Labor

Study links long-term night shift work to breast cancer

Kingston, Ontario – Women who have worked the night shift for 30 or more years may have an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study from Queen’s University.

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Coalition to OSHA: Don’t allow union reps at inspections of non-union workplaces

Washington – A coalition of industry groups has called for OSHA to withdraw a recent letter of interpretation stating that workers at a non-union workplace may designate someone affiliated with a union as their representative during OSHA “walkaround” inspections.

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OSHA launches emphasis program on automobile lifts in Pacific islands

Washington – OSHA has initiated a Local Emphasis Program on automobile lift operations in Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.

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Groups claim poultry line speeds violate human rights

Washington – Three advocacy groups on June 25 filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging that unsafe conditions in poultry plants threaten workers’ basic human rights.

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Mobile Apps

Free app aims to help workers correctly position extension ladders

Washington – A new smartphone application from NIOSH is intended to help workers safely use extension ladders.

OSHA, Canada agree to align hazcom standards

Washington – OSHA and the Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch of the Canadian Department of Health have signed an agreement to collaboratively implement the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals in their respective jurisdictions.

OSHA calling attention to grain industry hazards

Washington – In the midst of the crop growing season, OSHA is working with several partners to raise awareness of grain industry hazards.

Workplace Solutions

New website offers pesticide safety information

San Francisco – A new project from the California Poison Control System allows farm workers and community health professionals to access pesticide safety information on a mobile device.

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OSHA launches annual heat illness prevention campaign

Washington – To help prevent thousands of potential worker heat-related illnesses, OSHA on May 20 launched its third annual Heat Illness Prevention Campaign.

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