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Health & Safety Weekly News

October 01, 2009

Metro loses another as rail accident victim dies (The Washington Post) More

Metro North Railroad and LIRR beware! (Train Law Blog) More

Can planes be poisonous? (BBC) More

Dispelling an OSHA myth: Failing to meet basic health and safety standards can shutter the doors of your business (The Pump Handle) More

U.S. Chemical Safety Board again fails to stand for better safety rules for America’s workers (USW) More

Waiting for OSHA to disappoint on combustible dust? (The Pump Handle) More

Australia passes milestone for National Safety Laws (OH&S) More

Pandemic Flu

Passenger concerns over H1N1 threat on Utah TA buses (ABC4) More

Colorado Buses are a swine flu battleground (Aspen Daily News) More

Volunteers hand out sanitizer along bus routes (Chicago Tribune) More

Chatham Area Transit’s h1n1 line of defense (Savannah News) More

Events

53rd Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting

San Antonio, TX

October 19–23

2009 National Environmental Health Conference: Healthy People in a Healthy Environment

Atlanta, GA

October 26-28

8th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health: Work, Stress, and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches

San Juan, Puerto Rico

November 5-8

National Worker Health & Safety Summit

Philadelphia, PA

November 7

Transportation Research Board (TRB) 89th Annual Meeting

Washington, D.C.

January 10-14, 2010

Health and Safety Taskforce

Ed Watt Mark Johnson Michael Massoni Michael Conigliaro