News

Washington – Witnesses at a Feb. 26 House subcommittee hearing criticized last year’s Executive Order that aimed to ensure federal contracts are not awarded to companies that habitually violate labor laws.

Washington – Workers at some dry-cleaning businesses do not wear proper personal protective equipment and as a result are exposed to cleaning solvents, according to a NIOSH report.

New York – A new set of guidelines has been published to help freelance journalists stay safe in dangerous areas of the world, including war zones.

Washington – A group of safety advocates is calling for forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking systems, or F-CAM, to be required in all trucks and buses to help prevent deadly rear-end crashes.

Washington – Firefighting exposures “modestly” increase the risk of death from cancer, according to a NIOSH study.

Washington – The Federal Transit Administration has issued a proposed rule aimed at improving safety for workers and passengers on rail transit systems.

Washington – The Environmental Protection Agency has extended to April 30 the deadline for public comment on its proposed rule on using the chemical compound toluene diisocyanate.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has pushed back its projected publication date for a final rule regarding electronic logging devices.

Washington – OSHA recently issued, as part of a legal settlement, several enforcement memorandums and a question-and-answer document on its updated Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment Standard.

Washington – Employees who work with stone countertops are at risk of crystalline silica exposure, and employers should take steps to protect them, OSHA and NIOSH stated Feb. 18 in a joint hazard alert.