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• NHCA Recommendations to EPA on NRR Change Intend to Improve Utility of Hearing Protection Devices at Work and at Home

  
  Industry PR — Authority: 112
  WESTMINSTER, Colo., Dec. 7, 2009 — In response to the recent announcement of the impending change to the Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) for hearing protection devices, the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) has provided its recommendations to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ...
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• Toxic Honeywell plant slated to close, but leaves behind toxic legacy

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 136
  The 60-year-old Honeywell plant in Kansas City, Missouri is closing its doors, and the company is moving to a new $673 million facility. Honeywell has already paid $65 million to clean up the site, but according to the U.S. Department of Labor, its workers have already been exposed to 785 toxic substances. One of ...
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• Choose Only Natural Skin Care Products

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  I do not know who weight it, but scientists say the human body has six pounds of skin. In my opinion to know its surface in more important as dust, dirt, pollutants enter to our body through this porous membrane. I think that the skin provides the most significant gateway to our system for environmental [...]
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• Where there’s smoke: Apple warranty stance raises troubling questions

  
  The Mobile Fun Blog — Authority: 146
  By Carmi Levy , Betanews I’m the last person who would ever come out in support of smoking. It’s a noxious, nasty habit that according to the US Centers for Disease Control kills 443,000 Americans every year. The CDC says smoking is the root cause of over 30% of all cancer-related deaths, 80% of all lung ...
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• Hanging With The Donkey

  
  It Is What It Is — Authority: 129
  Mario Mania! Some video game s out, and as a corporate shill Ive decided to give you a history lesson. At first I thought, no, I have to be contrary, and stick it to the man, so Ill do the opposite - but whats that? It would have been Sonic The Hedgehog , but theyre friends now, and team up for sports games ...
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• Senate HELP Committee Approves Dr. David Michaels as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

  
  Washington Labor & Employment Wire — Authority: 413
  On November 18, 2009, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved President Barack Obama’s nomination of Dr. David Michaels as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. During an Executive Session, a majority of the Committee voted in favor of ...
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• Panamanian Government Authorizes Commercial Production at Molejon

  
  Mining Top News — Authority: 128
  Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. an emerging gold producer commissioning the operation of its gold processing plant at its 100% owned Molejon Gold Project announce that the Government of the Republic of Panama has granted approval for Petaquilla’s Molejon gold mine to advance to the commercial production stage.In accordance ...
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• Government Accountability Office Finds That OSHA Could Improve Accuracy of Worker Injury and Illness Data

  
  Washington Labor & Employment Wire — Authority: 413
  On November 16, 2009, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an October 2009 report finding that OSHA’s efforts to verify employers’ workplace injury and illness data may not be adequate. OSHA monitors workplace injury and illness data to allocate enforcement and outreach resources, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Mines Management Withdraws Public Offering of Common Shares

  
  Mining Top News — Authority: 128
  MINES MANAGEMENT, INC. announced today that it has withdrawn its previously announced public offering of 6,000,000 shares of common stock. The terms presented by the underwriters did not meet the minimum expectation of net proceeds.The Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Glenn M. Dobbs, stated, ...
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• Employers Pressure Doctors, Workers to Stay Mum on Workplace Injuries

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 649
  More than two-thirds of injured or sick workers in a recent survey feared employer discipline or even losing their jobs if their injuries were reported, a new study from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealed today. The GAO surveyed more than 1,000 occupational health practitioners and found: More ...
  3 weeks ago

• Work-Related Injuries Underreported

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 902
  The Government Accountability Office said that many employers did not report workplace injuries for fear of increasing their workers’ compensation costs.
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• Natural Skin Care

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  You work hard to eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly. You know that organic foods can help you avoid ingesting nasty hormones and chemicals but did you know that these toxins are creeping into your system in other ways? Your moisturizers, eye creams, and make up may seem harmless, but check out the labels [...]
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• Obama Nominates Cynthia Attwood as a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

  
  Washington Labor & Employment Wire — Authority: 413
  On November 10, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Cynthia Attwood as a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC). OSHRC is a quasi-judicial agency responsible for adjudicating occupational safety and health cases. Attwood has served as an Administrative Appeals Judge for the ...
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• ‘16 Deaths Per Day’ Highlights Weak Penalties for Worker Fatalities

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 649
  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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• California man indicted for issuing fraudulent asbestos certifications

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 136
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco, California has charged Rogelio Lowe of E&D Environmental Safety Training, Inc. with scheming to defraud employers by issuing certificates to asbestos removal workers without providing them with the proper training and charging their employers for the full cost of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Obama to attack guns as public-health threat?

  
  Early Today — Authority: 118
  2nd Amendment advocates worry over opinions of OSHA nominee By Bob Unruh Second Amendment advocates are expressing alarm that the most significant attack on gun rights across the United States in years soon could come in the form of a workplace “safety” regulation under President Obama’s nominee to ...
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• Kansas construction accident - Kansas City lift accident killed worker-injured another

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 480
  Legal news for Kansas construction accident attorneys. A lift tipped over and fatally injured one worker and critically injured another. Occupational Safety and Health Administration alerts- A construction accident in Kansas City left one person dead after 50 foot fall. Kansas City, KS—A cherry picker-type lift ...
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• Chemical in plastic bottles linked to impotence

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 558
  Source: MSNBC NEW YORK – Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that’s been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported Wednesday. Heavy exposure to BPA, or bisphenol A, on the job was linked to impotence and lower sexual desire ...
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• Protecting the Public in Proximity to Construction Sites

  
  Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA — Authority: 413
  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 ...
  4 weeks ago

• Mesothelioma fears lead to OSHA fines for Superior General Contracting

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 136
  Superior General Contracting of Cheektowaga, New York has been cited for 10 alleged serious workplace health violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The contractor is looking at $50,000 in fines related to a remodeling job site where workers were exposed to asbestos-containing pipe ...
  5 weeks ago

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