EHS TODAY WEEKLY UPDATE Penton Media March 19, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/ehstoday/v/10 THIS WEEK'S NEWS --1. Labor Secretary Solis Takes Action on Diacetyl Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced March 16 the withdrawal of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for occupational exposure to food flavorings containing diacetyl. The withdrawal will facilitate OSHA's timely development of a standard to protect workers from bronchiolitis obliterans, a serious and potentially fatal lung disease associated with such an exposure. To view the full article go to: http://ehstoday.com/standards/osha/labor-sec-solis-takes-action-on-diacetyl-0317/ --2. Fall Protection: Failure is Not an Option Despite special emphasis programs from OSHA and increasingly sophisticated fall protection equipment, falls from heights remain a serious occupational safety challenge. In 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that fatal work injuries involving falls increased 5 percent after a sharp decrease in 2005. The 809 fatal falls in 2006 represent the third highest total since 1992, when the fatality census began. Fatal falls from roofs increased from 160 fatalities in 2005 to 184 in 2006, a rise of 15 percent. To view the full article go to: http://ehstoday.com/ppe/fall-protection/falls-remain-occupational-hazard-0309/ --3. ASSE: Consensus Standards Should Be Referenced in Cranes and Derricks Rule The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) expressed a variety of concerns focused on the failure to reference widely accepted national voluntary consensus standards addressing crane safety in the proposed updated federal Cranes and Derricks in Construction Rule in testimony by ASSE professional member Matt Burkart at a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) public hearing. 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