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Vol. 39, Nos. 1-23, pp. 1-462
Jan. 1 -- June 4, 2009

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    SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS
      – OSHA priority under new administration, White tells symposium, 347
      – Prevention Through Design, NIOSH releases draft risk reduction plan, 423
    SANITATION FACILITIES
      – Bridge painting company faces fine for safety violations, 98
    SCAFFOLDS
      – Collapse at Miss. power plant results in fines against insulation company, 265
      – Mast climbing standard could be in place this year, conference told, 158
      – Roofing contractor faces fines for alleged hazards at Mass. site, 368
    SCHOOLS
    SEAT BELTS
      – Construction industry, failure to use most frequently cited in FY2008 under general duty clause, conference told, 157
    SERVICE INDUSTRIES
      – Slip on steps, workers' compensation sole remedy, employer granted summary judgment (E.D. Pa.), 84
      – Steam cleaning business settles whistleblowing violations, 282
    SETTLEMENTS
      – Asbestos, boiler tender on Naval destroyers accepts $3.2M settlement in failure to warn case (Cal. Super. Ct.), 182
      – Fall protection, concrete contractor settles violations at N.J. job site with $750,000 fine, 156
      – Field Operations Manual, OSHA releases revision, industry expresses concern over §17 designations, 280
      – Nuclear facilities, TVA contractor settles charges of false safety reports with $6.2M, 76
    SHIPS AND SHIPPING
      – Asbestos
        – – Boiler tender on Naval destroyers accepts $3.2M settlement (Cal. Super. Ct.), 182
        – – Machinist in Navy exposed, wife due $2.9M damages (Cal. Super. Ct.), 412
        – – Naval Equipment Manufacturers to pay $14M to 3 veterans in reverse-bifurcated trial (Pa. Ct. Common Pleas), 353
        – – Seaman widow's evidence insufficient, $8M award excessive, new trial ordered (N.D. Ohio), 292
        – – Third-party product hazards, equipment suppliers had no duty to warn (Cal. Ct. App.), 182
      – Bladder cancer link to on-the-job exposure to anti-rusting product, diesel exhaust not shown (5th Cir.), 372
      – Container stacking at marine terminals, MACOSH study top priority, 262
    SHIPYARDS
      – Dismantlers face fines following inspection at Mass. site, 65
      – Drydock faces fine for fatal crane accident at Ontario facility, 121
    SICK BUILDING SYNDROME
      – Retaliatory discharge, employee fired after alleging symptoms, claims allowed (N.D. Ill.), 15
    SILICA (7631-86-9)
      – Advisory committee work group requests to review guidance documents in advance, OSHA rejects request, 322; OSHA publishes silica exposure guidance without union, advisory committee review, 364
      – Regulatory agenda, OSHA publishes semiannual list, 388
    SILICOSIS
      – Respirator maker cannot pursue establishment of non-settling insurer's duty in event of future contribution action (E.D. Wis.), 100
    SMALL BUSINESSES
      – Cranes and derricks, SBA seeks alternatives to operator certification requirements in proposed rule, 63
      – Diacetyl and food flavorings, OSHA convenes regulatory review panel, 340; OSHA sends draft proposal to small business representatives, 367
      – Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, attorney says review of OSHA proposed rule needed, 443
    SMOKING
      – Casinos, NIOSH recommends ban after finding evidence of environmental tobacco smoke exposures, 387
      – Federal buildings, GSA bulletin prohibits cigarette smoking in owned or leased buildings, 10
      – Va. ban, House rejects Senate bill, 137
      – Wis. ban, governor signs bill covering workplaces, public places, 447
    SPAIN
      – Work-related illnesses, computerized warning system to identify workplaces with higher risk, 200
    SPECIAL REPORTS
      – Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals studies uncovers MSDS flaws, 50
      – 2009 job safety outlook, SplRpt (1/22/09) S–5 et seq.
    SPORTS INDUSTRY
      – Football practice facility collapse prompts OSHA investigation, 368
    STAA
    STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
      See also specific states
      – Motor carriers, GAO says Performance and Registration Information Systems Management program potential promising, but effect on driver safety difficult to measure, 407
      – Swine flu outbreak, SEIU finds health departments disregarding CDC guidance, 384
    STATE PLANS
      See also specific states
      – Job safety outlook, 2009, SplRpt (1/22/09) S–25
      – Rulemaking, Foulke predicts increased activity in 2009, 244
    STATISTICS
      – Enforcement and cooperative program data, job safety outlook, 2009, SplRpt (1/22/09) S–28
      – Fatalities
        – – Alberta number rose in 2008, official says, 348
        – – Asbestos, malignant mesothelioma rates rise due to latent worker exposure, NIOSH reports, 346
        – – Construction industry, non-construction workers at sites suffer higher rates, conference told, 158
        – – Contractors, BLS to begin recording in 2011, 135
        – – Job safety outlook, 2009, SplRpt (1/22/09) S–28
        – – Tree care work death toll spans multiple industries, NIOSH study finds, 347
        – – 2007, BLS revision raises total, rate remains lowest ever recorded, 324
      – Injuries and illnesses
        – – Alberta number down in 2008, official says, 348
        – – High rates, OSHA notifies 13,500 employer of unusually high rates, 323
        – – Job safety outlook, 2009, SplRpt (1/22/09) S–28
    STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
      – Ind., wrongful death limitations period applies in case based on underlying product liability claim (Ind.), 32
    STEEL INDUSTRY
    SUBSTANCE ABUSE
      – Medical marijuana, safety advocates support Or. bills restricting use on job, 264
      – Truck drivers, outgoing FMSCA chief anticipates drug and alcohol results clearinghouse standard, 44
    SUGAR INDUSTRY
      – Combustible dust, Fla. company faces fine for violations, 218
      – Refinery explosion and fire, Review Comm'n sets hearing date for Imperial Sugar appeal of $8.8M fine, 281
    SUPREME COURT, U.S.
      – Asbestos exposure
        – – Fear of developing cancer, court's refusal to give jury instruction on “genuine and serious” error (rev grant and rem), 454
        – – FELA or LBIA do not preempt state filing requirements (rev den), 46
      – Sotomayor nominated as justice by Obama, 433
    SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT (STAA)
      – Whistleblower protections, retroactive application of amendment affects company's rights (8th Cir.), 12
    SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS
      – Airborne transmissible disease standard needed to protect workplaces and schools, Miller (D-Cal) says, 383
      – Border officers, Homeland Security Dept. policy denying respirators criticized at congressional hearing, 405
      – Flight attendants petition FAA for protections, 363
      – Health care workers
        – – CDC revises guidance following criticism, 344; union finds state health departments disregarding guidance, 384
        – – OSHA considers airborne transmissible disease standard, enforcement of CDC guidance as options to protect workers, 362
        – – Unions urge OSHA to issue hazard alert, compliance directive, 423
      – OSHA issues Quick Note guidances for general workplaces, health care settings, 384

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