By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | March 21, 2009 - 5:37 am - Posted in Common

Lung disease debate continues
Port Clinton News Herald, OH
People get CBD through exposure to beryllium dust or fumes, according to the Centers for Disease Control, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. When a person contracts CBD, the immune system creates cells in the bloodstream to fight the ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 3:23 am - Posted in Common

Perdue: Don't lay off teachers
CharlotteObserver.com, NC
Move NC OSHA from the labor department to an agency under the governor's control. Perdue said she's not yet ready to comment on any of those bills, but suggested she will eventually take a strong stand. “I want to pick my battles and pick my real ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 2:31 am - Posted in Common

Federal report on fatal Esperanza Fire due by end of month
Press-Enterprise, CA
Two previous federal investigations -- one conducted jointly by the Forest Service and Cal Fire, the other by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- questioned firefighters' decision to stay and fight the flames. ...

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Page Mill Properties' Negligence May Have Led to Employee Death
Bay Area Indymedia, CA
Cal/OSHA determined that Page Mill had failed to train the employee to work near electrical lines and let him work near high-voltage lines without correct safety precautions. In late November 2008, after their appeal to the state office was denied, ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 2:02 am - Posted in Common

Man rescued from exploding shredder
Montgomery Advertiser, AL
Police and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating. -- AP Commenting is intended as a constructive, open community forum. Abusive text and comments that do not follow terms of service guidelines are not condoned by ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 1:38 am - Posted in Common

Memos show concern for air quality at Rohm & Haas
Trading Markets (press release), CA
At the company's request, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reviewed the studies and expressed sharp criticism in December 2007. The agency found, among other faults, that the company counted deaths using "a scattershot ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 12:33 am - Posted in Common

Chemical Releases Spur Investigation, Lead to $44000 in Penalties
Occupational Health Safety, TX
The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with the OSHA area director in Charleston, or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health ...

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