1.
Bush Requests $501.7 Million for OSHA FY 2009 Funding
Surpassing the $500 million mark for the first time, President
George W. Bush's proposed 2009 OSHA budget aims to maintain the agency's
current program activities as well as provide increases for federal
enforcement and compliance assistance efforts.
2.
CSB to Probe Latest BP Texas City Fatal Incident
In light of the series of accidents that have plagued BP's Texas
City refinery since March 2005, the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board (CSB) announced during a Feb. 7 news conference that
it will launch a full-scale investigation on the refinery's most recent
incident on Jan. 14, which claimed the life of one worker.
3.
Facing the Unthinkable: Fatality Prevention in the Workplace
How workplace culture, organizational systems and leadership affect
the risk of fatalities, and what safety professionals can do to prevent
deaths.
4.
Education Helps Back Pain Patients Return to Work, Study Says
Health care providers can implement intensive, individual
educational sessions to help patients with short-term lower back pain
return to work more quickly, new research suggests.
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3. How often should the blade be changed in a utility knife?
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b) Once per week whether it needs it or not
c) Once per month whether it needs it or not
d) As soon as the resistance to cutting increases
4. What is the best way to dispose of dull utility knife blades?
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b) Drop it in your tool box
c) Place in an approved Blade Disposal Container
d) Leave on the workbench for someone else to deal with
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5.
Responder Safety: The Lingering Threat of Avian Flu
Companies should continue to take steps to prepare for an outbreak
of pandemic flu and provide workers with PPE.
6.
EPA Program Addresses Nanoscale Product Safety
EPA announced Jan. 28 the launch of its Nanoscale Materials
Stewardship Program (NMSP) to determine both the benefits and human
health and environmental risks of nanoscale chemical products.
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Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and
Carcinogens, 5th Edition
Sittig's Handbook is the world's foremost reference for anyone that
interacts with hazardous materials in their line of work. It provides a
vast amount of hazardous material data for over 2,000 chemicals;
focusing on exposure, safety, and response. Chemicals include those
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