Flash: Wildfire Smoke Emergency Rule Adopted

Cal/OSHA’s rulemaking board approves protections for workers exposed to smoke during fire season. But the work is only just beginning. Cal-OSHA Reporter

 

Florida: Teenage worker dies in ladder fall

A teenage worker fell to his death from a ladder while working on a two-story home at a residential subdivision near Orlando on Thursday afternoon. Fed-OSHA is expected to investigate. News-Press

 

Heat exhaustion vs. heatstroke: Know the difference

When triple digit heat indices are expected, it’s important to review the symptoms of heat-related illnesses and how to prevent them. The most important include drinking more water than usual, limiting outdoor activities, especially during peak afternoon heating, wearing light-colored and loose-fitting clothing, and avoiding alcohol. WWMT (Kalamazoo, Mich.)

 

UPS delivery drivers at risk of heat-related illnesses

Over the past decade, the online shopping boom has been a windfall for UPS. But the company does not air-condition most of its delivery trucks or many of its loading facilities, and UPS drivers have recorded temperatures as high as 152 degrees. Drivers say conditions are getting worse. NBC News

 

Mothers’ work with solvents tied to higher autism risk for kids

Women who had occupational exposure to solvents on the job may be more likely to have children with autism than mothers without this occupational exposure, according to a new study by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The agents included medicines, metals, pesticides, anesthetics, asphalt, brake fluid, plastics and polymers, radiation, cleaners/disinfectants and solvents. WHBL (Sheboygan, Wisc.)

 

Death of painting contractor at Iowa steel mill under investigation

IOSH is investigating a Muscatine, Iowa commercial and industrial painting contractor following a June accident at a steel mill, in which a 29-year-old employee was killed. Quad-City Times

 

Federal audit finds improvement at Kentucky OSH

A federal audit covering fiscal year 2018 finds Kentucky OSH needs to continue to improve how it investigates deaths on the job in the wake of significant lapses. In the recent past, the state failed to properly investigate deaths on the job for at least two years by not interviewing eyewitnesses or identifying the cause of the accident. WFPL