News from the Safety Industry

Quest Diagnostics released the results of the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index™ April 11 at the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association annual conference in Chicago.

April 11, 2019 U.S. Department of Labor and Illinois Funeral Directors Association Sign Alliance to Improve Workplace Safety

A group of legislators have introduced a bill aimed at bolstering protections against workplace harassment, including sexual harassment.

The project will widen the 13L-31R runway by 33 percent and also install new lights, signs, cables, and navigational aids. Once this is completed, the runway will meet new safety standards and will incorporate the latest landing technology.

The proposed ASHRAE Standard 514 will be designated as a safety standard, and the committee will coordinate with SSPC 188, Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems, to ensure there is no conflict or duplication between the two standards.

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced April 10 that a grand jury has indicted Arkema Inc. and Mike Keough, the company's vice president of logistics, on a felony charge of causing bodily injury to two sheriff's deputies by withholding critical information needed by first responders to protect themselves and the community from chemicals released when Arkema's Crosby Plant caught fire during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

April 10, 2019 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Southern New Jersey Contractor For Disregarding Fall Protection Requirements

April 10, 2019 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Plastics Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Amputations after Worker Injury

The members of Class 61 have completed eight months of training, which included basic law enforcement training, attending the South Dakota Highway Patrol Recruit Academy, and, finally, field training.

Oregon OSHA urges employers to blend the training offered by the Safety Committee Suite with policies and practices that are specific to their workplaces, noting that doing this will increase the effectiveness of the training and help ensure all requirements are met.