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MSHA Releases 2014 Q1 Mine Fatality Data

The data has prompted the agency to address a recent spike in worker deaths.

OSHA Cites Texas Fertilizer Operator for Safety Hazards

The agency has cited American Plant Food Corp. for 12 violations.

The lack of standards and key information about the interface -- where the gowns and gloves meet at the wearer

NIOSH, Partners Researching Effectiveness of Isolation Gowns

ASTM has formed a task group to develop a specification standard for them, Selcen Kilinc-Balci, a physical scientist for NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, reported on the agency’s Science Blog.

NFPA Offering More Emergency Responder Guides for EVs

The newly posted guides are part of the National Fire Protection Association's Electric Vehicle Safety Training project.

El Paso AGC Chapter and OSHA Renew Partnership

The agency has renewed its 2007 partnership with the El Paso chapter of the national organization.

NHTSA Releases Motorcycle Safety Advisory

The consumer advisory encourages motorists to share the road with motorcyclists to reduce the number of annual highway fatalities.

#BuildingMuseum About to Open 'Designing for Disaster' Exhibition

The exhibition opens May 11. It will examine how we assess risks from natural hazards and how more disaster-resilient communities can be developed.

3M PSD Honoring Scholarship Winners June 1

The students received $5,000 scholarships and will attend AIHce 2014 courtesy of the 3M Personal Safety Division.



A wildfire damaged mobile homes and property in Fallbrook, Calif., in 2007. (Photo by Andrea Booher/FEMA)

Fighting 2014 Wildfires May Cost Agencies $1.8 Billion

The U.S. Forest Service and Interior Department have only $1.4 billion available for firefighting, however. The wildfire season is becoming longer and more intense.

AIHA, ACGIH Set to Present Top Awards

San Antonio's Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is the site for AIHce 2014, the year's best industrial hygiene conference.

FAA and General Aviation Pilots Partner for Weather Safety Campaign

The partnership launches an eight-month national safety campaign.

Stonyfield Farms Recalls Some Yogurt Products

The company recalled its YoBaby Pear/Peach yogurts because of possible coliform contamination.

The lane markings are intended to persuade motorcyclists to slow down when entering curves. (New Zealand Transport Agency photo)

NZ Agency Hopes Lane Markings Reduce Motorcycle Crashes

The Transport Agency is trying this on the 130-kilometer Southern Coromandel Loop. Only 3 percent of the vehicles that travel it are motorcycles, but from 2008 to 2012, motorcyclists were involved in 44 percent of all fatal and serious injury crashes on it.

MSHA Releases March Impact Inspection Results

The agency issued 152 citations, 14 orders and one safeguard during the month.

Salmonella Detection System Wins Silver Edison Award

The 3M Petrifilm Salmonella Express System was just one of the safety products honored April 30 in the 2014 Edison Awards competition. Products from Kimberly-Clark, Sonomax, and Starkey Hearing Technologies also won.

Roofing Company Cited by OSHA for Fall Hazards

OSHA has cited Five Star Commercial Roofing and issued nearly $50,000 in fines for allegedly exposing its workers to fall hazards.

Cal/OSHA issued its first 2014 high heat alert on April 30.

Cal/OSHA Issues First 2014 High Heat Advisory

The agency reminds employers in the state to ensure their outdoor workers are protected as the temperatures rise.

Consent Decree Set with Food Company Due to Listeria Contamination

The FDA entered a consent decree with a New York cheese producer due to listeria contamination in its products.

Advancing AIHA's Good Samaritan Project

Many states provide this protection to engineers and architects. Industrial hygienists and other safety and health professionals should have it, as well.

Wholesale adoption of GHS hazard classsification principles will disrupt chemical hazard assessment programs and heighten problems manufacturers and importers will face.

GHS Adoption in the Face of Daubert

Unfortunately, wholesale adoption of GHS hazard classification system principles will disrupt various chemical hazard assessment programs and heighten problems manufacturers and importers will face.

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