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Safety and health related articles below are intended to inform, educate and assist members on important issues that affect them, their families and our union as well as all workers.
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The most important factor in determining the best respirator for your individual needs is to understand your evironmental factors involved through proper air sampling.
Winter is here again and for workers who must be out in hazardous winter conditions, hazards are a plenty. Some of the things associated with working in winter weather include.
Most homes and buildings have ladders for all kinds of maintenance jobs required around structures. Ladders are useful tools to have, but certain safety measures must always be obeyed to help prevent accidents. For example, always make sure that ladders or stepladders are not left out unattended.
OSHA is soliciting public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.10130).
Asbestos abatement companies in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area regularly flout safety regulations, according to a report released Nov. 16 by the Laborers' International Union.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fall protection standard was passed in August 1994.
Winter is around the corner, and with the cold weather comes the danger of cold weather injuries.
Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses occurred at a rate of 3.5 cases per 100 full-time equivalent private sector workers in 2010, down from 3.6 the previous year, according to figures released Oct. 20 by the Labor Department.
You can hardly afford to let back problems interfere with work. Because work schedules can be adversely affected by physical inabilities caused by continued back problems, it's best to look for ways to prevent or alleviate pain in your back.
Click here to read the October 3, 2011 letter outlining the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees from the GE Plant, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.
FACT: The NSC (National Safety Council) indicates that slips and falls are the most common reason for an emergency room visit. Types of injuries that occur from a slip, trip or fall are injuries to the back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and/or knee.
Standards are set for the work environment by the OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) a sub-agency of the US Department of Labor.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a hazard alert, warning workers and employers of the dangers of using certain Eaton/Cutler-Hammer molded-case circuit breakers that were incorrectly rebuilt.
In a continuing effort to improve the Whistleblower Protection Program, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it is implementing additional measures to strengthen the program and is releasing an internal report detailing a recent top-to-bottom review of the program.
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Union Pacific Railroad Co. to pay punitive damages, compensatory damages, attorney fees and back wages to three employees.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs released a final rule Tuesday that revises and modernizes the procedures used in administering claims under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently unveiled a new interactive web tool to help users determine whether injuries and illnesses are work-related and recordable under the OSHA Recordkeeping rules.
A proposed revision to the injury and illness recordkeeping rule that includes a NAICS update and change OSHA reporting requirements for certin events.
According to Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, we should expect to see the GHS adopted in the US as soon as August of 2011, which is when the final OSHA GHS ruling is scheduled.
A new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) topic page has recommendations and resources to help state and local emergency response personnel.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new directive establishing a National Emphasis Program for the Primary Metals Industries.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational safety and Health Administration has launched a survey of private sector employers as a tool toward better designing future rules, compliance assistance and outreach efforts.
The members of IAM Local 1260 working at Amerequip and the company recently received the prestigious 2010 Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award from the Wisconsin Safety Council.
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