1. OSHA: GAO Findings on Injury and Illness Reporting Are Alarming

A new report from the Government Accounting Office (GAO) has identified a number of factors that may contribute to the inaccuracy of employer injury and illness records, as well as problems with the audits that OSHA conducts to ensure their accuracy.

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2. Workplace Violence Takes a Deadly Toll

The violence that recently has hit our nation’s workplaces has brought an important issue to the forefront: workplace safety. In hindsight on both the Fort Hood and Orlando shootings, it’s easy to say that preventative measures could have been set into motion to avoid these tragedies.

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3. OSHA Fines Missouri Manufacturer $511,000 Following Worker Fatality

OSHA has cited Loren Cook Co., a manufacturer in of Springfield, Mo., with seven alleged willful and three alleged serious violations after a worker was killed by an ejected machine part on May 13, 2009.

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4. Global Survey Shows Businesses Turn to Wellness Programs to Improve Productivity

According to a recent global survey, improving productivity by keeping employees healthy and working is emerging as the top business objective for employer-sponsored wellness programs around the world – except in the United States, where reducing health care cost increases continues to be the top goal, and Asia, where the most important objective is improving work force morale.

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5. OSHA Releases Crowd Control Guidelines

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, OSHA has prepared a fact sheet providing crowd control guidelines for retailers to protect workers during major sales events. Last year, a worker at Wal-Mart was trampled to death by overzealous Black Friday shoppers trying to be first in the store to pick up holiday bargains.

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6. Going Green and Fighting Toxins at Home and at Work

A nurse with environmental health experience spoke to EHS Today about minimizing contact with everyday toxins and taking steps to create greener workplaces.

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7. The Chemical Safety Board Continues Investigation of Gas Explosion in Woods Cross, Utah

Preliminary findings from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) of a hydrogen gas explosion at the Silver Eagle refinery in Woods Cross, Utah on Nov. 4 indicate that the explosion occurred when a 10-inch pipe failed catastrophically. Although the failure mechanism has yet to be determined, the pipe showed evidence of significant thinning, which had not been detected by the refinery’s mechanical integrity program.

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