Occupational Hazards

Issue Date: 03/01/2007

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1. DoD: making peace with safety: the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in 2003... When most people think of safe places to work, the U.S. military doesn't come to mind. Even during times of peace, when things are calm ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 2. 5 or 5 million? More than any other issue in years, this issue of... Often, the seeds of a feature article in this magazine are sown long before you read it. Story-ideas meetings take place months in advance of ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 3. Federal employers accused of neglecting safety.(EHS News) Two federal employers--the Architect of the Capitol and the Department of the Interior--are under fire for allegedly exposing workers to serious environmental, health and safety ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 4. Breaks needed to avoid back injuries.(EHS News)(short breaks help manual... According to a study published by researchers from the Ohio State University, workers who are required to perform lifting tasks need to take longer or ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 5. EPA lawsuit re-opened.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief article) Conservation groups and the United Farm Workers of America reopened a federal lawsuit against EPA in an effort to hasten the phase-out of the pesticide ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 6. Social worker bill proposed.(Kentucky) In response to the murder of a child welfare worker last October, Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher is supporting legislation that calls for about $21 million ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 7. Boston-area blast probe.(Massachusetts)(Brief article) According to investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), vapor from flammable solvents that were used to produce printing inks and ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 8. OSHA brings electrical rule up to 'current' practice: for the first... OSHA's revisions to Subpart S of 29 CFR Part 1910 "draw heavily from the 2000 edition of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Electrical Safety ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 9. Leading with safety: what motivates leaders to improve safety?(Leadership) Throughout the 1990s, many organizations focused their safety efforts on the front-line employee--and many became good at engaging the field and the shop floor in ... (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE) 10. Lighting: code vs. common sense: adding photoluminescent lighting in... When thinking about ways to make your facility safer--improved maintenance of equipment, better ventilation, stronger safety process and programs, increased training for employees--consider photoluminescent lighting. (PREMIUM PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
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