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July 25, 2008 ASSE Suggest Changes To Proposed Confined Space Standard American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) member Gary Lopez, CSP, suggested changes for OSHA’s proposed Confined Spaces in Construction Standard, a rule he said is complicated, introduces unnecessary new terminology, inadequately addresses several important confined space issues and fails to recognize current, widely understood safety practices.
July 24, 2008 OSHA Dispatches Extra Inspectors to NYC to Investigate Construction Safety For two weeks beginning July 23, OSHA will bring a dozen additional inspectors into New York City to conduct proactive inspections of high-rise construction sites, cranes and other locations to combat the rise in the city’s construction fatalities. Twenty employees have died in construction-related accidents in New York City since January.
July 23, 2008 Miller, Kennedy Call for Withdrawal of “Secret” DOL Rule Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, called for the withdrawal of a last-minute rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that they say could slow the enactment of future health and safety regulations that protect workers.
July 23, 2008 Young Workers at Higher Risk of On-the-Job Injury Student workers are nearly twice as likely as adults to be injured on the job, bad news for the more than 4 million students who entered the workforce as seasonal workers this summer.
July 23, 2008 Cintas Workers Tour the Nation to Discuss Safety Conditions The Coalition of Injured Cintas Workers announced the launch of a nationwide tour this summer to expose the hidden human costs of keeping America's laundry clean. The “Painful Truth Tour” will show investors, community leaders and Cintas hospitality industry workers how unsafe machinery and production quotas at Cintas plants around the country affect laundry workers' health.
July 22, 2008 Failing to Protect: Saving America's Crumbling Infrastructure Miles of Midwest land under 10 feet of water, a major bridge collapsing to the ground, a flood-ravaged New Orleans – these are all images we won't soon forget. But how can we keep history from repeating itself yet again?
July 22, 2008 Carpal Tunnel Culprits for Commuters Carpal tunnel syndrome isn’t limited to employees who spend their days at the keyboard – it also can affect workers commuting long hours by car or using cell phones while driving.
July 22, 2008 Workers Have High Rates of Psychological Distress Nearly five percent of employees suffer from psychological distress levels associated with a high likelihood of a mental disorder, reports a study in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
July 21, 2008 Houston Crane Collapse Kills 4 A massive crane collapsed at a Houston oil refinery July 18, killing four workers and injuring seven others.
July 18, 2008 ANSI Dismisses Latest Appeal to Withdraw Construction Musculoskeletal Consensus Standard On July 17, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) dismissed the latest appeal brought by the Construction Industry Employer Coalition to withdraw the adoption of the approved voluntary consensus standard aimed to reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the construction industry. This was the last appeal allowable under the ANSI appeals process.
July 18, 2008 New CSB Safety Video Stresses Safe Hot Work Practices The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a new safety video detailing a June 2006 explosion that led to the deaths of three contractors at the Partridge-Raleigh oilfield in rural Raleigh, Miss., to emphasize safe hot work practices.
July 17, 2008 New Britain, Conn., Contractor Faces Fines for Fall Hazards BMA General Contractors LLC is facing $140,000 in OSHA fines for fall hazards at two Connecticut work sites. The company was cited for similar hazards in 2006 and 2007.
July 17, 2008 International Safety: New Report Highlights Dangerous Coping Responses for Work Stress UK workers are most likely to turn to alcohol, smoking and comfort eating to help them deal with the stress of their occupations, according to a new Stroke in Business report from the Stroke Association, published in association with Siemens.
July 17, 2008 New Brace Technology Aims to Improve Mine Safety Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) designed new, stackable wood braces to help ensure coal miners’ safety as they brace the roofs of mine shafts, representing a major improvement in the bracing and cribbing methods used in mines for the last 2 centuries.
July 15, 2008 Employers Take Active Role in Promoting Workplace Wellness Major employers are joining with Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to promote workplace wellness programs and motivate and reward employees for exhibiting healthier behaviors.

