U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is pressing OSHA for better protection of temporary workers, after the tragic death of a 50-year-old temporary employee in a CSC Sugar plant near Philadelphia. Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat, fired off a letter to OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels expressing “deep concern about employment and workplace safety practices involving temporary workers.”
Read more →Among those listed as high priority for the years 2015-2019 are multi-walled carbon nanotubes, welding and welding fumes, and occupational exposure to pesticides.
Read more →The July issue of the society’s Professional Safety journal includes an article detailing the many invisible hazards that may be present if out-of-service equipment isn’t handled properly.
Read more →The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed a director of laboratory safety, temporary halted transfers of biological samples out of two bioterrorism labs and tightened its safety protocols, after discovering that CDC scientists might have been exposed to live anthrax spores in June. read more
Read more →