Respirators
Confined Space Safety and Rescue: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Engulfment takes the lives of three workers in a trench collapse at a construction site. An employee dies instantly when a spark causes an internal explosion;...
New ASTM Standard Provides Asbestos Guidance
The standard, ASTM D 7390, Guide for Evaluating Asbestos in Dust on Surfaces by Comparison Between Two Environments, can assist building owners as they...
Study Finds Diacetyl Exposure Harmful to Mice
NIEHS, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, conducted the study because diacetyl has been implicated in causing obliterative bronchiolitis,...
Researchers Identify Pork Plant Illness
Workers at Quality Pork Processors in Austin, Minn., first exhibited signs of illness in December 2006, and more workers developed symptoms in the following...
OSHA Rejects Fire Prevention Technology
New York-based FirePASS Corp. reached out to Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., who then sent a letter to OSHA asking Foulke to explain why the agency denied granting...
Workers Suffer Lung Damage 25 Years After Exposed to Legal Levels of Asbestos-Like Material
In 1980, researchers studied 513 individuals who worked in a plant processing vermiculite that originated from a mine in Libby, Mont. The material these...
OSHAs New Program Addresses Crystalline Silica Hazards
Crystalline silica, a compound workers in the construction, maritime and general industries are routinely exposed to, is cited as the cause of silicosis,...
International OHS Through the Looking Glass of the Global Economy
The occupational health and safety conditions at the giant open-pit copper mine in Cananea, Mexico displayed how workplace safety in the global economy...
MHSSN Releases Final Report on Mexico Copper Mine
On Jan. 17, the Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network (MHSSN) released a final report based on the findings of a team of independent occupational...
Welding Safety: Ventilation is a Breath of Fresh Air
Tom, a welder for 20 years, has encountered many workplace health issues throughout his career. I know a lot of welders who have suffered from emphysema...
AIHA Weighs in on Attempts to Block OSHA Fit Testing for Respirators
Last week, the House Appropriations Committee defeated an amendment that would have blocked a rule requiring annual testing of respirators that protect...
Welder Awarded $20.5 Million in Lawsuit
A federal jury in Cleveland deliberated for more than a week before determining that Lincoln Electric Holdings, along with Hobart Brother Co., ESAB Group, TDY Industries and BOC Group, were negligent by not warning Jeff Tamraz of their products’ manganese toxicity....
Survey: WTC Workers Have High Asthma Rates
The data, drawn from the World Trade Center Health Registry, show that 3.6 percent of the 25,000 rescue and recovery workers enrolled in the registry...
House Dems: OSHA Failed to Protect 9/11 Workers
At a heated hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee held the day after the sixth anniversary of 9/11, Democratic legislators claimed OSHA failed...
Poor Conditions at Mexico Mine Causing Respiratory Disease Among Workers, Report Says
Violations listed in the report include a lack of preventive maintenance, failing equipment, high levels of toxic dusts and acid mist and a refusal by...
House Passes Diacetyl Bill
Workers exposed to the chemical and the labor organizations have been campaigning for the past year to get OSHA and Congress to take action in the matter....
Senate Passes Asbestos Ban
If the bill gets through the house and does not get vetoed by President George W. Bush, the United Sates will join more than 40 other nations that have...
Labor Department Ordered to Respond to Lawsuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gave the Labor Department 30 days from the date of its order to respond to the lawsuit,...
Four Workers Found Dead in Confined Space
Rescue workers responded to a 5:30 p.m. emergency call and arrived at the scene to find all four victims, who already appeared to be dead, in a 20-foot...
NYS Responders Report 9/11-Related Health Problems, Study Says
Led by Dr. Matthew P. Mauer of the New York State Department of Health, the researchers evaluated health effects in 1,423 state workers who responded...
Weaver Popcorn First to Eliminate Diacetyl From Products
Although diacetyl has long been considered safe for use in consumer food products, the flavoring has been cited as a possible source of injury to certain...
Minnesota Pork Plant Workers Afflicted With Mysterious Illness
The first signs of illnesses in workers at Quality Pork Processors surfaced in December 2006, and other workers developed symptoms over the following...
Ontario Government to Provide New Safety Equipment for Nurses and Health Care Workers
The Ontario government will purchase 55 million N95 respirators and has mandated the use of safety engineered needles or needle-less systems in the province's...
Review of OSHA's Lead Standard Finds it Effective
In addition, the lookback review also found the standard has not had a negative economic impact on business, is not overly complex and does not conflict...
City of Charleston and S.C. OSHA Reach Settlement After Fatal Fire
According to Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, the city of Charleston was initially required to pay fines totaling up to $9,325 for four violations related...
