Hazards

San Mateo, CA — More than a quarter of retail employees say they feel unsafe at work, while around half have experienced customer aggression or harassment, results of a recent survey show.

Washington — Employers in the electronics waste recycling industry should monitor worker exposure to mercury and provide control measures and training, a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study concludes.

New York — OSHA’s New York City Region has renewed its emphasis program on worker exposure to noise.

The need for safe practices extends to all areas of a workplace – including offices.

Washington — OSHA has extended for another year its National Emphasis Program on outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards

Washington — “Robust worker safety programs” that protect against exposure to the chemical substance carbon tetrachloride will be required, under an Environmental Protection Agency final rule that went into effect Jan. 17.

Washington — OSHA has terminated its rulemaking on COVID-19 exposure in health care settings to “focus its resources on the completion of an infectious diseases rulemaking.”

Washington — Full-time workers in the United States, on average, spend slightly more time on the job than they do sleeping during the workweek, according to the results of a recent study.

Washington — The Department of Labor has revised the Black Lung Benefits Act to require self-insured coal mine operators to “post adequate security for their benefit liabilities.”

Washington — Increased line speeds in poultry- and pork-processing plants aren’t the “leading factor in worker musculoskeletal disorder risk” but combine with other factors to contribute to employees’ overall risk, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.