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EPA Rejects
Claims of Flawed Climate Science
WASHINGTON –
The EPA has denied petitions challenging its 2009
determination that climate change is real, is occurring
due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human
activities, and threatens human health and the
environment.
[full Story]
Zoll AEDs
Approved for Sale in Japan
CHELMSFORD, MA -- ZOLL Medical
Corp., a manufacturer of medical devices and related
software solutions, has been granted approval by the
Japanese Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency
(PMDA) to distribute the AED Plus and AED Pro in Japan.
[full Story]
Haws’ Hayes to Present New Eyewash Standard at VPPA
Conference SPARKS, NV -- Haws Corp.’s
director of engineered solutions, Casey Hayes, will
present a workshop on the newly updated Z358.1-2009
standard on Emergency Eyewash/Showers at the Voluntary
Protection Programs Participants’ Association conference
in August.
[full Story]
NEMA-Championed Carbon
Monoxide Bill Approved by House
ROSSLYN, VA -- The U.S. House of Representatives has
approved legislation backed by the National Electrical
Manufacturers Association (NEMA) to promote the use of
quality, effective carbon monoxide (CO) detection and
notification devices.
[full Story]
Fireray Beam Detectors Granted FM
Approval
MENTOR, OH -- Fire Fighting Enterprises’
Fireray 5000 Auto Alignment Beam Detector range has
received FM approval, certifying that it meets rigorous
loss prevention standards.
[full Story]
OSHA Publishes Final Rule on Cranes
and Derricks in Construction
WASHINGTON – Replacing a decades-old
standard, OSHA is issuing a new rule addressing the use
of cranes and derricks in construction.
[full Story]
Union Pacific Railroad On
Way to Best Yearly Safety Record
OMAHA, NE -- Union Pacific Railroad employees achieved
the best first half of the year for safety performance
in company history. From Jan. 1 through June 30, Union
Pacific’s employee reportable injury rate was 1.31, a
nearly 10 percent improvement over the previous company
best 1.45 reportable rate for the first six months of
2009.
[full Story]
‘Watershed Incident’ Prompts BP CEO Hayward to Step Down
HOUSTON –
As a result of the “watershed” well explosion in the
Gulf of Mexico, BP has announced that Tony Hayward will
step down as group chief executive effective October 1,
and will be replaced by fellow executive director Robert
Dudley.
[full Story]
CDC Tracking Possible Health Effects of Gulf Oil
Spill
ATLANTA – Along
with state and local health departments, the Centers for
Disease Control are conducting surveillance across the
four Gulf States for health effects possibly related to
the oil spill using national and state-based
surveillance systems.
[full Story]
EPA Releases Rulemaking
Guidance on Environmental Justice
WASHINGTON
-- The EPA is releasing an interim guidance document to
help agency staff incorporate environmental justice for
low-income, minority and indigenous communities into the
agency’s rulemaking process.
[full Story]
OSHA Clarifies PPE Requirements for
Oil Spill Beach Cleanup
WASHINGTON – Workers cleaning oil
on the beaches of the Gulf coast should be wearing
overalls and PPE to protect their skin from contact
dermatitis, not to keep their clothes from getting
dirty, according to guidance from OSHA.
[full Story]
OSHA Seeks
$250,000 in Fines for Explosion at Manufacturing Plant
CONCORD, NH – OSHA has cited two New
Hampshire companies for alleged violations of workplace
safety standards following a Jan. 23 explosion at a
manufacturing plant in Nashua. Combined penalties
against the two employers total $257,500.
[full Story]
Magid Glove & Safety ISO
9001 Certified
CHICAGO -- Magid Glove & Safety, a distributor of work
gloves, protective clothing and industrial safety
equipment, recently achieved the International
Organization for Standards (ISO) 9001:2008
Certification, marking 12 consecutive years that the
company has been recognized by the ISO for quality
management.
[full Story]
General
Monitors’ Flame Detectors Receive IECEx Approval
LAKE FOREST,
CA --
A majority of General Monitors
Flame Detectors are now IECEx approved for hazardous
monitoring in a wide range of industrial processes,
allowing for international trade while maintaining
required safety levels.
[full Story]
Gulf Spill Relief Well
Drilling Resumed; Well Integrity Maintained
GULF of MEXICO -- Response vessels have been remobilized
to resume drilling relief wells and monitoring the
integrity of the wellbore after containment operations
were suspended last week as a precaution to protect the
safety of response personnel and evade the threat of
then Tropical Storm Bonnie.
[full Story]
EI Group Monitoring Air for
VOCs at Gulf Oil Spill
GULF of MEXICO -- The
EI Group, Inc. (EI) has been retained to monitor air
quality in the Gulf of Mexico associated with the BP oil
spill. [full Story]
Waste Industry Urged to Improve Safety Standards
WASHINGTON – Waste recyclers are being urged to improve
safety standards for their hazardous waste processing,
handling, and storage facilities.
[full Story]
OSHA’s Michaels Concerned Oil Spill
Workers Not Properly Trained
WASHINGTON – OSHA Administrator
Dr. David Michaels has expressed concern regarding
training for Gulf Coast oil spill clean-up workers.
[full Story]
Wildeck Appoints Quality
Assurance/Safety Manager
WAUKESHA, WI -- Wildeck, Inc.,
manufacturer of mezzanines, material lifts, and safety
guarding products, has appointed Michael R. Galezio to
the position of Quality Assurance/Safety Manager for its
North American operations.
[full Story]
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