S+H Staff

Arlington, VA – Citing President Barack Obama’s push to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome regulations, the American Trucking Associations recently urged the administration to rethink proposed changes to Department of Transportation hours-of-service rules.

Washington – For the ninth time in the past five months, the White House has hosted a meeting with stakeholders to discuss OSHA’s proposed crystalline silica standard.

Washington – Advocacy group Public Citizen sent a petition to OSHA Sept. 1 requesting the agency enact a standard to protect workers from extreme heat exposure.

Washington – OSHA’s Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is scheduled to meet Sept. 20-21 in Portland, ME.

New York – Firefighters exposed to toxic dust at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 terrorist attacks were at least 19 percent more likely to develop cancer in the following seven years than firefighters who were not there, indicates a study from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently issued an alert warning motor carriers about certain companies using “aggressive” marketing techniques to sell supervisor training for the agency’s drug and alcohol testing requirements.

Emmitsburg, MD – Smoking is the leading cause of fatal residential building fires, according to a report released Sept. 7 by the U.S. Fire Administration.

With the recent release of preliminary workplace fatality figures, the data indicates safety efforts may have stalled.

4X4 Polarized protective eyewear is an outdoor eye protection solution for workers who face daily glare from light bouncing off flat, reflective surfaces.

The stainless steel EH Handle is used in conjunction with the company’s actuator head and is designed with a 90-degree rotating handle that can be used on either left- or right-handed doors.