Environmental
Health & Safety Professionals: Look here for current, relevant
information to help ensure the safety and well being of employees
and other occupants of your facilities.
OSHA Seeks
Applications for $1.5 Million in Harwood Safety
Training Grants
WASHINGTON — OSHA is soliciting applications
under the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program,
through which a total of $1.5 million is
available to nonprofit, community and
faith-based organizations; employer
associations; labor unions; joint
labor/management associations; and colleges and
universities.[FULL STORY]
Secretary of Labor
Appoints Eight Members to Committee on
Construction Safety WASHINGTON – Acting
Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris announced the
appointment of two new members and
re-appointment of six current members to the
Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and
Health (ACCSH). [FULL STORY]
NFPA Names Bliss VP
of Field Operations QUINCY, MA – The
National Fire Protection Association recently
appointed Donald P. Bliss vice president of
Field Operations, from which he will oversee
NFPA’s International Division, Government
Affairs Division and NFPA’s Regional Operations.
[FULL STORY]
Safer
Systems Recognized by Petroleum Industry in
China CAMARILLO, CA -- SAFER
Systems, a provider of chemical emergency
response solutions, was awarded “Best EHS
Solution Provider of the Year in China” at the
7th Annual China Petrochemical Focus 2013 in
April. [FULL STORY]
AIHA
Releases Updated Consultants Listing FALLS CHURCH, VA -- The
American Industrial Hygiene Association has
released the updated Consultants Listing, a
searchable print and online directory of its
consultant members, providing consumers with
access to 611 individual consultants and 361
companies who specialize in over 30 OEHS
practice areas. [FULL STORY]
Ericson Names National Business Development
Manager WILLOUGHBY, OH --
Ericson Manufacturing, a maker of lighting and
portable electrical power distribution products,
has hired Mike Lucie to be its National Business
Development Manager to drive Ericson brand
awareness through various market verticals.
[FULL STORY]
School
Bus Service Provider Certified to Safety
Management Standard WARRENVILLE, IL --
National Express Corporation, a provider of
student transportation services, was recently
awarded an ANSI/AIHA Z10-2012 Safety Management
System certificate for its work in North
America.[FULL STORY]
Victor Celebrates 100
Years of Innovation ST. LOUIS -- Victor
Technologies has announced the 100th anniversary
of its Victor brand of cutting and gas control
equipment. [FULL STORY]
Canada Enhances
Safety Officer Powers in Offshore Oil and Gas
Industry OTTAWA – Establishing
“clear and specific enforcement powers for
occupational health and safety officers,” Canada
is proposing legislative amendments to further
strengthen safety and environmental standards in
its offshore oil and gas industry. [FULL STORY]
DuPont, OCP Partner to Provide Safety &
Sustainability Training in Morocco AGADIR, MOROCCO
-- DuPont and OCP, a supplier of phosphate and
its derivatives, have entered a joint venture to
provide consulting and training services to
improve the safety, operational and
environmental performance of companies in
Morocco and other African countries. [FULL STORY]
ExxonMobil Achieves 7
Million Work Hours Without Injury HOUSTON -- The
ExxonMobil Houston campus project has achieved
more than seven million work hours without any
injuries requiring employees or contractors to
miss work. [FULL STORY]
CSB
Releases Footage of Extensive Damage from
Fertilizer Plant Explosion WASHINGTON, DC -
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released a new
three-minute compilation of video footage
showing the extensive community damage from the
ammonium nitrate fertilizer explosion on April
17 in West, Texas. [FULL STORY]
The EI
Group Partners with North Carolina Medical
Society RESEARCH
TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- The North Carolina Medical
Society Employee Benefit Plan (NCMS Plan) is
excited to announce its new partner to conduct
biometric screening for participating practices.
[FULL STORY]
ICC Commemorates
Smoke-Alarm Milestone in Construction Codes
WASHINGTON -- It was
1973 when smoke alarms were first required in
the construction codes known today as the
I-Codes, published by the International Code
Council. [FULL STORY]
AIHce
Hosts AIHA Career Development Fair in Montreal
FALLS CHURCH, VA -- The
AIHA will hold its 2013 CareerAdvantage
Development Fair at its American Industrial
Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) in
Montreal, May 20-22. [FULL STORY]
Balluff Continues Expansion; Opens New Office in
Chicago CHICAGO -- The Midwest
Region Sales Team for Balluff, Inc., a product
automation specialist, has recently expanded and
moved into a new facility in Itasca, IL. This
new office features areas for customer testing
and validation of advanced control system
architectures and sensing packages. [FULL STORY]
Eaton
and ESFI Building Awareness of Counterfeit
Electrical Product Dangers CLEVELAND, OH – Eaton,
a power management company, is collaborating
with the Electrical Safety Foundation
International (ESFI) to spearhead a public
awareness campaign focused on the dangers of
counterfeit electrical products that can cause
life-threatening disasters and result in lost
productivity for customers and legitimate
manufacturers. [FULL STORY]
LeBlanc Building Company’s Bethancourt Awarded
ASSE’s Triangle Award CHICAGO -- The American
Society of Safety Engineers has awarded Jeremy
Bethancourt, Safety Program Director for
Scottsdale-AZ based LeBlanc Building Co., Inc.
their inaugural Triangle Award for Heroic
Dedication at the U.S. Department of Labor.[FULL STORY]
Inside the May 2013 Issue
Know the Hazards and Equipment
Choosing the Right Fall Protection System for Your Workers
Whenever fall protection is needed, supervisors
and employees need to make
sure they have the right fall-protection
system; know how it works, are trained to
use it and diligent in its use.
In situations where eliminating the
hazard, and guardrails or safety nets
won’t work, personal protective equipment
(PPE), such as fall-restraint, fall arrest
or work positioning systems are
necessary. Restraint systems keep you
from falling, while fall-arrest systems
stop falls. Workers will need a full-body
harness to use one of these systems.