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Washington — The Mine Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a public meeting on a Request for Information on ways to monitor and regulate miner exposure to quartz – the most common form of respirable crystalline silica.
Aurora, CO — Small employers, particularly those with 10 or fewer employees, have less success implementing Total Worker Health initiatives than larger organizations, according to a recent study from the Center for Health, Work and Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health.
Washington — OSHA will not eliminate all the ancillary provisions in its beryllium standards for shipyards and construction, but will propose other changes in the future, according to a final rule published in the Sept. 30 Federal Register.
Greenbelt, MD — Law enforcement officials issued nearly 47,000 citations and approximately 88,000 warnings during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver Week.
Washington — OSHA has awarded more than $10.4 million in one-year federal safety and health training grants to 79 nonprofit organizations nationwide, as part of the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.
Washington — The Mine Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a public meeting and extended the comment period on a program policy letter intended to clarify requirements for providing emergency escapeways for underground metal and nonmetal miners, in response to stakeholder requests.