By OSHA - Google News | April 10, 2009 - 9:07 pm - Posted in Common

Studies Claim that Air in Libby is "Safe to Breathe"
Mesothelioma.com, Connecticut
However, the asbestos was well under OSHA limits at all three sites. OSHA requires that workers wear respirators when concentrations hit 0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter of air. In Helena, the highest concentration reported was 0.000215 fibers per cc. ...

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Electrical worker collapses and dies
Newnan Times-Herald, GA
An investigator from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was on the scene Friday, Dillon said. Henson said an autopsy had been completed on Williams by the gbi's medical examiner, but that some information was still pending. ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 6:14 pm - Posted in Common

Trench collapses, kills Indiana worker
WBBM780, IL
Two investigators from the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were on the scene of the incident, said Jeffry Carter, the deputy commissioner of labor for the organization. The investigation could take several months, ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 6:13 pm - Posted in Common

Sprouts Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk
WKBW-TV, NY
To protect our patients and ourselves, we strictly maintain sterilization and cross contamination processes using standards recommended by the American Dental Association (ADA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Center ...

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AAJ: Auto Roof Crush Standards are Outdated, Ineffective
InjuryBoard.com, FL
As the Obama administration named Charles Hurley the new administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the American Association for Justice (AAJ) asked that that the agency put the roof crush standard first on their ...

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 4:33 pm - Posted in Common

Naval Base San Diego & NWS Seal Beach Earn SECNAV Achievement in ...
Navy Compass, CA
The awards are presented annually to Navy and Marine Corps shore activities and ashore fleet operational or support units for their quality occupational safety and health programs. Recipients earn the right to fly the Secretary of the Navy's safety ...

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Naval Health Clinic Change of Command
KIII TV3, TX
... General surveys at NHCCC, and recognition as the first Department of Defense health care facility to become an approved Occupational Safety and Health Administration Star Voluntary Protection Program site for exemplary safety and health practices. ...

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Jury awards nearly $6 million to Wisconsin man hurt in Iowa
Quad City Times, IA
A Wisconsin man who fell 30 feet while working on a construction site in LeClaire, Iowa, was awarded nearly $6 million by a Scott County jury this week. Allen Frohne is a gutter subcontractor who lives in southwest Wisconsin. ...

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By OSHA - Google News | - 3:33 pm - Posted in Common

Worker Rescued After Fall Into Silo
MyFox Philadelphia, PA
Abruzzese was conscious and was standing under his own power after being lowered to the ground. He declined medical treatment and was released on scene. Health officials and OSHA are investigating the accident. Abruzzese's wife tells Fox 29 News that ...

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Mechanic keeps standards high, hauls in top shop award
Payson Roundup, AZ
OSHA also recognized the Payson shop in the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program for their exemplary safety and health management system. “When the OSHA inspector was here, he made the comment that (he’d) want to work in this shop if (he) ...

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