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Industrial
Hygiene Insights — August 2008 |
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Welcome to IH
Insights, the monthly electronic newsletter for industrial
hygiene practitioners. Each issue brings you analysis and
commentary
from our contributing editors, all veteran industrial
hygienists, plus
news on compliance, research, and professional practice from the
Occupational Hazards editorial team. |
In This
Issue:
1. MSDS Gone
Wild!
2. Ansonia
Copper and Brass Forges $212,000 in Fines
3. Should
OSHA Adopt a Combustible Dust Standard?
4. Imperial Sugar
Operations VP Recounts Unsafe Conditions Prior to Blast
5. MSHA Proposes
$1.85 Million in Fines for Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster
1. MSDS Gone Wild!
Oh no! We have a serious problem. The plant office manager ran into
my office with a frantic look of panic on her face. The company safety
inspectors are here and they want to see an MSDS on the Wite-Out. What
will we do?
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2. Ansonia Copper and Brass Forges $212,000 in
Fines
OSHA has cited Ansonia Copper and Brass Inc. for 70 alleged serious,
repeat and other violations of workplace safety and health standards at
the company's Waterbury, Conn., tube mill. The company faces a total of
$212,000 in proposed fines following wall-to-wall OSHA inspections of
the plant begun in February.
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3. Should OSHA Adopt a Combustible Dust
Standard?
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee's
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety held a July 29 hearing
to discuss OSHA’s role in protecting workers from combustible dust
explosions and whether a new standard is needed to best mitigate this
hazard.
Read More
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Quantifying Noise, Assessing Exposure, & Evaluating Results
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The human ear is an intricate, highly sensitive yet incredibly durable
system with extraordinary capabilities. Noise surrounds us at all
times, including in the workplace, while commuting, as we are
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 Ergonomics and the Aging Work
Force
Cindy Roth, CEO of Ergonomic Technologies Corp., shares her thoughts on
ergonomics and the aging work force; Associate Editor Katherine Torres
reports from Washington, D.C. on a proposed measure to protect workers
from combustible dust explosions; and Dr. James Herdegen of the Sleep
Science Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago explains how
sleep deprivation can impact worker safety and productivity. Download or Listen Here.
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Did you miss the Webcast? It's not too
late!
Is Safety About Achieving Success or Avoiding
Failure?
We have defined safety for so long as the lack of accidents that
we are beginning to lose sight of the objective. When accidents go away
for a while is it because of safety success or is it simply luck or
normal variation? This webinar explores what safety might look like
rather than simply the lack of accidents.
Learn the ten signs that safety is at work in your organization and how
to tell if the accidents are responding to your efforts or other
forces.
Presented by Terry L. Mathis, CEO, ProAct Safety, Inc. Terry is
a former Director of Training for Coca-Cola where he developed several
innovative approaches to safety. He has since worked for two of
the major safety consulting companies before starting ProAct Safety
(formerly Integrated Performance Technologies), Inc. in 1994. He
is a veteran of over 700 safety improvement projects in 18 countries
and 12 languages, has spoken at ASSE (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, and 2008), ASSE’s Regional Conferences and Seminar Fest,
National Quarry Safety Association (2000), Human Resource Safety
Conference (1999) and various other safety and training functions.
He is a professional member of ASSE.
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