After 14 March 2012, new content will not be posted to this site.
Instead, all new and old HSE Network content will be on Mercer Select.
Please log onto http://select.mercer.com for HSE Network content.
After 14 March 2012, new content will not be posted to this site.
Instead, all new and old HSE Network content will be on Mercer Select.
Please log onto http://select.mercer.com for HSE Network content.
In an October 6, 2011 Federal Register notice (76 FR 62093), OSHA announced an informal stakeholder meeting to discuss approaches to preventing occupational hearing loss. OSHA is hosting this meeting to gather information on best practices for noise reduction in the workplace and invites discussion on personal protective equipment, hearing conservation programs and engineering controls.
A member company asked what other Mercer ORC HSE Networks companies are doing with respect to meeting OSHA’s regulatory requirements around use of fall prevention PPE at low elevations (4 feet and 6 feet). The survey report is attached, in both Word and Excel formats.
BSR Sustainability Conference Summary- November 2010
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) announces the start of its 2nd "International Program in Occupational Health Practice" in Sept 2010. It is designed as a strong introduction to OH for company health professionals (doctors, nurses and others) worldwide who work in developing countries or remote areas and do not have a formal academic training in OSH. It is open for other professionals such as engineers, technicians or managers who want to strengthen their competencies in occupational health.
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