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If you would like a free subscription to the biweekly NYCOSH Update on Safety and Health, click here and then click on "send." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE October 28, 2002 EPA Lower Manhattan cleanup is sharply criticized New York contractor faces manslaughter charge after four undocumented workers die NYCOSH and union coalition press EPA for expanded Manhattan cleanup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE October 9, 2002 Comings and goings - Tony Mazzocchi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 26, 2002 Three Reports Indicate Deep Trouble in the New York State Public Employee Safety and Health Program Comings and goings -- Susan McQuade, Beverly Tillery, Carrie Loewenherz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 5, 2002 Two Reports Disclose Significant Health Problems Among Lower Manhattan Workers OSHA Publishes Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE August 22, 2002 EPA Cleanup Gears Up Amid Widespread Criticism President Bush Vetoes Spending $90 Million for WTC Medical Monitoring Come Join the NYCOSH Contingent at New York City Labor Rally Comings and goings - Elizabeth Kelleher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE July 25, 2002 NYCOSH to receive Lorin Kerr Award from APHA Occupational Health Section Downstate meetings with PESH inspectors set Washington State ergonomics standard upheld in court test ATSDR/NYC Health Department to create a registry World Trade Center worker and volunteer medical screening program initiated ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE May 17, 2002 Eight Months After World Trade Center Catastrophe, EPA Plans to Oversee Professional Cleanup of Lower Manhattan Residences Most Cars Caught in WTC Collapse Will Be Destroyed, but Others Face Uncertain Fate Scammers Exploit Lower Manhattan Environmental Fears New York State Firefighters Win Safety Protection in Court NYCOSH Job Opening: Community Outreach & Liaison/Safety and Health Specialist Comings and Goings: Omar Henriquez, Marie Diven Stelluti What's New in the NYCOSH Website ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE April 12, 2002 OSHA Issues Press Release Concerning Plan to Develop Voluntary Ergonomics Guidelines Comings and Goings: Jim Corcoran, Janet Foley Last Chance! NYCOSH Awards Celebration Wednesday, April 17 Workers Memorial Day Event April 26 Honors NYC Workers Killed on September 11 Major Conference on Occupational Safety And Health for Immigrant Workers Slated For April 27 in Queens May 9 Conference - Beyond September 11: Implications for Environmental and Public Health Policy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE March 21, 2002 Court Upholds Unions’ Right to See OSHA Illness and Injury Logs Last Chance to Help NYCOSH Honor Leading Figures in Safety and Health NYCOSH Seeks Information for Use in Workers’ Memorial Day Ceremony Commemorate the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Friday, March 22 Major Media Outlets Look to NYCOSH for Information About Safety and Health Position Available: Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Consultant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE March 1, 2002 OSHA Institutes Local Emphasis Program Near Ground Zero; Says WTC Dust Must Be Presumed to Contain Asbestos NYCOSH Testifies at EPA Ombudsman Hearing in Manhattan NYCOSH Testifies at U.S. Senate Education and Labor Committee Hearing in Washington Activists Prepare to Mark First Anniversary of the Killing of the Ergonomics Standard United Nations Committee Proposes International Asbestos Trade Controls Workers' Compensation in New York State Conference, Friday, March 8 Immigrant Labor at Risk Conference, Saturday, April 27 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE February 7, 2002 OSHA's New Recordkeeping Rules: ‘A Mixed Bag' Workers' Compensation in New York State Conference, Friday, March 8 Annual Awards April 17: NYCOSH to Honor Tony Mazzocchi in Addition to Previously Announced Honorees Immigrant Labor at Risk Conference, Saturday, April 27 Job opening: Union Safety and Health Coordinator What's New in the NYCOSH Website ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE January 14, 2002 As the World Trade Center Clean-Up Continues, Health Concerns Grow Occupational Injury and Illness Rates Improve Slightly Overall, But Also Show Areas of Significant Deterioration Safety And Health Activists, Environmentalists And Unions Win Ban on Plastic Pipe in New York State Bush Administration Takes the Axe to Safety and Health Regulations Comings and Goings: Deborah Nagin, Mario Scarsaletta Job opening: Associate Director, Hunter College Center for Occupational and Environmental Health ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE December 6, 2001 Cleaning up Indoor Dust and Debris in the World Trade Center Area HTML - English    PDF - English HTML  Limpieza Interior Del Polvo Y Escombros En El Área Del World Trade Center PDF  Limpieza Interior Del Polvo Y Escombros En El Área Del World Trade Center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE October 5, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. The WTC Catastrophe, Week 4 Will the WTC catastrophe victims be able to collect disaster benefits? NYCOSH postpones annual awards celebration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 27, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Special issue: Compensation for the victims of the World Trade Center catastrophe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 17, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Special issue: The Catastrophe at the World Trade Center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 7, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. The 825 most dangerous workplaces in New York State John Henshaw takes charge of OSHA New York City Republican mayoral candidates mum on ergonomic protection for city workers New York City officials plead ignorance when asked ‘How much does New York City spend to provide medical care to injured municipal workers and to compensate them for lost time?' Growing Pains: NYCOSH website improves information access with search engine Save the date! NYCOSH awards celebration Thursday, December 13 Job openings – New York State safety and health inspector and inspector trainee – September 10 application deadline! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE August 10, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. New York State Labor Department installs new safety and health leadership Five Percent of All Fire-Suppression Sprinklers May be Defective, But Recall Does Not Directly Inform Owners Asbestos in Crayons an Urban Legend? A Letter to the Editor That the New York Times Saw Not Fit to Print Save the Date! NYCOSH Awards Celebration Thursday, December 13 Job opening -- Senior Construction Safety and Health Research Scientist for Union Organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE June 28, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Reports that asbestos is banned are frequent, wrong and dangerous Ergonomic protections for municipal workers pledged by New York City mayoral candidates Save the Date! NYCOSH awards celebration Thursday, December 13 Job opening -- Construction safety engineer for union organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE May 25, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. New York State Legislature Ponders Health and Safety Bills New York State Public Employees Union Wins Court Fight over Access to Injury and Illness Records Comings and Goings: Jim Ellenberger Resources for Activists: Asbestos Cover-up Chronology; The Politics of Ergonomics Save the Date! NYCOSH Awards Celebration Thursday, December 13 Don't Miss NYCOSH Friday Morning Training Session June 1 NYCOSH offers unique 2-day class in OSHA regulations & union strategies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE May 10, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Anti-OSHA zealot nominated for high Labor Department post Activists nail Brooklyn manufacturer's safety violations with NYCOSH help United Parcel Service disinformation campaign on ergonomics exposed Comings and goings: Lawrence Fine, Kathleen Rest Save the date! NYCOSH awards celebration Thursday, December 13 Don't miss NYCOSH Friday morning training sessions May 18 and June 1 NYCOSH offers unique 2-day class in OSHA regulations & union strategies Resources for activists: NIOSH youth page Association of Flight Attendants seek occupational safety and health specialist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE April 25, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. The fight for ergonomic protections heats up in the two Washingtons (the District and the state) Washington sources say Bush will nominate industrial hygienist to head OSHA More than a million fatalities annually marked by Workers' Memorial Day Don't miss NYCOSH Friday morning training session on OSHA's asbestos standard on May 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE April 12, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. The movement for ergonomic protections regroups They're back! Asbestos manufacturers asking Congress to give them what they can't win in court If it causes asbestosis and it's ‘not asbestos,' what is it? Compassionate conservatism draws the line at worker health and safety Must-see tv, Friday, April 20! Don't miss NYCOSH lockout/tagout training, Friday, April 20 and asbestos training, Friday, May 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE March 26, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. 'Trade Secrets' highlights the need for a united movement against occupational disease and environmental degradation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE March 15, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Ten years' repetitive strain is fatal to OSHA's ergonomics standard; other protections also at high risk Resources for activists -- "Trade Secrets" NYCOSH trainings to focus on chemical hazards on March 23 and lead on April 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE March 1, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Congressional showdown over ergonomics looms Resources for Activists -- Study finds confusion in asbestos analysis, recommends new lab procedures Linda Angello nominated to head New York State Labor Department by Gov. George Pataki NYCOSH Brown Bag Breakfast training March 9: OSHA's personal protective equipment (PPE) and respirator standards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE February 9, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Denis Hughes, Eliot