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National Preparedness month, Decline in workplace deaths, OSHA Beryllium rule and more on EHS This Week!
On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:
- National Preparedness Month encourages emergency planning
- BLS preliminary data shows decline in workplace deaths in 2013
- NIOSH updates list of drugs that pose risks to healthcare workers
- Senate bill aims to improve rail safety
- Review underway on OSHA beryllium rule
Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you.
Until next week, enjoy the program!
EHS This Week Resources
For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.
- 30 Minutes to a Safer Office. View it here.
- NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings 2014. View it here.
- Recommendations on methods and personal
The 10 Most Dangerous Jobs, NAOSH Week, MSHA Releases Q1 Fatality Data, and more on EHS This Week!
On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:
- Gartner releases first EH&S Magic Quadrant
- 2014 NAOSH Week emphasizes making safety a habit
- Fishing tops the list of the 10 most dangerous jobs
- MSHA’s 2014 Q1 fatality data released
- Site managers may be undermining your safety strategy
- Workplace Injuries in New York cost the economy
Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you.
Until next week, enjoy the program!
EHS This Week Resources
For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.
- 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Environmental, Health and Safety Management Systems. Download the complimentary report here.
- 10 Most Dangerous Jobs Infographic. View it here
Intelex Friday Safety Fact – National Work Zone Awareness Week
Friday Safety Fact – September 27, 2013!
Friday Safety Fact – August 30, 2013!
In 2011, over 4,600 Americans left for work and ‘never returned home to their families’
So the U.S. Bureau of Labor released 2011 Statistics’ on workplace deaths. Turns out just over 4,600 American workers died from work-related injuries last year. Yes, this does indicate a slight decline from the previous year when more than 4,690 Americans died on the job, but in both cases that represents about 13 workplace deaths a day – and that’s too many.
In light of this, as reported over at EHS Today, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSE) is asking one key question: “Where is the concern?”
ASSE President, Richard A. Pollock (pictured, noted that the 2011 rate of workplace fatalities, in spite of a marginal decline over 2010 numbers, “alarming” and “unacceptable.”
He emphasized three key things:
- Businesses need effective management systems to proactively identify any health and safety issues before they lead to injuries and fatalities.
- Health and safety issues are not solely associated with dangerous industries
Workplace deaths up in one outlying state, OSHA launches new wind safety team, and lots more on EHS This Week
On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:
- Though U.S. workplace fatalities down, one state belies that trend. Find out which.
- OSHA is fired-up about safety in the wind energy industry. Learn what they’ve done.
- A new report builds the economic case for offshore wind power.
Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments at paul@ehsthisweek.com. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you.
Until next week, enjoy the program!
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