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IN THIS ISSUE

>> 1. AIHA Unveils Top EHS Public Policy Issues for 2011-2012
>> 2. OSHA Fines U.S. Minerals $396,000 for Alleged Hazardous Dust, PPE and Training Violations
>> 3. Supervisors’ “Seven Deadly Sins” Affect Worker Health, Productivity
>> 4. Experts: Major Issues Facing EPA as It Turns 40
>> 5. Education Campaign Launched to Warn Responders of Occupational Hazards of Carbon Monoxide
>> 6. Natural Disasters, Terrorist Threats Top Americans’ Public Safety Concerns
>> 7. At-Home Safety: Risk of Recreational Shoulder Injuries Common Around the Holidays

This Week's News

1. AIHA Unveils Top EHS Public Policy Issues for 2011-2012

The American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA) biennial membership survey revealed the most pressing public policy issues within the EHS profession over the next 2 years, with PELs and OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program topping the list.

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2. OSHA Fines U.S. Minerals $396,000 for Alleged Hazardous Dust, PPE and Training Violations

On Dec. 7, OSHA cited U.S. Minerals LLC with willfully exposing its workers to dangerously high levels of hazardous dust and not providing adequate breathing protection and training for workers at its facility in Coffeen, Ill. The company, however, is contesting the violations and called OSHA’s allegations “incomplete, overstated and/or inaccurate.”

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3. Supervisors’ “Seven Deadly Sins” Affect Worker Health, Productivity

In recent years, the American workplace has been infused with unprecedented levels of hostility, largely due to the deterioration of supervisor-subordinate trust, according to Florida State University researchers.

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4. Experts: Major Issues Facing EPA as It Turns 40

As EPA turns 40, two scientists who have served on research review panels for the agency talk about the challenges facing the agency.

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5. Education Campaign Launched to Warn Responders of Occupational Hazards of Carbon Monoxide

Masimo, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) have launched “The Silent Killer” educational campaign, aimed at raising awareness of the duty-related dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and reducing the known risk factors that unnecessarily kill or injure fire fighters each year.

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6. Natural Disasters, Terrorist Threats Top Americans’ Public Safety Concerns

Three in five Americans are most concerned about emergencies involving a natural disaster or terrorist attack, with a health pandemic closely following as a top concern among 46 percent of respondents, according to Federals Signal’s 2010 Public Safety survey.

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7. At-Home Safety: Risk of Recreational Shoulder Injuries Common Around the Holidays

Around the holidays, even the friendliest game of flag football can lead to injury. According to sports medicine doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery, older and newly active recreational athletes particularly are at risk for shoulder injuries.

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