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Industrial
Hygiene Insights —November 2009
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
EHS Today editorial team.
1. AIHA Comments on Hearing Protector
Labeling
The American Industrial Hygiene Association has released the
comments it made to EPA about 40CFR211 Subpart B, Hearing Protector
Labeling, a proposed rule published in the Aug. 5 Federal Register that
would de-emphasize the single number rating given to hearing protection
devices.
Read More
2. OSHA Proposes Rulemaking for Combustible
Dust Standard
OSHA published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) in
the Oct. 21 edition of the Federal Register as an initial step in
development of a standard to address the hazards of combustible dust.
Read More
4. MSHA Notifies 10 Operators for Potential
Pattern of Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) recently announced that 10 mine operators from around the country
have received letters putting them on notice that each has a potential
pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards under
Section 104(e) of the federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act).
Read More
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a. 20%
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4. How many injuries happen on the job every year?
a. 10,000 – 20,000
100,000 – 200,000
c. 1,000,000 – 2,000,000
4,000,000 – 5,000,000
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