S+H Staff

Washington — Predictive analytics can be used to make roadway travel safer, the Governors Highway Safety Association says in a new report.

Cincinnati — A recent series of reports from NIOSH details the agency’s “immediately dangerous to life or health” values for three chemical substances commonly found on worksites.

Bootle, England — More than 75% of workers exposed to hazardous noise on the job lack essential knowledge about checking hearing protection for damage or reporting faulty equipment to their employers, a recent inspection campaign has revealed.

In addition to not hearing approaching equipment, workers who use earbuds may have difficulty communicating with co-workers, Oregon OSHA says.

Workers who are exposed to or handle wet concrete may experience stinging pain, itching, swelling, blisters and more.

Washington — The National Safety Council is among a dozen organizations urging President Donald Trump to nominate a Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner who will ensure data “remains credible and accurate.”

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency wants feedback as it considers revising a final rule requiring “robust worker safety programs” that protect against carbon tetrachloride, a carcinogenic chemical substance.

A 44-year-old experienced framer had worked for his employer, a residential contractor, for five years. He and a co-worker were removing previously installed second-level floor joists to relocate an inside kitchen wall that was framed in the wrong place.

Going to work while ill can spread germs to co-workers. How can employers make sure workers know that they can stay home when feeling sick?

Washington — As it transitions to an electronic system for the submission of certificates verifying that truck and bus operators are physically fit to drive, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended a temporary waiver permitting the use of paper copies.