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OSHA Issues Revised NEP on Amputations - Screen Printing Included!

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an updated National Emphasis Program on Amputations. The NEP has been in existence since 2006 and is targeted to industries with high numbers and rates of amputations. The NEP includes a list of industries with high numbers and rates of …

OSHA Sends Draft Final Rule to OMB for Review

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s draft final rule on walking-working surfaces has been submitted for review to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The rule was submitted on July 2nd and it is anticipated that the review will take no more than 90 days. OSHA …

Severe Weather - Be Aware & Be Prepared!

The best time to prepare for an accident or emergency is before one happens. With the recent severe weather across the nation, hurricanes, flash floods, tornadoes, and fires, are forcing people to evacuate their homes and workplace sometimes without warning and when they least expect it. It may be time …

OSHA Issues Letters of Interpretation on Recordkeeping/Reporting Rule

OSHA has issued five new letters of interpretation dealing with issues surrounding the new injury reporting and recordkeeping rules that were released May 12. The letters cover topics of reporting requirements for workers injured while commuting and on business travel and whether teeth knocked out in …

SGIA Takes Action

US EPA Unveils New Safer Choice Label and Standard

For the past 15 years US EPA's label for safer chemical products has been known as the Design for the Environment, or the “DfE,” label. Over the past year, EPA spent time collecting ideas and discussing new label options with stakeholders, such as product manufacturers and environmental and health advocates …

California Proposes Energy Efficiency Standards for Computers and Monitors

The California Energy Commission has proposed energy efficiency standards for computers, computer monitors and sign displays. Energy Commission staff proposes to regulate computer monitors and commercial signage displays, such as those seen in airports for airplane schedules. Staff has excluded other …

Administrative Law Judge Issues Initial Decision in the ECM Biofilms, Inc. Case

In an Initial Decision announced today, the Federal Trade Commission’s Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), D. Michael Chappell, ruled that plastics additive manufacturer ECM Biofilms, Inc. violated the FTC Act by deceptively claiming, and providing others with the means to claim, that plastics treated …

STEM Legislation Introduced in both the House and Senate

Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) has introduced H.R. 823, legislation to better integrate STEM  education in to elementary and secondary instruction and curricula and for other purposes.  The bill was assigned to the House Education and Workforce Committee where is must be considered before possibly …

Research Indicates that Wellness Programs May be an Option for Small Businesses

“Implementation of a Worksite Wellness Program Targeting Small Businesses: The Pinnacol Assurance Health Risk Management Study,” published in the January 2105 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, concluded that small companies were a suitable target for the introduction of health promotion …