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3D printing or additive manufacturing allows users to “print” a variety of items, from airplane parts to prosthetic limbs. 3D printing is still a relatively new technology and there are many gaps in the information available about health and safety implications.
Read moreA National Crisis: New AFL-CIO Report Reveals 150 Daily U.S. Worker Deaths in 2016 Post by AFL-CIO found here April 26, 2018 “View Report here: https://aflcio.org/dotj According to a report released today by the AFL-CIO, 5,190 American workers died on the job in 2016, an increase from 4,836 deaths the previous year. Another estimated 50,000 to 60,000
Read moreCivil penalty amounts for violations of workplace safety and health standards increased by two percent from last year. New penalties for willful and repeat violations are $129,336 per violation; serious, other-than-serious, and posting requirements are $12, 934 per violation; and failure to correct violations is $12,934 for each day the condition continues. States that operate
Read moreThis article was originally published by Jonathan Glover on January, 11 2018 at spokesman.com. “Further rounds of testing have discovered lead in two now-decommissioned compressors used to supply Spokane firefighters with breathable air. The test results come from Veritox, Inc., a company out of Redmond, Washington, that the Spokane Firefighters Union hired to test samples
Read moreNIOSH/CDC plans a make-over of their respected resource known as the Pocket Guide to Chemicals. Please go to the link below and offer any suggestions you may have to improve this critical resource.. https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2018/01/17/npg2/
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