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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.

Washington – Bipartisan legislation intended to update the decades-old Federal Employees’ Compensation Act moved out of committee to the full House on July 13.

Washington – OSHA is accepting nominations until Sept. 6 for membership on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health.

Washington – NIOSH’s National Occupational Research Agenda recently issued a fact sheet on safety and health concerns among hotel cleaners.

Washington – The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health is slated to meet July 27-28 in Washington to discuss OSHA’s injury and illness prevention program proposed rulemaking.

Arlington, VA – The American Transportation Research Institute is conducting a survey on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, the institute announced July 12.

Birmingham, AL – Thirty-five percent of college students use mobile phone applications while driving, according to a survey from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

The Department of Labor’s newly released semiannual regulatory agenda offers a mix of rules that are staying on track or have been delayed.