Stephen Dwyer, general counsel for the American Staffing Association, didn't mince words when talking about legal pitfalls for staffing companies and employers who hire temporary workers: "OSHA is on the lookout."

Unimin Corp. and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed the Helmet-CAM technology, a dust exposure assessment tool designed specifically for the mining industry.

New York Surgical Mask Manufacturer Responds to PPE Recommendations, Healthcare Worker Concerns

While the CDC recommendations are specific only to direct patient care of diagnosed EVD patients and exclude the use of medical face masks in this specific scenario, Emory's recommendations involve a broader set of EVD scenarios and specifically recommends the use of face masks in every situation, except during the care of a diagnosed, symptomatic EVD patient.  

DHS Mismanages Pandemic Preparedness Amid Ebola Crisis

As Homeland Security Today previously reported, "DHS did not adequately conduct a needs assessment prior to purchasing pandemic preparedness supplies and then did not effectively manage its stockpile of pandemic personal protective equipment and antiviral medical countermeasures." 

Minimum Fine Urged for Job-Site Deaths
 

Wyoming's rate of worker fatalities frequently ranks among the highest in the U.S.  After the loss of a family member, the Collins family has proposed a bill, now before the Wyoming state legislature, that would mandate a non-negotiable $50,000 fine for a workplace safety violation that leads to a death. 

The U.S. Department of Labor says that 823 oil and gas extraction workers were killed on the job between 2003 to 2010, a fatality rate seven times greater than the rate for all industries, Mike Soraghan reports for Environment and Energy Publishing.