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Is the process of determining hearing protection levels for a particular job or work area different for employees who have existing hearing loss?

The LV-5 Stray Voltage Detector can detect voltages from 5 VAC to 600 VAC with direct contact, and above 600 VAC at a distance. It has an ultra-bright flashing indication of voltage. The kit includes a holster to store the LV-5 when not in use.

Dec. 4 marks my 12th year at the National Safety Council, working in various roles on this publication. I’ve “grown up” with the magazine and – through small successes and big mistakes – have learned a lot.

Safety doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and tragedies halfway around the world can affect anyone. In light of the Nov. 24 Bangladesh factory fire, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis implored officials in that country to take steps to investigate and institute workplace safety changes.

Following months of what seemed like inaction, the Office of Management and Budget recently completed a review of an OSHA standard, allowing the agency to move forward with the rule. But don’t expect a flood of new OSHA regulations.

Washington – OSHA recently announced Beth Slavet as the new director of the agency’s Whistleblower Protection Program.

New Orleans – BP recently agreed to retain an independent auditor to oversee its process safety, risk management and drilling equipment maintenance in Gulf of Mexico operations as part of a guilty plea related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion.

Washington – A new document from NIOSH addresses medical surveillance for health care workers exposed to hazardous drugs.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be seeking comment on minimum entry-level driver training requirements during an upcoming Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee public meeting Dec. 3-5 in Alexandria, VA.

Washington – Proposed changes to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act program would reduce the median wage replacement rate that injured workers receive, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.