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Download safety standards for chemical production facilities, refineries, petroleum and related industries. Health and safety professionals working in these industries as well as those workers and managers responsible for operations, facility management, testing and production or R&D and those providing goods or services to these industries should be familiar with these standards and be operating in accordance with them. Download
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Valentine's Day is more than a day of romance: It's also an ideal time to share the love at work. Even if you can't afford to give your employees gifts or cash rewards on Valentine's Day, you can still use this holiday as a way to offer your heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
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President Obama's FY 2013 budget request includes a nearly $5 million funding increase for OSHA's whistleblower program and a proposal to consolidate some of the agency's regional offices.
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Dr. Stephen Levin, former medical director of Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Irving J. Selikoff Occupational and Environmental Medical Center and a long-time advocate for workers, has died of cancer. He was 70 years old.
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Luck was with a worker on Sept. 28, 2011, when he fell 80 feet to a lower level from the top of a 118-foot-high scaffold and survived. The same can’t be said of masonry contractor Navillus Contracting Tile Inc., which was cited by OSHA for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards at the Brooklyn, N.Y. worksite.
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A workers' compensation insurance holding company has established a narcotics program to address the problem of injured workers developing opiate addictions that make them unable to return to work in a timely fashion – or at all.
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With Valentine's Day fast approaching, love is in the air and Cupid is poised to strike – even in the office. Young workers in particular should be on the lookout for Cupid's arrows: According to new poll results, Generation Y employees are more open to workplace romances than their older coworkers.
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Training Within Industry (TWI) Workshops
How can you get your production people to accept responsibility for their work, participate in the improvement process, learn how to interact as part of a team, and increase their level of job satisfaction? Training Within Industry may be the answer. Learn about this powerful tool from Purdue University's Technical Assistance Program at the IW Best Plants Conference, April 23-25, 2012 in Indianapolis. Click here for more information. |
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