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NYCOSH Newsletter - Winter 2010
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February 5, 2010
This issue includes a wonderful article on working near "microwave antennas".
AT&T Technician from Georgia Local Killed in Cable Winding Accident
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January 28, 2010
CWA is investigating the accidental death of Local 3212 member William Britt Hunt, 39, an AT&T technician from Summerville, Ga., who was killed Jan. 13 when he became entangled in wires being rolled up by his truck's spindle.
US Department of Labor?s OSHA proposes recordkeeping change to improve illness data
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January 28, 2010
WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting (recordkeeping) regulation by restoring a column on the OSHA Form 300 to better identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The rule does not change existing requirements for when and under what circumstances employers must record musculoskeletal disorders on their injury and illness logs.
OSHA Releases Workplace Injury and Illness Information
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January 27, 2010
OSHA releases workplace injury and illness information. Data represents administration's "Open Government" policy.
Train the Trainer
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January 21, 2010
A six-day "train the trainer" program on workplace health and safety using a participatory popular education approach.