Spitzer, highlight the fight for ergonomic protections at New York City workers' compensation conference Employers must post illness and injury logs in February OSHA official offers New York City training session on ‘Using OSHA to Make Your Workplace Safe and Healthful' Resources for Activists -- A Labor Perspective on Workplace Violence Prevention ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE January 25, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Bush's three top health and safety priorities: delay, delay, delay New developments in the battle over asbestos liability OSHA officials offer New York City training sessions on ‘Using OSHA to Make Your Workplace Safe and Healthful' Comings and goings -- Susan O'Brien ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE January 10, 2001 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Ergonomics -- a billion here, a billion there . . . January conference to focus on New York State workers' compensation rights Resources for activists -- cell phones: invisible hazards in the wireless age -- an insider's alarming discoveries about brain cancer and genetic damage Needlesticks, cell-phone radiation to be featured on ‘60 Minutes' Job opening -- regional safety and health specialist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE December 15, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. The fight for OSHA's ergonomics rule continues The ergonomics standard goes into effect for 4,000 workers! Occupational injury and illness rates improve in 1999 Airline workers move a step closer to safety and health protection Resources for activists -- preventing hearing loss, working in the cold ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE November 30, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. OSHA's ergonomics rule praised by many, attacked by others Ergonomics meeting today, Thursday, November 30 Service Employees demand a federal ban on unsafe needles Australian dockworkers refuse to handle asbestos imports Resources for Activists -- NIOSH worker health chartbook, 2000 NY State AFL-CIO, NYCOSH and NYC Central Labor Council to jointly sponsor 3-part workers' comp. Navigator program in January Last chance! NYCOSH awards celebration next week, Thursday, December 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH Update November 17, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. OSHA issues final ergonomics standard over Republican objections Sample letter to members of Congress in support of ergonomics standard What does the ergonomics standard do? 20-year chronology of ergonomics rulemaking Ergonomics meeting Thursday, November 30 ‘Getting the most from OSHA' meeting Wednesday, November 29 Save the date! NYCOSH awards celebration Thursday, December 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE November 2, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. The budget fight over the ergonomics standard Ergonomics meeting Thursday, November 30 "Getting the Most from OSHA" meeting set for Wednesday, November 29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE October 26, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Federal safe needles bill wins -- NY state bill ready for signature Court strikes down ‘landlord protection' lead paint removal act Asbestos-company tax-relief bill comes down to the wire Cell phones and power lines implicated in brain changes and cancer Stuart Appelbaum to head state AFL-CIO safety and health panel Head of NY State Labor Department resigns suddenly New NYCOSH webpages: training topics and school environmental safety ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE October 13, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. EPA says that New York lead removal law could hurt children Safe needles bill held up in Senate New York State ‘Independent' Medical Examiner bill signed Asbestos-company tax-relief bill picks up support and opposition Congress agrees on nuclear worker compensation bill Comings and Goings -- Omar Henriquez, Carrie Loewenherz, Deborah Nagin, Susan O'Brien New NYCOSH webpage: Healthy Computing Tips Save the date! NYCOSH Awards Celebration Thursday, December 7 NYCOSH job opening – Assistant Director Job opening: American Federation of Teachers OSH Trainer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 28, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Federal needlestick safety bill could pass this year Congress considers legislation to ban forced overtime for nurses Asbestos tax-relief bill remains poised for late action NIOSH Director Linda Rosenstock resigns Save the date! NYCOSH awards celebration Thursday, December 7 NYCOSH job opening – Assistant Director Two job openings at SEMCOSH Safety and health courses offered at Bronx Community College ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 15, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. New York State Business Council wants more workers' compensation cuts Asbestos company tax relief bill makes quiet progress Unions protest National Safety Council award to major safety and health violator Resources for activists -- Left in the Dust: Asbestos, Globalization and the Search for Justice Activists call for ban on smoking in all New York City workplaces Save the date! NYCOSH awards celebration Thursday, December 7 Three NYCOSH job openings – Assistant Director; Trainer; Community