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Clarion CEO Geoffrey Peckham’s ongoing leadership efforts in bolstering adoption by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the updated American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) standards leads to proposed consensus standard update on signage; March 2013 Meeting of OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Provides Insight on Scope of Final Rule. Milford, PA (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 Clarion Safety Systems, a leading designer of visual safety...
Impact Safety Systems of Augusta has new courses available, including Georgia Utility Manager Refresher courses, and Excavation Competent Person courses. Martinez, GA (PRWEB) February 15, 2013 Impact Safety Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce their latest course schedule for February and March classes. Impact Safety Systems is an industrial safety training provider in Augusta, Georgia. They conduct 10 and 30 hour training courses for companies required to comply with OSHA safety...
LA JOLLA, Calif., April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of California San Diego's new global safety center, which allows construction workers worldwide to receive critical safety training based on U.S. standards, has issued four recommended mandatory objectives for international construction projects. Under UC San Diego Extension's new International Safety Education Institute (ISEI) Construction Workplace Safety Training Program (http://isei.ucsd.edu), safety trainers across the...
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As a national leader in workplace safety, Cal/OSHA today implements updated safety standards for employees working in outdoor heat. The revisions to the Heat Illness Prevention Standard, approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on Aug. 19, became effective today. The revised standards provide clarification of the shade requirement, including temperature triggers, and address high-heat requirements. "Today we...
ITASCA, Ill., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council today applauded Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA David Michaels for their leadership in reducing work-related distracted driving. Solis on Tuesday announced several actions to address distracted driving for workers, such as OSHA investigating and issuing citations and penalties where necessary to end the practice when OSHA receives a credible complaint that an employer...
HILLSIDE, Ill., May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Construction Safety Council plans to roll out a new national Health Hazards Awareness Program for the construction industry by late summer. With federal funding from a Susan Harwood Training Grant awarded back in October 2009, the Construction Safety Council is in the final stages of developing a new train-the-trainer Health Hazards Awareness Program that will deliver a comprehensive curriculum covering the health hazards on construction...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Employers nationwide are recognizing that the federal government intends to expand and strengthen Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) authority, and ensure strict adherence to industry-specific guidelines. National claims and risk management service provider Avizent is preparing for these changes by expanding its in-house Loss Control program to serve clients nationwide. (Logo:...
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Thru-U.com today announced a strategic partnership to provide automotive companies access to high-quality, low-cost, effective safety training. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040719/DEM007LOGO ) With the loss of many health, safety and environmental professionals from retirement and attrition, AIAG has identified a need to provide supply chain organizations with training to ensure...