July 25, 2008
ASSE Suggest Changes To Proposed Confined Space Standard
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) member Gary Lopez, CSP, suggested changes for OSHA’s proposed Confined Spaces in Construction Standard, a rule he said is complicated, introduces unnecessary new terminology, inadequately addresses several important confined space issues and fails to recognize current, widely understood safety practices.

July 24, 2008
OSHA Dispatches Extra Inspectors to NYC to Investigate Construction Safety
For two weeks beginning July 23, OSHA will bring a dozen additional inspectors into New York City to conduct proactive inspections of high-rise construction sites, cranes and other locations to combat the rise in the city’s construction fatalities. Twenty employees have died in construction-related accidents in New York City since January.

July 23, 2008
Miller, Kennedy Call for Withdrawal of “Secret” DOL Rule
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, called for the withdrawal of a last-minute rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that they say could slow the enactment of future health and safety regulations that protect workers.

July 23, 2008
Young Workers at Higher Risk of On-the-Job Injury
Student workers are nearly twice as likely as adults to be injured on the job, bad news for the more than 4 million students who entered the workforce as seasonal workers this summer.

July 23, 2008
Cintas Workers Tour the Nation to Discuss Safety Conditions
The Coalition of Injured Cintas Workers announced the launch of a nationwide tour this summer to expose the hidden human costs of keeping America's laundry clean. The “Painful Truth Tour” will show investors, community leaders and Cintas hospitality industry workers how unsafe machinery and production quotas at Cintas plants around the country affect laundry workers' health.

July 22, 2008
Failing to Protect: Saving America's Crumbling Infrastructure
Miles of Midwest land under 10 feet of water, a major bridge collapsing to the ground, a flood-ravaged New Orleans – these are all images we won't soon forget. But how can we keep history from repeating itself yet again?

July 22, 2008
Carpal Tunnel Culprits for Commuters
Carpal tunnel syndrome isn’t limited to employees who spend their days at the keyboard – it also can affect workers commuting long hours by car or using cell phones while driving.

July 22, 2008
Workers Have High Rates of Psychological Distress
Nearly five percent of employees suffer from psychological distress levels associated with a high likelihood of a mental disorder, reports a study in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

July 21, 2008
Houston Crane Collapse Kills 4
A massive crane collapsed at a Houston oil refinery July 18, killing four workers and injuring seven others.

July 18, 2008
ANSI Dismisses Latest Appeal to Withdraw Construction Musculoskeletal Consensus Standard
On July 17, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) dismissed the latest appeal brought by the Construction Industry Employer Coalition to withdraw the adoption of the approved voluntary consensus standard aimed to reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the construction industry. This was the last appeal allowable under the ANSI appeals process.

July 18, 2008
New CSB Safety Video Stresses Safe Hot Work Practices
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a new safety video detailing a June 2006 explosion that led to the deaths of three contractors at the Partridge-Raleigh oilfield in rural Raleigh, Miss., to emphasize safe hot work practices.

July 17, 2008
New Britain, Conn., Contractor Faces Fines for Fall Hazards
BMA General Contractors LLC is facing $140,000 in OSHA fines for fall hazards at two Connecticut work sites. The company was cited for similar hazards in 2006 and 2007.

July 17, 2008
International Safety: New Report Highlights Dangerous Coping Responses for Work Stress
UK workers are most likely to turn to alcohol, smoking and comfort eating to help them deal with the stress of their occupations, according to a new Stroke in Business report from the Stroke Association, published in association with Siemens.

July 17, 2008
New Brace Technology Aims to Improve Mine Safety
Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) designed new, stackable wood braces to help ensure coal miners’ safety as they brace the roofs of mine shafts, representing a major improvement in the bracing and cribbing methods used in mines for the last 2 centuries.

July 15, 2008
Employers Take Active Role in Promoting Workplace Wellness
Major employers are joining with Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to promote workplace wellness programs and motivate and reward employees for exhibiting healthier behaviors.

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