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When University of Michigan professor Richard Neitzel proposed the idea of a job noise exposure matrix to NIOSH several years ago, he hoped to gather half a million samples of data. He now has about 1 million, and he’s not done yet.
How much will OSHA’s proposed silica standard cost employers? Far more than the agency estimates, according to an industry coalition. Read about this story and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
Peggy Young was working as a part-time driver for UPS when she became pregnant and her doctor advised her not to lift more than 20 pounds. However, her job required her to lift up to 70 pounds.
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez voices his support of OSHA’s cooperative programs and defends the agency’s upcoming silica rule. Read about this and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.
Deaths in Oregon’s logging and construction industry continue to occur regularly. Read what one state official had to say about it, and other news in this week’s OSHA Roundup.