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The 5S methodology is the foundation for making companywide improvements in both the production facility and the front office, so that the “just-in-time” production strategy (inventory management) can be implemented.

About one month before the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, OSHA’s Region 1 conducted an emergency response exercise with three states, 16 federal departments and agencies, and 11 companies. The scenario? An oil spill that stretched from Maine to Virginia.

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which was introduced in previous Congresses and failed, passed the Senate and House in the waning days of the 111th Congress. Signed into law on January 2, the bill provides health care for first responders who fell ill from their work in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City.

Eyewash and shower stations are, by nature, only needed in an emergency – ideally a very rare event. But upkeep and testing is just as important as any other piece of safety equipment.

Despite all they do, many workers employed by local or state governments do not receive the same type of safety and health job protections as those employed in the private sector. Approximately 8 million public workers in this country go uncovered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Program faced a tough year in 2010. Two federal reports identified serious flaws in the agency's effort to protect employees who face retaliation for reporting unsafe or illegal conduct.

Americans are living longer, and changes in Social Security benefits, declining retirement savings and rising health care costs have compelled many people to continue working.

Many Americans are resigned to the fact that the time no longer exists when they can spend a lifetime working hard for a single employer and be ensured a comfortable pension to help care for them in their old age. But the least the aging workforce deserves is the ability to continue working so they can take care of themselves.

Days after federal agencies announced their semi-annual regulatory agendas, President Barack Obama issued an executive order that has the potential to slow down – if not derail – some of the regulations being pursued. Issued January 18, the executive order requires agencies to consider the impact new regulations may have on economic growth.

Atlanta – Nearly 26 million American adults have diabetes and an additional 79 million have pre-diabetes, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.