Outreach and Liaison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE August 31, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. New asbestos company bail-out bill on the fast track New York State AFL-CIO backs strong worker safety policies Join the NYCOSH contingent in New York's annual labor march Save the date! NYCOSH awards celebration Thursday, December 7 Ergonomics showdown around the corner Three NYCOSH job openings – assistant director; trainer; community outreach and liaison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE August 17, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Asbestos lobbying -- ‘It ain't over ‘til it's over' Quote, unquote Join the NYCOSH contingent in New York's annual labor march Allergic to latex? Be careful where you eat. Safe needles laws: Massachusetts and New York Flight attendants win first step toward OSHA-like protection OSHA levies stiff fines in fatal New York City garment factory fire Three NYCOSH job openings – Assistant Director; Trainer; Community Outreach and Liaison Job opening -- Part-time program associate Institute for Labor & the Community Right-to-know consultant wanted ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE July 27, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. EPA and W.R. Grace covered up Montana asbestos hazard for 20 years Safety and health news featured on new web page Flight attendants demand safety and health protections Comings and Goings -- Steve Mooser Three NYCOSH job openings – Assistant Director; Trainer; Community Outreach and Liaison Job opening -- Western MassCOSH Program Director Job opening -- "Free Trade Zone" Health and Safety Project Coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE July 12, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Ban on osha ergonomics rule faces fight over presidential veto Resources for Activists – New job listings website; Upstate New York asbestos hazard Asbestos company bail-out bill isn't dead yet New Jersey outlaws forced overtime for healthcare workers Teen worker fatalities show importance of summer injury-prevention Three NYCOSH job openings – assistant director; trainer; community outreach and liaison Job openings - Principal Industrial Hygienists ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE June 22, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. House votes to stop OSHA's ergonomics rulemaking New York State Labor Department condemns OSHA's ergonomics standard "Independent" Medical Examiners reined in by New York State legislature Safe Needles Now! campaign nears victory in New York State Resources for Activists – Revising the AMA's "Impairment Guidelines" U.S. Senate votes to compensate injured nuclear workers Three NYCOSH job openings – Assistant Director; Trainer; Community Outreach and Liaison Job opening - national union safety and health director What's a hand worth? It depends on where you live. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE June 7, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Ergonomics standard faces big test in Congress on June 8 Last chance to register for June 12 safety and health conference New leadership arrives in three local OSHA offices Three NYCOSH job openings – Assistant Director; Trainer; Community Outreach and Liaison Job strain as important as smoking and lifestyle on ill health ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE May 25, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. As June 12 conference nears, the need for action keeps growing Congress tries to derail OSHA's ergonomics standard, again Workers Memorial Day revisited – too many fatalities to count? Resources for activists – NIOSH study shows the value of VDT rest breaks Job openings – NYCOSH Assistant Director; CWA OSH representative in Washington HQ Comings and Goings – Adrienne Markowitz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE May 11, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. June 12 conference to include many major figures in safety and health movement GAF Corp. linked to doctors group that supports asbestos manufacturer bailout bill If malathion is a carcinogen, what can exposed workers and others expect? Looking for effective treatment for an RSI? Find answers at a two-part forum. Comings and Goings – Frank Tooze Resources for activists – OSHA now accepts complaints online ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE April 26, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Workers Memorial Day to be marked Friday, April 28 One of the tens of thousands of reasons for Workers Memorial Day An open letter to Congressman Anthony Weiner – Asleep at the wheel Resources for Activists – NYSafety Resource Center website ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE April 14, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Opposition to asbestos industry bailout bill begins to hit home Workers Memorial Day to be marked April 28 Seminario, Jeffress, Rosenstock, Mazzocchi and others to participate in June 12 conference in New York City Comings and Goings – Steve Markowitz Resources for Activists – Everything there is to know about OSHA recordkeeping rules ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE March 31, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Special Edition -- Memo from the Executive Director on the asbestos industry