S+H Staff

Washington – The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing OSHA’s final rule updating the agency’s standards on electric power transmission and distribution; and electrical protective equipment.

Washington – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association Educational Foundation are urging parents to keep children safe from unintentional medication overdoses while traveling this summer.

Chicago – Parents need more education to prevent young children from suffering potentially fatal allergic reactions to food, according to a study published online June 25 in the journal Pediatrics.

Columbus, OH – The number of children treated for track-related injuries in emergency departments increased by 36.3 percent from 1991 to 2008, according to a study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Washington – The House recently passed a bill that would revise benefits for public safety officers who suffer a” catastrophic injury” and the families of officers killed.

Washington – OSHA is developing a request for information on how to effectively address workplace exposures to chemicals.

Washington – The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is proposing to survey OSHA employees and attorneys who represent employers to find out what they think about settlement procedures that occur without the oversight of an OSHRC administrative law judge.

Arlington, VA – Motorcycles with antilock brake systems may compensate for beginners’ mistakes, as well as help experienced riders stay safer, according to a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Highway Loss Data Institute.

Washington – The Chemical Safety Board plans to release preliminary findings of its Deepwater Horizon investigation during a two-day public meeting July 23-24.

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