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  • QuickTakes 1/15/2012 -
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    • OSHA Interpretations

  • Removal of Contaminated Needles Prior to Disposal.
  • Clarification of Hazcom provision intended to preempt conflicting state regulatory actions, but not tort claims.
  • Clarification of utility owner/operator obligation to provide voltage information.
  • Clarification of the Chromium (VI) Standard - Change Rooms and Hygiene Practices.
  • Fall protection on aerial lifts during construction activities.

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  • No Combustible Dust Rules From OSHA Any Time Soon - Rules to help prevent dust explosions not on OSHA's agenda, despite pleas to fast track
  • OSHA stalls dust rules despite Gallatin plant deaths - New safety rules will not be approved any time soon even though they could prevent accidents such as the ones last year at a Gallatin metal powders plant, where fireballs fueled by iron dust contributed to five deaths.
  • OSHA Addresses PELs in Regulatory Agenda - OSHA's Fall 2011 semi-annual regulatory agenda, which the agency released in early 2012, includes a "Review/Lookback of OSHA Chemical Standards" to begin to address the agency's permissible exposure limits (PELs), which most safety stakeholders consider woefully out of date.
  • OSHA proposes penalities against Braselton poultry plant - The federal agency has proposed that the company’s penalties total $142,150, after OSHA initially received a complaint in July about safety issues. The plant is located on Josh Pirkle Road, next to the Braselton Water Reclamation Facility in Jackson County.
  • OSHA Investigates Deaconess Hospital Crane Accident - The collapse of a crane at a metro hospital yesterday isn't the first time equipment owned by Rent-A-Crane has been involved in an accident. Two years ago, a man died when a piece of a crane fell.
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  • Occupational Health and Workplace Safety Services in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld - The Occupational Health and Workplace Safety Services industry has remained relatively strong in the past five years, while weathering a volatile economic environment. In the five years to 2012, revenue is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 2.0% to $5.5 billion. However, the economic downturn in late 2008 and 2009 caused many downstream customers, such as mining companies and the ...
  • Open access: Comprehensive occupational health and safety resource now available online - ( Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ) DFG provides no-cost access to MAK collection which is a milestone in establishment of free access to research data/transparent policy consultancy.
  • Cause of Arlington blast could be hard to pin down - Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators were at the scene of Cairo Co-op's Arlin ...
  • CDC Senior Medical Officer Named Keynote Presenter at Occupational Health and Safety Software Conference - Dr. Casey Chosewood, a Senior Medical Officer with the CDC, will present the keynote address at Medgate’s annual conference on its leading Occupational Health and Safety Software. The presentation will focus on the essential elements of successful worksite health and well-being programs, and will complement discussions on Medgate’s Occupational Health Management software.(PRWEB) January 31, 2012 ...
  • Most safety violations corrected, official says - JOHNSTOWN - The Fulton County Highways and Facilities Department was cited for 14 state Public Employee Safety and Health Program violations last fall, but 11 have since been corrected, department Superintendent Mark Yost said Monday.
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