bailout bill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE March 16, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Defections allow asbestos manufacturer bail-out bill to pass House committee OSHA opens ergonomics hearings in Washington Resources for Activists: Europe Under Strain: A Report on Trade Union Initiatives to Combat Workplace Musculoskeletal Disorders by Rory O'Neill, reviewed by Maggie Robbins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE March 2, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Asbestos manufacturer bail-out catches flack in Congress OSHA makes it official: Home offices won't be inspected AFL-CIO and public-sector unions open campaign to investigate and reform PESH Comings and Goings: Carlos Rivera ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE February 16, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Comments urgently needed in support of Washington state's strong ergo standard AFL takes strong stand against asbestos company bail-out Congress takes aim at OSHA jurisdiction over work-at-home Has your employer posted a log of injuries and illnesses in your workplace yet? Come celebrate International RSI Awareness Day with NYCOSH on Feb. 29. Crisis grows in New York State Public Employee Safety and Health program New York State Hazard Abatement Board schedules 10 Albany meetings on safety and health training program OSHA charges Brooklyn builder with willfully violating the law, resulting in a fatal collapse Resources for Activists: How to protect yourself from retaliation if you need to complain about a dangerous job factsheet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE February 3, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Labor Department puts the brakes on OSHA ergonomics rulemaking OSHA gives ground over home-work policy NY State Department of Labor sees (almost) no evil in response to OSHA complaints ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE January 20, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. While OSHA considers ergonomic regulations, trouble brews in the Senate Turning Pataki's workers' compensation ‘reform' program around is focus of February conference Employers must post illness and injury logs in February Resources for activists -- worker's compensation, lead paint and the dangers of work-at-home OSHA files four more charges of PESH dereliction Comings and goings – Robert Carpenter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE January 5, 2000 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. For a strong ergonomics standard, the time to act is now! OSHA affirms 30-year policy that the law protects telecommuters and other home workers, or does it? New Jersey becomes fifth state to pass safe needle legislation Resources for activists – Uncivil Action: A town left to die ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE December 22, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. OSHA files ‘serious' complaints about inadequacies in New York State Labor Department safety and health enforcement Comings and Goings – Susan O'Brien, Mario Scarselletta NYCOSH 20th Anniversary tee-shirts and posters available now! NYCOSH website pages receive expanded audience as part of AFL-CIO website Job Opening -- Rhode Island occupational and environmental health center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE December 8, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. This is no time to ease off the pressure for an ergonomics standard – come to a meeting to plan the next steps in a must-win campaign Only weeks left to prepare for the health and safety hazards of Y2K New York State Department of Labor adopts new bloodborne pathogens enforcement policy NIOSH publishes recommendations to protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE November 24, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. OSHA rolls out proposed ergonomics rule, hoping to make it law by the end of 2000 Computing industry magazine asks "Is your cell phone killing you?" and is very troubled by the answer Comings and Goings – Micki Siegal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE November 10, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. OSHA publishes major revision of its bloodborne pathogens enforcement policy Asbestos manufacturer bail-out bill stalled by activist outrage "Don't overlook shopfloor safety initiatives," advises journal article by NYCOSH industrial hygienist Dave Newman Job announcements NYCOSH Safety Specialist Mount Sinai Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Research/Administrative Assistant OSHA Region 2 Ergonomist 20th anniversary update -- it's not too late to sign on as a friend of NYCOSH (by phone) "Safer needles" poster available from NIPCO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE October 27, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Urgent action needed to kill the Ashcroft-Hyde asbestos manufacturers' bail-out bill Chief cell phone researcher blows the whistle on how the industry has ignored the results of industry-funded research 20th Anniversary update -- it's not too late to sign up as a Friend of NYCOSH NYCOSH job announcement – Safety and Health Specialist Interested in a Master's in Public Health or a Master's in Science? – Hunter College Open House November 10 Five asbestos compensation