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The Katrina chronicles: Formaldehyde-laced trailers set to claim another set of victims
by Richard Denison, PhD, cross-posted from EDF Blog The Washington Post ran a front-page article Saturday, written by Spencer Hsu, which reported the auction sale by FEMA of most of the 120,000 notorious formaldehyde-tainted trailers it had purchased...
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Mon, Mar 15 2010 7:00 AM
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What now in mine safety reform?
by Kathy Snyder, cross-posted from MineSafetyWatch I wasn’t able to catch President Obama’s remarks on mine safety live, but immediatley saw the summary by Ken Ward at Coal Tattoo. Two main thrusts in the points flagged by Ken: MSHA needs a better way...
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Sun, Apr 18 2010 7:12 AM
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Impact of White House regulatory policies on worker safety and health
by Pete Galvin In response to the recent tragedy at the Upper Big Branch (Massey) mine in WestVirginia, the President instructed the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to take some rulemaking actions. Accordingly, it is a good time to take a...
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Mon, Apr 19 2010 8:59 AM
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8 Days After Accident, MSHA Cites Inadequate Rock Dust At Upper Big Branch
by Kathy Snyder, cross-posted from MineSafetyWatch MSHA last Tuesday issued a citation to the Performance Coal Co. Upper Big Branch Mine – South, alleging insufficient measures to control explosive coal dust before the fatal April 5 explosion. The April...
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Mon, Apr 19 2010 5:47 PM
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Asbestos in Homes and Schools
During National Asbestos Disease Awareness Week (April 1-7), we’ll be cross-posting a piece every day from the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. Today’s post includes two parts. ASBESTOS IN THE HOME By J. Brent Kynoch, Managing Director,...
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Sun, Apr 04 2010 3:19 AM
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Pattern of Violations at Upper Big Branch
Rescue workers entered the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal this morning to search for the four miners still unaccounted for after Monday’s explosion, but they were called back out when air sampling showed unsafe air quality. Reporters, members of Congress...
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Thu, Apr 08 2010 1:54 PM
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MSHA’s bandaid approach turns deadly
Last month, the US Dept of Labor (DOL) and MSHA were celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. Their proclamations said: “…this law represents a watershed moment in the improvement of occupational health and...
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Fri, Apr 09 2010 2:46 PM
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Contracts, Chromium, and Sickened Soldiers
DC Bureau, a project of the nonprofit Public Education Center, has published a stunning four-part series, “No Contractor Left Behind” on the errors by KBR and the Pentagon that allowed National Guard troops to be exposed to high levels of the carcinogen...
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Tue, Oct 27 2009 6:36 AM
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Mandatory swine flu vaccination for health care workers: I change my mind
by revere, cross-posted from Effect Measure In an earlier post I said I opposed mandatory vaccination for adults (but not for children), the one exception being for health care workers because they come in contact with people at high risk. My view then...
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Mon, Oct 05 2009 6:34 AM
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Sunstein Watch: OMB Meddling on Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
by Matt Shudtz, cross-posted from CPRBlog Greenwire and the Los Angeles Times ran pieces last week shining a light into a dark corner where staff at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs once again meddled in scientific regulatory programs...
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Wed, Oct 21 2009 6:35 AM
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APHA urges Obama to require N95s for healthcare workers
The American Public Health Association (APHA) sent a letter to President Obama urging support from the White House on CDC guidelines on N95 respiratory protection for healthcare workers from the H1N1 virus. APHA OHS Section members learned last week that...
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Fri, Nov 20 2009 12:06 PM
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Waiting for Solis’ OHS regulatory agenda
Any day now, the leaders at DOL, MSHA and OSHA should be letting us know formally their plans for proposing and issuing worker health and safety protections. This formal notification comes in the form of the Department’s semi-annual regulatory agenda...
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Thu, Nov 05 2009 9:42 AM
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Swine flu and bird flu and lessons learned and to be learned
by revere, cross-posted from Effect Measure The blogosphere (DemFromCT at DailyKos) and the main stream media (Alan Sipress at the Washington Post) brought us the two faces of the current flu pandemic. Like Janus, one took lessons from the present and...
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Tue, Nov 17 2009 9:05 AM
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Find 28 minutes to watch “Protected or Neglected: Workplace Safety”
WCET’s Socal Connected’s feature on the state of the Cal-OSHA enforcement, and particularly the Appeals Board process, is a MUST see. “Protected or Neglected” is based on a 9-month investigation by the southern California not-for...
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Mon, Jan 18 2010 7:45 AM
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Somebody has low standards if OSHA’s website feature deserves kudos
An email is making the rounds in the Department of Labor and OSHA saying that President Obama’s Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh P. Chopra applauded OSHA for the worker fatality snippets now posted on its homepage. The email reads: “During...
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Fri, Jan 15 2010 5:29 PM
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