S+H Staff

Washington – Next fiscal year’s budgets for OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration would remain nearly identical to the current year, according to legislation recently approved by a Senate committee.

Safety compliance training is an essential component of every workplace safety program. However, employees who have been through training programs multiple times can find material repetitive or may not retain information crucial for maintaining job safety.

Chicago – June is Internet Safety Month, and the American Academy of Pediatrics is advising parents to help keep children safe from Internet dangers, such as accessing disturbing information or images, being bullied, or talking to strangers.

Lyon, France – Diesel engine exhaust is a human carcinogen, an independent agency concluded following a review of studies linking lung cancer to workers who are highly exposed to the fumes.

Washington – Lawmakers should strengthen protections for miners by increasing penalties for mine operators who violate rules, family members of miners killed at the Upper Big Branch mine suggested during meetings with legislators on Capitol Hill.

Washington – Local consulates of Ecuador, Honduras, Peru and the Philippines will partner with Department of Labor agencies to educate migrant workers about U.S. health, safety and wage laws, according to an agreement signed June 11.

Washington – OSHA is seeking nominations for its new Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee, which will advise the secretary of labor on improving whistleblower protections.

Washington – The Department of Transportation on June 7 released its strategy for ending distracted driving.

Washington – Railroads will be required to install Emergency Notification Systems with signs displaying toll-free emergency phone numbers at highway-rail grade and pathway rail crossings, according to a Federal Railroad Administration final rule published June 12.

Chicago – Approximately 17,000 children younger than 19 were treated for lawn mower-related injuries in 2010, and overall lawn mower injuries increased 3 percent from the previous year, according to a joint statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.