http://safety.blr.com/news.cfm Daily updated safety news from Business & Legal Reports Safety News en-us Copyright 2006 Safety.BLR.Com http://www.blr.com/rss/feed/safetyIndex.cfm Wed, 16 May 2012 20:46:03 EST http://safety.blr.com/images/safety_logo.gif http://safety.blr.com (5/16) A late April Workers Memorial Day ceremony at the state capitol honored Oregon workers who died on the job in 2011. The event took place at the Fallen Workers Memorial outside the Labor and Industries Building. It was sponsored by Oregon OSHA and the state?s AFL-CIO. http://safety.blr.com/news.aspx?id=125220&source=RSA&effort=6 Safety.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com Wed, 16 May 2012 20:15:11 EST (5/16) OSHA is soliciting applications under the Susan Harwood Training Grant program to fund training for workers and employers. A total of $1.2 million is available to nonprofit, community, and faith-based organizations; employer associations; labor unions; joint labor/management associations; and colleges and universities. http://safety.blr.com/news.aspx?id=125206&source=RSA&effort=6 Safety.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com Wed, 16 May 2012 20:15:11 EST (5/15) If you guessed obesity, you guessed right. A study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine analyzed the additional costs of smoking and obesity among more than 30,000 Mayo Clinic employees and retirees. All had continuous health insurance coverage between 2001 and 2007. http://safety.blr.com/news.aspx?id=125203&source=RSA&effort=6 Safety.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com Tue, 15 May 2012 20:15:11 EST