This Week's News

1. Cost of Job-Related Illnesses Exceeds Costs of All Cancers, Diabetes and Strokes

A new NIOSH-funded study from J. Paul Leigh, a professor of public health sciences at the University of California – Davis, determined that the cost of job-related injuries and illnesses is $250 billion, which is $31 billion more than the cost of all cancers and $76 billion more than the cost of diabetes. The study results beg the question: Is industry and the federal government doing enough to eliminate occupational injuries and illnesses and their associated costs?

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2. Cal/OSHA Uncovers Dozens of Safety Violations at California Warehouses

The California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) identified more than 60 safety violations, including fall protection, storage stacking and machine guarding violations, at four San Bernardino County, Calif., warehouses owned by National Distribution Centers. Cal/OSHA proposed $256,445 in fines against the company and its temporary staffing contractor, Tri State Staffing.

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3. Q&A with Future Leader in EHS Runner Up Mary Ellen L. Hicks

She's an exemplary EHS graduate student at the University of Michigan. She's looking forward to starting her career as an industrial hygienist in May. She even runs marathons. She's Mary Ellen L. Hicks, the 2011 Future Leaders in EHS runner up. In this special Q&A, EHS Today asked Hicks eight questions about her studies, her experience and her views on EHS.

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4. OSHA Demands DeMoulas Super Markets Address Hazards at All 60+ Massachusetts and New Hampshire Stores

The regional solicitor’s office of the Department of Labor has filed a complaint on behalf of OSHA with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission against DeMoulas Super Markets Inc., requesting that the commission order the chain to comply with OSHA standards and protect employees at all of the locations of the New England grocery chain from fall sand laceration hazards. This only is the second time an enterprise-wide request for relief has been sought by OSHA.

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5. EHS Out Loud Blog: Is the Word 'Security' in the Name 'Transportation Security Administration' an Oxymoron?

A 65-year-old woman from Texas was able to walk on to an American Airlines plane at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport on Wednesday with a .38 caliber handgun in her carry-on bag. The flight already had left the gate by the time Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents were able to track her down. When I heard about this incident, I felt sick.

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6. Can You Safely Walk and Listen to Music at the Same Time?

When walking on busy streets or anywhere near railroad tracks, take out those headphones and pay attention. Your life may depend on it.

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