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Federal workgroup schedules update on chemical facility safety

October 22, 2014

Washington – Government agencies have made “significant progress” on implementing an action plan to improve chemical facility safety and security, according to an Oct. 22 Federal Register notice announcing a free webinar scheduled for Nov. 10 on the matter.

ATRI ranks states for trucking safety and enforcement performance

October 22, 2014

Arlington, VA – Maryland tops a list of states that show “superior safety and enforcement performance” regarding commercial motor vehicles, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

NTSB hosts forum on drowsy driving

October 22, 2014

Washington – Drowsy driving poses significant threats to worker safety and health and must be combated, a panel of experts told the National Transportation Safety Board on Oct. 21.

MSHA: Coal dust samples show mines are complying with rule

October 22, 2014

Arlington, VA – Recent results of coal dust samples indicate that mines are complying with a final rule intended to decrease miner exposure to harmful coal dust, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Poll: Most people oppose changes to trucker hours-of-service requirements

October 22, 2014

Washington – Four out of five Americans oppose legislative efforts to increase the number of hours truckers can drive per week, according to the results of a poll released by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and the Truck Safety Coalition.

Perez appoints new whistleblower advisory committee members

October 22, 2014

Washington – Two new members joined OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee, and 13 current members have been reappointed, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced Oct. 20.

CDC updates Ebola care guidelines

October 21, 2014

Atlanta – Following two cases in which U.S. nurses were infected with Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tightened its infection-control guidelines for health care workers.

One-quarter of workers in Europe say they’re stressed on the job: study

October 21, 2014

Brussels – One in four European workers feels stressed all or most of the time while on the job, according to a report from Europe’s leading agencies on worker safety and health.

OSHA will address PELs in latest chem hazard initiative, official says

October 21, 2014

Washington – OSHA’s latest initiative on chemical hazards will involve more than updating outdated permissible exposure limits and could include control banding or task-based approaches, an agency official said Oct. 21.

Stakeholders debate potential benefits, disadvantages of I2P2 standard

October 21, 2014

Washington – Four stakeholders recently debated the merits of an OSHA injury and illness prevention program standard.

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