S+H Staff

Washington – A new document from NIOSH offers recommendations for protecting workers from trench cave-ins.

Washington – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on June 7 announced that eight new members were appointed and seven were re-appointed to the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.

Washington – Citing a recent report that called the Upper Big Branch Mine-South tragedy a “man-made” disaster, Rep. George Miller (D-CA) called on Congress to enact mine safety modernization reforms.

Washington – Recordkeeping issues and injury and illness prevention programs will be among the topics discussed at a National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health meeting scheduled for June 22 in Washington.

Nashville, TN – A Tennessee manufacturing plant has suspended production following the deaths of two workers in the facility’s third combustible dust-related incident in four months.

San Diego – The construction industry had the highest number of traumatic brain injuries from 2003 to 2008, according to a study from NIOSH.

For the third time in about four months, a combustible dust-related incident at the same Tennessee facility has led to tragedy. Two people died in a May 27 hydrogen gas leak explosion at the Hoeganaes Corp. plant in Gallatin, TN, according to the Chemical Safety Board.

Lismore, Australia – One out of every 3 surfers suffers at least one surfing-related injury a year, according to a survey released June 3 by Australia’s Southern Cross University.

Washington – On May 31, a 3-year-old boy from New Orleans became the 500th child to succumb to heat stroke after being left alone in a motor vehicle, according to Safe Kids USA. The number of children to die in this manner averages 38 per year and is trending upward, the organization said.

Each June, National Safety Month highlights the power we have as individuals, organizations and communities to help prevent the leading causes of unintentional injuries and deaths: motor vehicle crashes, falls and overexertion.