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• 16 Deaths Per Day

  
  POLITICAL TRUTH-THE BLOG THAT ROCKS — Authority: 425
  
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• How to carry a recurve for trick or treating?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 166
  I’m gonna be an elf and I was wondering if anyone had any brilliant ideas on how to carry a recurve. I’m not carrying any arrows so no worries there. No it is not possible to put it around one shoulder to carry it, so please do not suggest that. Thanks for any ideas. P.S. I don’t really care if it’s OSHA ...
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• The Serious Side Of Chocolate

  
  D-Day — Authority: 113
  (This post is part of Brave New Foundations 16 Deaths Per Day campaign, where I am a blogger fellow.) Back in July, a temp worker died from falling into a vat of chocolate . He had been on the job two weeks. A temp worker at a Camden chocolate processing plant died this morning after he fell into an eight-foot ...
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• Oh No, Here Comes the Flu, OSHA to the Rescue

  
  Workers Comp Kit Blog — Authority: 140
  OSHA Offers Workplace H1N1 Assistance for Workers, Employers Common sense   fact sheets promoting safety during the current  H1N1 influenza outbreak was issued for employers and workers by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The fact sheets  inform ...
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• ‘16 Deaths Per Day’ Highlights Weak Penalties for Worker Fatalities

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 642
  Every day, 16 workers go to work and don’t come home. They are killed on the job. But far too often, employers that have created or ignored dangerous workplace conditions are not held accountable. Civil penalties are weak and criminal prosecutions rare. Now, “ 16 Deaths Per Day ,” a new video from Brave New ...
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• Listing to starboard

  
  Norwegianity — Authority: 566
  Drowning in links, but I can’t decide what makes me maddest today. I think I’ll let Mick kick things off: I don’t want to seem too much like a broken record, going over and over the same grooves and playing the same song until My Funny Valentine sounds like Little Lambsy-Divey but I do think we need to ...
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• Forklift Operations in Potentially Explosive Atmospeheres

  
  Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires-ATEX — Authority: 125
  Id like to share this post that was authored by Robert Zuiderveld , General Manager at Pyroban Cor p in the ComDust discussion group . The recent Forkliftaction.com article by contributing editor Tom Andel ," Keeping forklifts out of explosive situations ," clearly illustrates that ...
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• Free Training, Quality Programs. Need I Say More?

  
  Building A Better Indiana — Authority: 131
  I don’t care if I’ve just eaten lunch or have pledged not to succumb to temptation, but any time a co-worker sends an e-mail announcing free food in the break room, my computer keyboard falls silent and “Chariots of Fire” begins playing in my head as I rush to the treat awaiting me. Who says nothing in life is ...
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• OSHA Underground No More

  
  Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires-ATEX — Authority: 125
  Many visitors here on the ComDust site, have also have visited the OSHA Underground site where a diverse spectrum of health and safety information could be found. Unfortunately the OSHA Underground site was removed a few days ago and visitors will no longer be able to read the helpful information that Kane and ...
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• Federal OSHA to Review State Safety Plans

  
  Workers' Compensation — Authority: 421
  In recent testimony before Congress,  Jordan Barab, acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), reported that OSHA will be reviewing State safety programs. "To improve oversight immediately, I sent interim guidance to OSHA regional ...
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• OSHA Cites New Bedford, Mass., Seafood Processor Following Worker Death In Ice Machine

  
  Safe Workplace and Safety News — Authority: 107
  OSHA has cited Northern Wind Inc., a New Bedford, Mass., seafood processor, for 23 alleged violations of workplace safety standards after a worker was killed on May 4 when he became caught in the moving parts of a large industrial ice-making machine that activated while he was performing maintenance work inside it. ...
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• OSHA Cites Loren Cook Company $511,000 Following Workers Death

  
  Safe Workplace and Safety News — Authority: 107
  OSHA has cited Loren Cook Co. of Springfield, MO with seven alleged willful and three alleged serious violations after Charles Knapp, 59, of Walnut Grove, MO was killed on May 13, 2009 when a piece of metal was ejected from a machine and hit him in the head. "Loren Cook Co. willfully allowed its employees to work on ...
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• OSHA, Safety violations do not save a workers comp claim

  
  Landau Injury Law — Authority: 122
  Loudoun Fairfax construction accident lawyer Doug Landau is often asked about safety violations on the work site.  If the employer is in violation of safety standards, are they automatically found liable for the disabled worker’s injuries ?  And if the injured employee is found to be in violation of a safety rule, ...
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• Regulation of the Day 70: Combustible Dust

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 665
  OSHA has published a proposed rule to regulate one of the greatest threats to mankind: combustible dust. It is defined as “all combustible particulate solids of any size, shape, or chemical composition that could present a fire or deflagration hazard when suspended in air or other oxidizing medium.” Maybe it ...
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• OSHA reveals its "top 10" safety violations for 2009

  
  HR Forum — Authority: 114
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) shared the 10 most frequent workplace safety violations for 2009 in a presentation to the National Safety Council last week. Unfortunately, these types of safety missteps have increased almost 30 percent from the previous year. “The sheer number of ...
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• 16 Deaths Per Day

  
  D-Day — Authority: 113
  (Disclosure: I am a blogger fellow with Brave New Films, the creator of this video and the 16 Deaths Per Day campaign) Every day in America, 16 people die at work from employer negligence. Thats the backdrop to 16 Deaths Per Day , a new video and website from the advocacy group Brave New Films, seeking to ...
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• The Keys to People Management

  
  Communication Order Hub — Authority: 131
  A successful business depends on the efficient management of people. These skills can be acquired and studied. Having a spontaneous skill for communicating with people and forming relationships is an advantage, but you can do many things to facilitate the process. Relationship Building: Addressing employees by name ...
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• Flu Season: Great Tips to Preserve Your Health

  
  The Darton Equation — Authority: 113
  H1N1 is in the daily headlines. Our clients have executed pandemic drills. We have secured remote computer access for some of our senior-level consultants on engagement. The count of people we know who have had (or are now fighting swine flu) grows weekly. DARTON GROUP is doing its part in ...
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• CTA rider: This is whats wrong with the Blue Line

  
  RedEye — Authority: 626
  Brad Collins, 53,  of Edgewater, wrote to "Going Public" with complaints about the Blue Line. Heres the CTA response to why there are UIC trains . Heres the CTA response on volume of its announcements . Collins letter continues after the jump. "A couple of comments on the Blue Line. Why does the CTA run trains ...
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• Protecting the Public in Proximity to Construction Sites

  
  Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA — Authority: 116
  For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has the pleasure of welcoming Jan Thomas, President of Circle Safety & Health Consultants, LLC for her second Guest Post. Jan is an occupational safety and health professional with doctorate, over 30 years of experience at the federal, state and university levels, and ...
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