SAN FRANCISCO – The Spanish translation of Respiratory Protection: A Manual and Guideline, Second Edition, is now available from AIHA Press. The manual was translated by the AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) Mexico Local Section. It is the first of its kind. It offers practical guidance to those responsible for setting up and/or operating respiratory …
SAN FRANCISCO – Dartmouth College has been cited for violations of safety laws following the death of chemistry professor Karen Wetterhahn, who had been working with dimethyl mercury when she spilled a couple of drops on her latex glove during an experiment in 1996. OSHA investigators determined that the chemical, which attacks the central nervous …
SAN FRANCISCO – The Greater San Jose chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers will sponsor the Certified Safety Professional Technology Review Class starting on September 30. There will be 10 three-hour classes on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. in Santa Clara. Each attendee will receive a two-volume set of study materials. The cost for …
SACRAMENTO – After hearing testimony most of the day September 5 about the shortcomings of General Industry 5110 (ergonomics), Judge James T. Ford announced his ruling. He took up each of the parties’ arguments in turn and either accepted or rejected them. The small employer exemption and subpart (c) were found wanting. Labor, represented by …
SACRAMENTO – “Coming to Terms With the Terms of Risk” is a thoughtful consideration of how researchers define terms like risk, risk factors and cause. The authors of the article in the Archives of General Psychiatry, April 1997, are all affiliated with blue-ribbon medical schools and had the support of equally distinguished foundations. They begin …
SACRAMENTO – +”In 1995, there were more workplace homicides in Retail Trade than in any other U.S. industry. Retail Trade accounted for 41% of the total. The Retail category includes Grocery Stores (15%), Eating and Drinking Places (12%), Gas Stations (4%) and Other Retail (10%). (—Violence on the Job, a guidebook from the Labor Occupational …
SACRAMENTO – Pesticide drift and training for lead-based paint activities have been singled out for attention by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The August 15 Federal Register announced that EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs would hold a public workshop to discuss the Spray Drift Task Force Data Review project. One of the participants is Cal/EPA’s …
SACRAMENTO – On August 27 Fed-OSHA issued citations with proposed penalties totaling $230,400 to an Alburtis, PA, excavating contractor for subjecting workers to potential life-threatening conditions during installation of a sewer line. The local community can take credit for exposing the dangers, said Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman. Atlantic Contracting, Inc., was cited for a …