News
- Employee safety awards: UW-Stout
- Improved air in SE Wisconsin
- UW-Superior recovery update
- ACS publishes report on safety culture in academia
- UW-Madison Union fire
- Two Eau Claire students perish in fire
- Clean Harbors Buys Safety-Kleen
- Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest
- UW-Platteville meth fire
- Upright workstations
- Lead (Pb) limits called inadequate
- Free fire safety training available
- Parkside apartment fire
- HazCom labeling poster
- Madison Med Sci fire
- Lifting loads and pregnant employees
- AIHA publishes stand on mold in buildings
- Bilingual ladder safety guidance
- Employee dies on job
News
Employee dies on job
Published Thu 05/02/13 09:03 AM
A UW-Madison employee died April 16 when a loading dock lift fell on him while performing repairs. An investigation is underway. Read More
AIHA publishes stand on mold in buildings
Published Mon 04/15/13 04:50 PM
The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) has released a position statement on indoor mold in the non-industrial workplace. Read More
Lifting loads and pregnant employees
Published Mon 04/15/13 04:49 PM
How much can a healthy pregnant worker lift at work? Newly published findings address this question. Read More
Bilingual ladder safety guidance
Published Mon 04/15/13 04:48 PM
OSHA published new ladder safety guidance in English and Spanish. Read More
Fire: UW-Madison Medical Sciences building
Published Thu 02/28/13 09:18 AM
A fire at the Medical Sciences building brought units from across the city to the UW-Madison campus, with the fire reported being knocked down at 8:42 a.m. Read More
HazCom labeling poster
Published Tue 02/26/13 01:34 PM
If you are looking for a poster to include in your campus HazCom awareness efforts, you might be interested in this article. Read More
Parkside apartment fire
Published Tue 01/15/13 03:41 PM
Students in the University Apartments at UW-Parkside evacuated because of a fire in one of the apartment units on January 8, 2013. Read More
Free fire safety training available
Published Fri 12/14/12 04:10 PM
This program will give fire safety professionals an understanding of successful training methodologies and receive tools to educate students and provide a fire-safe campus. Read More
Lead (Pb) limits called inadequate
Published Fri 12/07/12 03:35 PM
OSHA's general industry Lead Standard does not adequately protect workers from a variety of health problems, according to a new report from the National Research Council. Read More
Upright workstations
Published Mon 12/03/12 04:42 PM
The perils of the seated office worker, and the rise of the upright workstation is getting national press. Read More
UW-Platteville meth fire
Published Mon 11/12/12 05:08 PM
A small fire in the new Rountree Commons dorm next to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus was started when a student tried to manufacture methamphetamine. Read More
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest
Published Fri 11/09/12 08:51 AM
The e-Manifest Act establishes a framework for collecting hazardous waste
shipment data electronically, replacing the current paper manifest system. Read More
Clean Harbors Buys Safety-Kleen
Published Mon 11/05/12 07:00 AM
Waste management company Clean Harbors, Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase Safety-Kleen, Inc., a large re-refiner and recycler of used oil, for $1.25 billion. Read More
Two Eau Claire students perish in fire
Published Wed 10/10/12 12:16 PM
Two UW-Eau Claire students perished in an off-campus apartment fire that occurred in the early morning hours of October 8. Two roommates were able to escape the blaze. Read More
UW-Madison Union fire
Published Wed 10/10/12 11:58 AM
A two-alarm fire ignited by a construction worker at the Memorial Union Theater Monday morning caused approximately $10,000 in damage and injured one firefighter, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department... Read More
ACS publishes report on safety culture in academia
Published Tue 09/18/12 12:45 PM
The American Chemical Society (ACS) recently published a report on how to strengthen the safety culture in two- and four-year undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral programs. Read More
UW-Superior recovery update
Published Mon 08/27/12 10:09 AM
Here's a recent update on flood recovery efforts at UW-Superior. Read More
EPA formally recognizes improved air quality in southeast Wisconsin
Published Wed 08/08/12 06:47 AM
On Tuesday, July 31, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that air quality for six southeastern Wisconsin counties had improved enough to change the area’s status from nonattainment to attainment. Read More
Employee safety awards: UW-Stout
Published Wed 08/01/12 02:18 PM
Five UW-Stout employees recently received a Safety Recognition Award. The awards, in their second year, recognize employees who demonstrate... Read More