OSHA Issues New Workplace Rule on Chromium
Chromium Leaves Thousands Of Workers At Risk. The Labor Department reduced the acceptable levels of workplace exposure Monday to a cancer-causing metal, hexavalent chromium, but critics said the new standard still leaves thousands of workers at risk. The new rule limits worker exposure to the carcinogenic metal to no more than 5 … [Read more...] about OSHA Issues New Workplace Rule on Chromium
Workplace Deaths In Maryland Grew By 59% Last Year
Workplace Fatalities In Maryland Grew By 50 Percent. Workplace fatalities in Maryland grew by more than 50 percent in 2002, marking the state's largest annual increase in a decade, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The spike comes as workplace fatalities across the country are … [Read more...] about Workplace Deaths In Maryland Grew By 59% Last Year
On-Job Injuries Surging In Area
On-Job Injuries Appears To Be High This Year. The number of serious workplace accidents in southwest Connecticut, including the recent death of a construction contractor in Old Greenwich, appears to be unusually high this year, said the area director for the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health … [Read more...] about On-Job Injuries Surging In Area
