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  • iMail , News , Safety & Health March 15, 2018

    Apply Now for Labor-Management Committee Grants

    IAM Districts and Locals with labor-management committees have until May 31 to apply for grants from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).

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  • OSHA , Safety & Health March 14, 2018

    OSHA Will Enforce Beryllium Standard Starting in May

    This article was originally published by U.S. Department of Labor on March, 2 2018. “WASHINGTON, DC – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that it will start enforcement of the final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium in general, construction, and shipyard industries on May 11, 2018. This timeframe will ensure that stakeholders

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  • Safety & Health March 14, 2018

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Handling Nanomaterials Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are materials that are intentionally produced to have at least one primary dimension less than 100 nanometers (nm). These materials have new or unique properties different from those of larger forms of the same material, making them desirable for specific product applications. The

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  • CREST , Safety & Health February 7, 2018

    Safety Notice: STOP USE of Gravity® Welder Harnesses

    Safety Notice: STOP USE of Gravity® Welder Harnesses  If you are in possession of affected harnesses per the criteria below, MSA will replace them free of charge.  This Safety Notice is issued to inform you that MSA received a field report from an end user regarding select MSA Gravity Welder Harnesses and that, as a

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  • OSHA , Safety & Health January 25, 2018

    OSHA Trade Release

    This article was published on OSHA’s website and can be viewed here.  “Statement from OSHA Regarding Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries reports there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in 2016, a 7-percent increase from 2015. The fatal injury rate also increased from 3.4

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