At the start of AIHce 2014, the American Industrial Hygiene Assocation and American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists presented a variety of awards in various areas of industrial health and safety.
The agency released the results of its April impact inspections.
The agency cited a Bronx, N.Y., contractor for allegedly exposing workers to serious fall hazards and proposed $66,600 in fines.
The July 30 meeting in Washington, D.C., is called to gather information as the agency considers developing a standard about responders' safety following the West, Texas, explosion.
The state agency's citation includes one willful violation and two serious violations with total penalties of $67,500.
The agency launches the program to help the public get access to valuable FDA data.
The agency cites the company for violating the Federal Railroad Safety Act’s anti-discrimination provisions.
Yant Award winner Karen Messing's lecture covered standing and sitting in the workplace and how examining genders can benefit ergonomists.
A roundtable discussion at AIHce 2014 covers how to implement a PPE decontamination program.
Saying bio 3D manufacturing and the ability to manufactur with metal alloys already have been demonstrated, he urges his AIHce 2014 audience to prepare for new challenges.
"We believe our understanding will continue to support a control banding approach," the NIOSH expert told a crowded session's audience June 3.
Inconsistent and limited enforcement is one of the top challenges, they said.
NOAA has predicted the June 1-Nov. 30 Atlantic hurricane season will be near-normal or below-normal.
This year's calendar has flipped to June, and the enthusiasm is palpable among employees of MSA who are participating in the 2014 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo here this week. June 14 is the big day -- the 100th anniversary of MSA's founding by two engineers who developed a safer alternative to miners' hats that utilized a flame.
AIHce kicked off early Monday morning, June 2, with an Opening General Session from Peter Leyden, the former Managing Editor at Wired Magazine, CEO of the Reinventors Network and a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley.
At a roundtable discussion on Day 1 of AIHce, leaders in the industry discussed proper PPE selection for those responding to oil spills.
Ulric Chung, Ph.D., on July 1 will take over the leadership of the board, replacing Lynn O'Donnell, CIH, who has served as ABIH's executive director since 1991.
FDA's final order requires a warning label on sunlamp products and UV lamps that states they should not be used by anyone under 18.
A status indicator or readiness display will show an alert when a problem is found. This is why it is important for you to conduct regular inspections.
"The remedy imposed for SeaWorld's violations does not change the essential nature of its business. There will still be human interactions and performances with killer whales; the remedy will simply require that they continue with increased safety measures."