memorandum...

Post flood Townsville residents face potentially deadly melioidosis disease threat - ABC Local Post flood Townsville residents face potentially deadly melioidosis disease threat  ABC LocalAs Townsville residents continue to muddy, smelly clean up after last...

Movers & Shakers for Feb. 10, 2019 - MetroWest Daily News Movers & Shakers for Feb. 10, 2019  MetroWest Daily NewsBenchmark, a human connection company, recently announced that Upton resident Susan Jeffries has been appointed director of community relations...

Essex Fire and rescue plan for closer working - Halstead Gazette Essex Fire and rescue plan for closer working  Halstead GazetteCLOSER collaboration with other emergency services has been identified as a priority for the county's fire *service* in the coming...

Viewing Healthcare Through the Lens of Economics - INSEAD Knowledge Viewing Healthcare Through the Lens of Economics  INSEAD KnowledgeA multidisciplinary group of experts share their insights into health economics. more...

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Company director jailed for a year and fined $1m over workplace death - ABC News Company director jailed for a year and fined $1m over workplace death  ABC NewsA Brisbane director has been sentenced to jail for one year, and fined $1 million, in a...

Cincinnati — More than 3 in 5 Americans doubt their ability to correctly use an automated external defibrillator, while slightly more than half say they are proficient in performing CPR, according to the results of a recent survey.

Washington — Department of Labor Inspector General Scott Dahl states that his office is “currently reviewing the integrity of the rulemaking process” at OSHA and DOL in a Jan. 25 written response to five lawmakers.

Washington — The National Transportation Safety Board has included two new issues on its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, while once again reiterating the need for increased implementation of collision-avoidance...

Portland, OR — Older workers feel more stress than their younger colleagues when employers don’t provide the support and resources necessary for employees to do their jobs well, results of a recent study from Portland State University suggest.

Salem, OR — Oregon OSHA is inviting all employers in the state to take part in its 16th annual “Safety Break for Oregon” to help raise awareness and promote “the value of keeping people safe and healthy” on the job.

Annapolis, MD — Maryland Del. Cheryl D. Glenn (D-Baltimore) has reintroduced legislation that would require contractors seeking to work on certain state projects to submit safety plans and would direct the state to ensure the plans are being...

Oakbrook Terrace, IL — Citing the prevalence of patient assaults on health care staff, accreditation organization The Joint Commission has issued a “Quick Safety” advisory aimed at limiting conditions that may spark aggression and violence in health care...

OSHA Joins Alliance Focused on Safe Handling of Fertilizers - Occupational Health and Safety OSHA Joins Alliance Focused on Safe Handling of Fertilizers  Occupational Health and SafetyAnnounced Feb. 4, the alliance already has completed its first project: a...

Washington — NIOSH has published five new skin notation profiles to “communicate the hazards of chemical exposure to the skin” and protect workers from chemical contact.

Atlanta — More than two-thirds of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017 involved opioids, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, furthering an epidemic the agency says “continues to worsen and...