As part of their efforts to share environmental monitoring data related to the development of bituminous sands in the region, the governments of Alberta and Canada launched a joint online information portal on Monday. The site launch occurred on Earth Day, just before a letter from the US Environmental Protection Agency [PDF: 1.5 MB] undermined an earlier State Department Report that had [...]
Super Bowl 47 was full of bone crunching tackles, acrobatic catches and the unexpected. In this instance the unexpected was not a controversial call at the end of the game, but a 30-minute power outage just after halftime. If a power outage can occur at arguably the largest spectacle of the year, then it can [...]
All employers maintaining the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s 300 Logs for workplace injuries and illnesses pursuant to OSHA’s recordkeeping standard must post their 2012 annual summary by Feb. 1. Employers must utilize the annual summary form (form 300A) when complying with the posting requirements. Does the Standard Apply to My Business? All industries in [...]
Welcome to the first installment in the Safety Services Company Interview Series. This month we talk with J.R. Boyd, president of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group. What is the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group? The Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group is the national non-profit membership organization dedicated to representing the interests [...]
A Mississippi woman accused of posing as an OSHA trainer to deliver fraudulent training after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is being indicted on 22-felony counts. 46 year-old Connie M. Knight allegedly used false credentials to con more than 1,000 fishermen out of $100 to $300 each. The fisherman believed they were paying [...]
As summer draws to a close, employers should remain aware of heat-related hazards workers, especially outdoor workers, still face. Employers also need to know and share how to prevent illness or injury. Heat-related illness occurs because of the body’s inability to self-regulate its temperature. The body’s best tool to keep itself from getting too hot [...]
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health supports continued study of advanced nanomaterials to identify potential hazards and the steps employers need to take to prevent harm. Nanomaterials take advantage of the special properties of the nanoscale characteristics of a molecule to provide a benefit. They are used across a range of cutting-edge technological [...]
A federal panel will not consider Sea Worlds appeal to overturn a judge’s ruling preventing animal trainers from having direct contact with killer whales. The ruling stems from the Feb. 24, 2010, death of SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was attacked by a six-ton killer whale. OSHA spent six months investigating the amusement parks [...]
The Public Citizen, a non-profit organization focused on promoting legislation that protects basic human needs, has sent a petition to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) calling for a mandatory standard to protect workers from injury and death resulting from extreme heat exposure. “Some farm workers and construction workers work for hours on end [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched a campaign that looks to implement more laws, better technology and stakeholder action to end distracted driving. “Distracted driving is an epidemic. While we’ve made progress in the past three years by raising awareness about this risky behavior, the simple fact is people are continuing to be killed [...]
