S+H Staff

Washington – The Air Line Pilots Association, International recently released a security summary that sheds light on the progress that has been made to secure commercial airlines since 9/11, as well as various shortcomings in aviation security in the United States and Canada.

Washington – OSHA is now accepting nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, the agency announced Sept. 28.

Washington – OSHA has reopened the comment period until Oct. 28 for a proposed rule that would change employers’ reporting requirements for some serious workplace injuries, as well as change injury and illness reporting exemptions.

Sumner, TX – OSHA is seeking to fine two Texas manufacturers almost $950,000 for unguarded machinery, fall hazards, accumulations of potentially hazardous dust and failure to provide eye protection, the agency announced Sept. 27.

Washington – OSHA released an update to its Whistleblower Investigations Manual Sept. 21, the first such update in nearly a decade and part of a series of measures the agency is seeking in an effort to improve the Whistleblower Protection Program.

Port Arthur, TX – A tanker ship pilot’s inadequate sleep schedule contributed to a collision last year that resulted in an estimated 462,000-gallon oil spill in the Sabine-Neches canal, according to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation

Washington – OSHA on Sept. 22 issued a revised hazard alert warning hair salon owners and workers about the potential for formaldehyde exposure from certain hair smoothing and straightening products.

Janet Froetscher, president and CEO, National Safety Council, introduces the 2010 CEOs Who "Get It"

Participation in the NSC Awards Program is a safe decision for your employees and the smart decision for your bottom line.

Quincy, MA – The number of fires to which public fire departments responded in 2010 was the lowest since 1977, according to a report issued Sept. 15 by the National Fire Protection Association.