News from the Safety Industry

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips recently announced both he and Deputy Commissioner Dustin Swayne will leave state government in mid-January 2019. They have formed a consulting practice called SATRDÉ.

December 21, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Kansas Drywall Contractor

The American Coatings Association asked for an extension of the comment period, which the agency granted. Comments are now due by 5 p.m. on Jan. 23.

More than 85 percent of the heating oil used in the country is consumed in the Northeast, and 90 percent of that is delivered by ship on a Coast Guard-maintained waterway.

Available data, research studies, and reports related to the products point to a growing public health risk, the agency warned.

The competition is an offer from Airbus to students worldwide to bring their ideas to life together with a leading global company on real industry challenges. Airbus says it is looking for ideas that change the future of aerospace and create a safer, cleaner, and better-connected world.

"We fully anticipate safety-minded employers, general contractors, and project owners, not to mention insurance companies, will recognize the value of CCO Drill Rig certification in risk mitigation and leverage its power as a third-party independent evaluation tool," said NCCCO Director of Operations Joel Oliva.

The federal agency's emergency management program was first accredited in 2013. It led CDC's management of numerous emergency responses, including the 2014 Ebola response and the 2016 Zika response.

The company has been cited four times in the past five years for similar violations.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has recommended that the Department of Transport collaborate with air operators and airport authorities to identify locations in remote northern areas of the country where there is inadequate de-icing and anti-icing equipment and take urgent action to ensure the proper equipment is available.