This Week's News

1. Litigating Workplace Safety and Health Disputes

Attorney Michael Taylor offers a tutorial to help you understand the litigation process required when your employer contests an OSHA citation before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

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2. Drive Sober this Super Bowl Sunday

Sports fans around the country are gearing up for Super Bowl parties this Sunday. While you might not be in danger of incurring any football-related injuries while watching the game, Super Bowl Sunday presents other risks – namely, drunk or buzzed driving.

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3. San Francisco Food Processor Settles with EPA Involving Anhydrous Ammonia Releases

San Francisco food processor Columbus Manufacturing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbus Foods LLC, has agreed to $6 million in upgrades and a nearly $700,000 fine following two incidents that caused the release of two hazardous ammonia clouds that left 17 people hospitalized.

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4. Q&A with Future Leader in EHS Jeffrey R. Walls

He's earning his M.S. in environmental and occupational exposure science at the University of Washington. He's bilingual. He's traveled the world. He even climbs active volcanoes. He's Jeffrey R. Walls, the 2011 Future Leader in EHS. Get up close and personal with Walls in this new Q&A.

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5. EU-OSHA Announces Workplace Safety Photo Contest Winners

A blindfolded girl wanders in front of a moving piece of farm equipment to highlight the dangers of agricultural safety. Slovenian coal mining students receive instruction for a dangerous job. A farmer dons a respirator and prepares to treat his crops with pesticides. A construction worker in Madrid studies the view from his vantage point. These images and more make up the winning entry in EU-OSHA's 2011 pan-European photo competition on safety and health in the workplace.

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6. Researchers Develop Natural Disaster Network

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed an emergency communications network that will maintain operation during natural disasters and provide critical warnings and geographic information to people affected by the disasters.

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