factsheets by Citizen Action of New York For 40 years asbestos companies knew asbestos kills. Now they want Congress to let them get away with murder. Ashcroft, Hyde bills would give asbestos companies special legal protection, while injured Americans' rights would be slashed Asbestos diseases H.R. 1283's mandatory medical criteria are arbitrary and will leave thousands of injured workers with no legal remedy Differences between H.R. 1283 and the Amchem settlement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE October 14, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Asbestos companies are close to winning from Congress what they can't win in court The Senate responds to activists' outcry by giving up (for now) on plan to delay OSHA ergonomics regulation – Office of Management and Budget action needed now ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 29, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Activists alert: Ergonomic protections face a too-close-to-call vote in the Senate tomorrow (Sept. 30) NYC lead-abatement activists gear up for public hearing Oct. 1 on proposed "lead protection" regulations Asbestos manufacturers come to Congress, looking for ‘fairness' United Auto Workers make big safety and health gains in new DaimlerChrysler contract Calendar of Events Job announcement -- Coalition organizer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 15, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. When will anti-ergonomics forces in the Senate make their move? Public Citizen report finds OSHA is not doing its job; OSHA denies it Comings and Goings – Elizabeth Kelleher Calendar of Events Goodbye Biweekly, hello Update on Safety and Health ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE September 1, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Can the Senate stop the anti-ergonomics bandwagon? Recommended reading for labor day . . . And speaking of cancer . . . Calendar of events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE August 19, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Draft ergonomic protections under attack in the Senate OSHA cites New Yorker Hotel for willful violations of asbestos rules March with NYCOSH in the annual Labor March on Sept. 1 Position available -- PACE Researcher/writer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE August 4, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. New York Times "Gives" Electromagnetic Fields a Clean Bill of Health House Passes Bill to Prevent OSHA from Issuing an Ergonomics Standard Pesticides in Schools Put Students and Staff at Risk Comings & Goings -- Jonathan Bennett, Pat Jerido Position Available -- SEIU Local 1115 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE July 15, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Attack on OSHA's Ergonomic Standard Intensifies City Council Weakens Lead Protection Law Governor Pataki Vetoes Bill Requiring PESH to Publish Annual Enforcement Report Comings and Goings -- Susan Klitzman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE June 18, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Getting the Lead Out of NYC Housing Health Care Unions Lobby for Safe Needle Legislation Resources Upcoming event Calendar of Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE June 3, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Gov. Pataki's Plan to Cut Workers' Comp OSHA Audit Finds PESH Deficiencies Needlestick Prevention Legislation Moves Forward Comings and Goings -- Lisa Watson Position available -- CWA District 1 Calendar of Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE May 19, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. News Flash: Governor Pataki Set to Slash Workers' Comp Adoption of New Guidelines Would Limit Payment, Treatment for Injured Workers Save the Date! AFL-CIO President John Sweeney Joins NYCOSH 20th Anniversary Bash Congressman Blunt to RSI Victims: We Need More Research, Not Prevention Workers' Comp. - the Waiting Game NY Workers with RSIs Wait 2 Years for Medical Treatment The 722 Most Dangerous Workplaces in New York State Kudos to Safety Rep Comings & Goings -- John Caputo Safety and Health Specialist Position Opening Calendar of Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE May 4, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. Injured Workers Testify at New York City Worker Memorial Day Hearing How Bad Is Your Air? New Study Finds Most Americans Face Air Cancer Risk 100 Times Higher than Congress' Goal Albany Watch -- Hazard Abatement Board Legislation Update:-- Needlestick Legislation, PESH Annual Report New York State to Sponsor Conference on Needlesticks Masontenders District Council Initiates Workers' Compensation Committee Important Articles and Resources New E-mail Addresses for NYCOSH Staff NYCOSH Calendar of Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYCOSH UPDATE April 20, 1999 CLICK ON A HEADLINE TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE. OSHA Head, Charles Jeffress, to Participate in NYC Workers' Memorial Day April 30 International Labor Organization Estimates over 1 Million Work-related Fatalities Each Year Albany Watch Updated NYCOSH Website Unveiled Comings and Goings -- Cara Metz, Ellie Barbarash NYCOSH Calendar of Events This page was last updated on October 29, 2002.

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