The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be holding a meeting based on the effects of the federal economic stimulus package on the construction industry. The agency’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet on April 14-17, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
The main topic expected to be discussed in the meeting is [...]

Health screenings in 13 counties in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia will be provided to miners starting this week. This is a free service provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to detect early signs of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.

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While a very basic tool, hammers can cause serious injury when not used properly. In fact, a misplace hammer alone can break a bone in your wrist, hand or fingers, as well as cause minor scrapes, cuts and bruising to any part of your body. Here are basic and very important guidelines in using [...]

New York City Buildings Commissioner Robert Limandri is now blaming workers for the cause of the March Crane Collapse in New York.  Limandri was quoted saying that the workers did not follow the proper safety procedures or equipment guidelines, causing the crane to collapse.
“And what now happens is that they notify us. We show up [...]

The latest in mainstream safety news is that 28 year-old Anthony Paino, while working on a 10 story hotel undergoing construction, was not wearing a harness while working on the Gansevoort Hotel, and fell 10 stories to his death, on the top of an adjacent building.

Better transportation safety is expected as billions of dollars are allocated for the building and repair of roads, highways and bridges nationwide. President Barack Obama recently released $26.6 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA) to states and local transportation authorities.

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Not only is this step a leap for transportation safety nationwide, [...]

There’s no better time to drop by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) website than now when the agency just published helpful information about skid-steer loaders safety, cable tray hazards and process safety management. Concerns about the first two subjects were addressed through the latest SHIBs (Safety and Health Information Bulletins) published [...]

Skin irritations, respiratory problems, and fire are among the most common hazards posed by painting operations. Besides adequate administrative and engineering controls, proper PPE (personal protective equipment) should be provided to workers to protect them from these hazards. Employers should seek the assistance of a Shipyard Competent Person (SCP), a Certified Marine Chemist (CMC), [...]

Wrenches are the ever indispensable tool for workers who take it as their serious business to create, install, repair or maintain different tools or materials. But even this seemingly tool can cause hand and finger (knuckle) injuries. Find out how you can avoid such accidents by following these safety tips:

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1.   MSHA Update: Fire Prevention in Mining Sites with Better Conveyor Belts
Better selection of conveyor belts may just save a life. As a matter of fact, they can save hundreds of lives in a mining site by preventing fire hazards. That is, if they have an improved flame-resistant quality.

The Mine Safety [...]