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Elk Grove Village, IL – Children are less likely to suffer an injury in a motor vehicle crash when a grandparent is behind the wheel, suggests a study released July 18 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

What’s part of OSHA’s plan to convince employers to comply with safety regulations? Threaten them with bad publicity.

The April 21 webinar focused on compliance regulations, changes to NFPA 70E as they apply to arc flash, and how companies can get and stay compliant. Watch the archived webinar.

Bureau of Labor Statistics figures on safety engineers, technicians and specialists feature sortable tables comparing employment and median wage in 2009 and 2010 by industry.

Charleston, WV – Numerous safety deficiencies led to a string of unintentional chemical releases that killed one worker at the DuPont facility in Belle, WV, last year, according to a draft report the Chemical Safety Board.

Washington – Final rules on the number of hours passenger train employees are allowed to work and rest requirements for airline flight crews are scheduled for release in August, according to the Department of Transportation’s semiannual regulatory agenda.

Atlanta – The prevalence of elevated blood-lead levels declined to 6.3 per 100,000 employed adults in 2009 from 14.0 in 1994, according to an analysis published in the July 1 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Washington – A free resource from the American Chemistry Council’s Center for the Polyurethanes Industry offers guidance on developing training or advertising media depicting spray polyurethane foam application.

Cincinnati – OSHA is attempting to use the issuance of willful penalties to shame companies and, in turn, improve workplace safety, assistant OSHA administrator Jordan Barab said at the National Occupational Research Agenda Symposium 2011.

Washington – In response to heat waves occurring across the country, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued a statement July 11 urging employers to take precautions to help workers avoid heat-related illnesses.