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The National Safety Council and OSHA on Aug. 29 renewed their alliance to help saves lives and prevent unintentional workplace injuries.

OSHA announces changes to its Cranes and Derricks Standard, as well as increased enforcement efforts on fall hazards, in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Atlanta – Construction employers in the Southeast will begin seeing more unannounced inspections from OSHA as the agency focuses on fall hazards in the region. Falls are one of the leading causes of employee deaths in the Southeast.

Washington – Seventy percent of drivers involved in drunk driving-related fatalities in 2010 had a blood-alcohol concentration almost twice or more than the .08 legal limit, according to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis.

Washington – The vast majority of U.S. wage and salary workers have access to paid or unpaid leave at their primary job, and about one-fifth of time taken off is due to illness, according to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Boston – Lack of sleep may worsen musculoskeletal pain and functional limitations among health care workers, according to a study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Center for Work, Health and Well-being.

Washington – Tech-savvy safety advocates have less than one month left to submit a safety-related mobile application to OSHA for a chance at prize money.

Washington – The Chemical Safety Board recently announced plans to investigate the cause of the Aug. 6 fire at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, CA.

Washington – Several federal agencies, including OSHA, will host an upcoming stakeholder meeting on the prospect of using and implementing a performance-based model in agencies’ regulatory approach to the oil and gas industry.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently announced changes to the way its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s Safety Measurement System determines non-safety-related driver violations.