News

Washington – The Chemical Safety Board remains in a holding pattern on proposed rulemaking intended to increase the agency’s efficiency and accountability.

Washington – OSHA may receive a 3 percent cut to its budget under an appropriations bill approved June 17 by the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.

Washington – An OSHA interim policy issued May 29 allows limited continued use of hazard communication labels that are not yet in compliance with the revised Hazard Communication Standard released in 2012.

Harrisburg, PA – Hundreds of workplaces in Pennsylvania have taken advantage of a state-sanctioned program that promotes safety and reduces workers’ compensation costs through the establishment of safety committees, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

Cincinnati – NIOSH has released guidance to help protect the hearing of musicians and others in the music industry.

Washington – Two new resources from OSHA detail worker fatalities involving electrocution and engulfment and explain how similar events can be prevented.

Horsham, PA – Employees who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis are 30 percent more likely to miss work than those who do not have the disorder, according to a recent study from pharmaceutical company Janssen Scientific Affairs.

Washington – A simple solution could allow construction workers to reduce their exposure to crystalline silica when cutting fiber-cement siding, according to NIOSH.

Washington – The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for collision avoidance systems to be standard in all new passenger and commercial vehicles.

Falls Church, VA – Virginia will become the first state in the nation to codify the Voluntary Protection Programs so that it becomes a permanent fixture of the state's workplace safety program, once recently approved legislation is enacted July 1.