Industry News

2010

• OSHA assistant secretary concerned some oil spill workers not receiving proper training
• Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on introduction of new mine safety legislation
• Safety and Health Topic: Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
• New Mine and Workplace Safety Legislation on Horizon
• Australia Strengthens Safety Standards For Solar Panel Installers
• Interior Issues Directive to Guide Implementation of Stronger Safety Requirements
• OSHA’s severe violator enforcement directive effective June 18
• The Mine Safety and Health Administration Releases Safety Practices
• CSB Releases New Hot Work Safety Video Emphasizing Effective Hazard Evaluations and Gas Monitoring Procedures around Storage Tanks
• High-Profile Disasters Put New Focus on Workplace Dangers
• Columbian Coal Mine Blast Kills 16, Traps Dozens
• Industry Forms Two New Tasks Forces to Address Oil Spill Issues
• OSHA-Building Inspector Pegs Leading Causes of Jobsite Fatalities
• New Mine Safety Technologies Focus on Prevention
• Dramatic Video Gives Rare Look at Death on the Job in America
• Mine Safety Often Battle Between Regulators and Companies
• Safety Rules Can’t Keep Up With Biotech
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• IMO Adopts Proposal for Emission Control Area of port communities and those beyond
• Record number of fines for safety violations in British Columbia
• Labour hire companies, group training have OHS obligations
• Enbridge turning its attention to geothermal energy projects
• Poster series illustrate safe lifting and stretching tips for the workplace
• Improving health and safety: An analysis of HSE’s risk communication in the 21st century

2009

• Safety and Health Topics: Pandemic Influenza
• OSHA's Role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• PHMSA Releases Report on Mechanical Damage to Pipelines
• 2009 Alberta OHS Code became effective on July 1, 2009
• U.S. Labor Department's OSHA issues letters to oil refineries stressing compliance with process safety management standard
• OSHA offers tips on working safely in hot weather
• OSHA Notifies Workplaces with High Injury and Illness Rates
• US Department of Labor's OSHA Revises Field Operations Manual to Enhance Enforcement and Compliance Assistance
• Public Consultation Leads to Improved Worksite Safety Rules
• Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Three Industry Sectors 30% Above Average
• Water –its use, reuse and conservation – has become almost as important to Alberta’s economic future as oil
• EPA seeks public comment on annual US greenhouse gas inventory
• Employers Must Post Injury/Illness Summaries
• Revised field operations manual enhances enforcement and compliance assistance
• OSHA revises its Voluntary Protection Programs Agency formalizes 2 new ways to participate in the VPP

2008

• The Influence of Training, Safety Audits, and Disciplinary Action on Safety Management
• OSHA extends comment period for proposed rule on cranes and derricks
• Workplace Injuries and illnesses in 2007
• MSHA Announces Major Initiative to Bolster Mine Safety
• Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor on 2007 Workplace Injury and Illness Rates
• OSHA Maritime Outreach Training Program
• Pipeline Transportation: Fact Sheet on Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities
• OSHA Records Another Successful Enforcement Year in FY 2007
• PHMSA (formerly knows as OPS) issues advisory on Excavation and Operator Qualification