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CSB Deploys Investigators to
Fatal Explosion Site in Connecticut
MIDDLETOWN, CT -- The U.S. Chemical
Safety Board (CSB) is deploying a seven-person
investigation team to the site of a fatal explosion at
the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown, CT.
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Secretary Solis Seeks $573 Million for OSHA in FY2011
WASHINGTON –
OSHA has requested a budget of $573 million for fiscal
2011, a $14.5 million increase over the agency’s 2010
budget, to let OSHA add 60 investigators and enforcement
staff members in 2011, for a total enforcement staff of
more than 1,750.
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OSHA Wants MSDs Included
in Illness and Injury Reports
WASHINGTON
-- OSHA wants to revise its Occupational Injury and
Illness Recording and Reporting (recordkeeping)
regulation by restoring a column on the OSHA Form 300 to
better identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders
(MSDs).
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Combustible Dust Stakeholder Meetings Scheduled
WASHINGTON
– OSHA has scheduled two informal stakeholder meetings
to solicit comments and suggestions on combustible dust
hazards in the workplace to develop a proposed standard
for combustible dust.
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Women to Discuss Future of SHE Professionals at ASSE
Conference
INDIANA, PA – Recognizing a
continued need for occupational safety, health and
environmental professionals, the Indiana University of
Pennsylvania Student Chapter and the Western
Pennsylvania Chapters of the American Society of Safety
Engineers (ASSE) will host a one-day conference March 22
titled “Today’s Safety Professional” for students and
SH&E practitioners.
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ISNetworld Establishes ASSE Foundation Scholarship
DES PLAINES, IL --
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Foundation recently received a $2,370 donation from
ISNetworld of Dallas to establish a scholarship for
students pursuing degrees in occupational safety and
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AFSE Joins NFPA for
Conference and Expo
LISLE, IL
-- The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
and ROC Exhibitions, Inc. have announced that Americas’
Fire and Security Expo (AFSE), previously held in Miami,
will be held with the 2010 NFPA Conference & Expo in Las
Vegas June 7-10.
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3E Company Recognized With
Business Achievement Award
CARLSBAD, CA -- 3E Company, a provider of Environmental
Health and Safety (EH&S) compliance and information
management services, has received a Business Achievement
Award from the
Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) in the
Information category.
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New Program Promotes Hand Hygiene for College Students
CANTON, MA -- A new program to promote proper hand
hygiene has been introduced by Pro-Link, Inc., a jan-san
marketing and buying group based in Canton, MA.
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Ansell Joins
Relief Effort in Haiti
RED BANK, NJ
-- As aid pours into Haiti for
victims injured and displaced by the recent earthquakes,
the massive cleanup is just beginning. Ansell is
assisting with the relief effort by shipping gloves for
medical workers and work crews involved in the search
for victims and removal of debris.
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EMP
Canada Joins Health & Safety Institute
EUGENE, OR – The Health & Safety Institute,
whose motto is “We Make Learning to Save Lives Easy,”
has announced that EMP Canada Services Ltd. (EMP) has
joined the HSI family of brands.
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DOL Releases Six High-Value OSHA Datasets
WASHINGTON – To make it possible for anyone in the public
to better track health and safety conditions in the
American workplace, the U.S. Dept. of Labor has made six
high-value datasets available.
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AIHA to Host Public Forum on 'OSHA Listens' Meeting
FAIRFAX, VA --
The American Industrial Hygiene Association
(AIHA) will hold a phone-in town hall meeting on
Tuesday, Feb. 2, to solicit feedback from its members as
it prepares to attend the “OSHA Listens” event where
OSHA will obtain information from the public on key
issues facing the agency.
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CSB to Investigate Accidents at DuPont Chemical
Facility
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has
voted to initiate an investigation of recent accidents
at the DuPont chemical complex in Belle, WV, following a
release of highly toxic phosgene on Saturday that
fatally injured a veteran operator.
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EPA Tightens
NO2
Standard, First Change in 35 Years
WASHINGTON – The EPA has introduced a new air quality
standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a poisonous gas
formed from vehicle, power plant and other industrial
emissions,
the standard's first change in 35 years.
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EPA Rejects Confidentiality Claims
for Chemicals
WASHINGTON -- As part of a
commitment to strengthen and reform chemical management,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
announced a new policy to reject a certain type of confidentiality
claim, known as Confidential Business Information (CBI),
for the identity of chemicals.
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AIHA Supports OSHA
Proposed Revision of HCS
FAIRFAX, VA --
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
recently came out in support of OSHA’s proposed rule to
adapt the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).
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