Government Refuses to Act on Cancer-Causing Insulation - AOL News
By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | November 30, 2010 - 1:47 pm - Posted in Common

Charleston Gazette (blog)
Government Refuses to Act on Cancer-Causing Insulation
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"I am amazed and appalled that nothing has happened," Joel Shufro, executive director of the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, ...
Cancer Patient's Home a 'Living Laboratory' for Deadly FibersAOL News

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EPA Administrator and NAS President Recognize EPA 40th Anniversary, Announce Groundbreaking National Research Council Study (HQ)
By U.S. EPA News | - 1:04 pm - Posted in Common
WASHINGTON – Today, at an event recognizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s 40th anniversary, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and National Academy of Sciences (NAS) President Ralph Cicerone announced that EPA has commissioned a National Research Council (NRC) study that will help the agency ...

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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Charged with Willful Safety Violations - FairWarning
By OSHA - Google News | - 12:56 pm - Posted in Common

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Charged with Willful Safety Violations
FairWarning
The new citations mark the fifth time in six years that OSHA has charged the tire maker with safety violations, the Toledo Blade reports. ...

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OSHA Fines Local Excavating Company $49K - WHIO Dayton
By OSHA - Google News | - 12:27 pm - Posted in Common

OSHA Fines Local Excavating Company $49K
WHIO Dayton
Failing to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations is simply unacceptable,” said OSHA Area Director Dick Gilgrist in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

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Cintas Becomes First Industrial Launderer to Receive VPP “Star” Certification - National Post (registration)
By OSHA - Google News | - 12:15 pm - Posted in Common

Cintas Becomes First Industrial Launderer to Receive VPP “Star” Certification
National Post (registration)
Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS), the world's largest uniform services provider, today announced the acceptance of its Chandler, AZ facility as an OSHA ...

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NYT Story on Vitamin D Needs a Supplement - Forbes Digital Download (blog)
By OSHA - Google News | - 12:15 pm - Posted in Common

NYT Story on Vitamin D Needs a Supplement
Forbes Digital Download (blog)
I hate to nitpick, but the New York Times left out some important information in its coverage of the ongoing debate over health and ...

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Brazilian Blowouts linked to formaldehyde health risks - American Council on Science and Health
By OSHA - Google News | - 11:25 am - Posted in Common

Brazilian Blowouts linked to formaldehyde health risks
American Council on Science and Health
However, when the Oregon OSHA tested the ambient air at seven salons during a Brazilian Blowout treatment, the formaldehyde levels ranged from 0.11 to 1.88 ...

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EPA Announces New Tool to Promote Safer Chemicals and Products (HQ)
By U.S. EPA News | - 11:01 am - Posted in Common
WASHINGTON - As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s commitment to
strengthen and reform chemical management, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has announced new criteria to help companies and other groups,
such as states and environmental organizations, identify safer chemical...

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EPA Screens 1,000 Chemicals Using ToxCast (HQ)
By U.S. EPA News | - 10:48 am - Posted in Common
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ToxCast screening
program has entered a new phase, screening 1,000 chemicals for potential
toxicity to people and the environment. ToxCast is designed to determine how
chemical exposures impact the human body and how the chemicals mo...

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Bit By Bit - Recycling Today
By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 10:29 am - Posted in Common

Recycling Today
Bit By Bit
Recycling Today
This program utilizes OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards and incorporates a multitude of safety precautions. ...

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