By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | January 5, 2012 - 8:26 pm - Posted in Common

Safety board wants tougher rules on dust explosions within a year, following 5 ...
The Tennessean
The US Chemical Safety Board will lobby the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to publish proposed safety rules within the next year to help prevent combustible-dust accidents after such incidents killed several workers in Gallatin last year ...

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Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 8-Hour Refresher ...
Nature.com
OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response rule at 29 CFR 1910.120 regulates cleanup sites, TSDs and emergency responders. Sections 1910.120 (e) and (p) require workers engaged in hazardous waste operations and workers at TSDs to receive ...

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By U.S. EPA News | - 6:04 pm - Posted in Common
(01/05/12) SAN FRANCISCO – Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in Arizona increased in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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By U.S. EPA News | - 5:59 pm - Posted in Common
(01/05/12) SAN FRANCISCO – Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in Nevada increased in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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By U.S. EPA News | - 5:58 pm - Posted in Common
(01/05/12) SAN FRANCISCO – Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in Hawaii decreased in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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By U.S. EPA News | - 5:56 pm - Posted in Common
(01/05/12) SAN FRANCISCO – Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in California increased in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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David J. Marshall Submits Comments on OSHA's Changes to Sarbanes-Oxley ...
PR Web (press release)
In a written comment to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), attorney David J. Marshall, from the whistleblower law firm of Katz, Marshall & Banks in Washington, DC, strongly urged OSHA to implement its proposed rule ...

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David J. Marshall Submits Comments on OSHA's Changes to Sarbanes-Oxley ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
In a written comment to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), attorney David J. Marshall, from the whistleblower law firm of Katz, Marshall & Banks in Washington, DC, strongly urged OSHA to implement its proposed rule ...

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(Seattle – Jan. 5, 2012) Recent data from the federal Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) shows that toxic chemical releases rose in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

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By "occupational safety" location:usa - Google News | - 3:59 pm - Posted in Common

Safety 2012: Safety Leaders Look Ahead
Insurance News Net (press release)
By Sandy Smith A NIOSH-commissioned survey has found that employers plan to hire 25000 EHS professionals over the next 5 years, but only 12000 students are expected to graduate from academic programs related to occupational safety and health. ...

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