A new study calls into question one of the most frequently cited arguments for regulating e-cigarettes and doubting their potential to reduce harms caused by smoking. Published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, the study shows levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde emitted from e-cigarettes are significantly lower than levels found in regular cigarettes. The study directly […]
Michigan OSHA issues hazard alert about working near ice
Even though winter is in its final weeks, workers need to keep taking proper precautions around ice, Michigan OSHA states in a hazard alert released in February. Eighty-eight workers in Michigan were hospitalized from 2014 to 2015 because of falling on ice on the job, according to state hospital surveillance data. Actual injury counts likely […]
DuPont rakes in federal dollars despite history of hazards
Four workers were tragically killed when an insecticide leaked into a building at DuPont’s LaPorte, Texas plant in November 2014. After two workers were overcome by toxic fumes, another responded to a distress call and was overwhelmed. His brother, too, died attempting to aid the fallen. Three others were injured. Fed-OSHA officials blasted DuPont in […]
Fed-OSHA enforcement program targets midwest manufacturing industries
Manufacturing industries with elevated injury and illness rates in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska face an increased probability of getting a comprehensive safety and health inspection as a result of an initiative launched by Fed-OSHA on January 25. Under a Regional Emphasis Program administered by Fed-OSHA’s Region 7 (covering Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska), industries in […]
Minnesota OSHA begins investigation of courthouse construction accident
An investigation by MNOSHA into the cause of a serious injury at the Lyon County Courthouse construction site has begun in Marshall. The investigation began after a wall reportedly fell into a construction worker last Tuesday. Marshall Independent
Federal inspectors call for improved worker safety at Massachusetts hospital
Fed-OSHA has investigated complaints of worker injuries at Pembroke Hospital in Pembroke, Massachusetts and has urged the for-profit hospital to increase staffing levels and implement safety measures such as panic buttons for staff caring for violent patients. The agency issued a hazard alert letter to the hospital last October, four months after it conducted a […]