S+H Staff

Tumwater, WA – Overall workers’ compensation rates will remain the same in Washington state in 2012, the State Department of Labor and Industries announced Dec. 1.

Washington – A new training program from NIOSH aims to help miners practice making decisions during an underground mine emergency.

Twelve new videos show how quickly workers can be injured or killed on the job and are intended to assist those in the industry to identify, reduce and eliminate construction-related hazards.

A proposed OSHA rule undergoing review at the Office of Management and Budget has the potential to change how OSHA conducts its work, how effective injury and illness prevention programs really are, and how the public perceives occupational injuries.

2011 National Safety Council Annual Report now available

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service rule changes, originally set to be published Oct. 28, have been delayed, according to an agency statement released at press time.

The Maxisoft FR Cotton apparel line includes crew neck, zipper and pullover hoodie sweatshirts.

MAX Small earplugs’ reduced size offers workers with smaller ear canals a more comfortable fit and high attenuation (NRR 30).

Recent developments in electrical safety have led to several changes in the latest edition of the National Fire Protection Association’s electrical consensus standard. The 2012 edition of the Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplaces – more commonly known as NFPA 70E – was approved Aug. 31.

I will tell you honestly that up until a few years ago, I used to dread attending Congress & Expo. As a publishing professional and safety greenhorn facing potentially thousands of people who knew safety inside and out, I spent my time at the show in perpetual fear that someone would introduce a subject that would expose my ignorance.