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EHS Today celebrates eight companies that have earned the
right to be on the America's Safest Companies list for
2009.
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The top 10 most cited OSHA violations were unveiled Oct. 27
at 97th annual National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo in
Orlando, Fla., with scaffolding and fall protection violations once
again topping the list.
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A recent study suggests that individual risk factors such as
body mass index (BMI), wrist dimension ratio, steroid use, menopause and
more may influence the likelihood of developing carpal tunnel syndrome
(CTS), according to the American Association of Neuromuscular and
Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM).
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The electronic devices we increasingly rely on to get us
through our days are impacting job safety, a not-so-good vibration being
felt, literally, from coast to coast.
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As the downturn in the economy forces companies to deal with
declining revenue, layoffs and tight-to-non-esistent credit problems,
will workplace safety become collateral damage to the economic
crisis?
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In a February 2009 New York Committee for Occupational Safety
and Health (NYCOSH) publication, David Michaels stressed that the Obama
administration should work to change workplace safety culture instead of
primarily focusing on enforcement. As Obama’s choice to become the
next OSHA administrator, Michaels soon may be in the position to act on
some of his objectives.
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Want to develop the mindset of a safety excellence
organization? Shift your thinking.
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A report released by the Government Accounting Office (GAO)
takes issue with OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program, saying the
agency’s internal controls are not sufficient to ensure that only
qualified worksites participate in the VPP and that OSHA has not
developed the proper goals or measures to assess the performance of
VPP.
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An explosion rocked a ConAgra Foods facility in Garner, N.C.
around 11:30 a.m. on June 9, killing two workers and sending more than
40 workers to local hospitals, four of them with critical burns. Four
fighters were sent to the hospital after they inhaled ammonia, which is
used at the facility as a refrigerant.
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On Sept. 9, OSHA issued a final rule revising the PPE
sections of its general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring and
marine terminals standards to reflect recent editions of the applicable
national consensus standards that incorporate advances in
technology.
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