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1.
Off-the-Job Safety: Halloween Safety Tips
Trick-or-treating, dressing up and carving pumpkins are all part of
the fun of Halloween, but these activities also offer potential for
injury. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) suggests
taking several steps to ensure that Halloween-goers remain safe.
2.
ISEA Wants Clarification of Hi-Viz Worker Rule
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) asked the
U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to formally recognize vests
that meet the ANSI/ISEA 207-2006 American National Standard for Public
Safety Vests as complying with the provisions of a worker-visibility
regulation that takes effect Nov. 24, 2008.
3.
AIHA Executive Director Departs, New Director Hired
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) announced Oct.
27 that Steven H. Davis, CAE, IOM, will depart AIHA on March 31, 2009,
after 11 years of service to the organization, the last 6 as executive
director. The AIHA board of directors has hired Peter J. O’Neil, CAE,
IOM, to assume the leadership of AIHA as executive director. O’Neil
came to AIHA in 2000 as director of marketing and member services, and
was promoted in 2005 to assistant executive director.
4.
“Clean” Nanoscale Production Not Always a Reality
New research published in a special issue of the Journal of
Industrial Ecology shows that environmental gains derived from the use
of nanomaterials may be offset in part by the processes used to
manufacture them. The studies highlight the need for improved efficiency
in nanoscale material manufacturing to reduce energy use, emissions,
solid waste and the use of toxic input materials.
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5.
International Safety: European Organizations Work to Promote Safe
Workplaces
Nine pan-European and multinational organizations have signed up to
be part of the first wave of official partners of Healthy Workplaces, a
campaign organized by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
(EU-OSHA) that focuses on the evaluation of health and safety risks and
aims at reducing work-related accidents and illnesses.
6.
OSHA Fines Utica, N.Y., Contractor $111,000 for Scaffold, Fall Hazards
OSHA cited Precision Plaster Paint & Contracting LLC, a Utica,
N.Y., contractor, for alleged willful, repeat and serious violations of
safety standards at a Utica worksite. Precision faces a total of
$111,000 in proposed fines, chiefly for an improperly erected and
maintained scaffold and lack of fall protection for employees.
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