US Department of Labor’s OSHA provides workplace H1N1 influenza precaution and protection information for workers and employers New Web site offers fact sheets with practical information.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued commonsense fact sheets that employers and workers can use to promote safety during the current H1N1 influenza outbreak.

The fact sheets inform employers and workers about ways to reduce the risk of exposure to the 2009 H1N1 virus at work. Separate fact sheets for health care workers, who carry out tasks and activities that require close contact with 2009 H1N1 patients, contain additional precautions.

“Protecting our nation’s workers is OSHA’s top priority,” said Jordan Barab, the agency’s acting assistant secretary. “These fact sheets are tools we have developed to help ensure America’s workers stay healthy and our businesses remain viable. OSHA’s new fact sheets will help all employers identify appropriate actions to protect their workers.”

OSHA’s “Workplace Safety and H1N1″ Web site provides easy to understand information appropriate for all workplaces and more extensive guidance for those involved in higher risk health care activities. The fact sheets are advisory in nature and informational in content.

As new information about the 2009 H1N1 virus becomes available, these workplace fact sheets will be updated. Employers and workers should review OSHA’s http://www.osha.gov/h1n1/ site often to ensure they have the most up-to-date information when making decisions about their operations and planning.

SOURCE: OSHA PRESS RELEASE

ORLANDO, FL — 11/04/09 — On November 8-10 in New York City, the Life Insurance Settlement Association’s (LISA) non-partisan federal political action committee, LISAPAC, will launch its 2010 campaign drive to preserve and protect the life settlement industry. As 2009 winds down, LISAPAC is aggressively gearing up for a new political year with tremendous possibilities as well as potential threats. In a matter of days, at the LISA 15th Annual Fall Life Settlement Conference, the PAC will remind life settlement professionals about its critical mission.

“On a federal level, 2009 will prove to be decisive year in the future of life settlements,” remarked Mark Goode, LISAPAC Chairman. “In the midst of substantial and unprecedented federal interest in this market and the emergence of Wall Street participation in life settlements, the work of the PAC has never been more urgent and its important service to our market is clear.” LISAPAC’s presence at the LISA 15th Annual Life Settlement Fall Conference comes in the wake of multiple significant developments coming out of Washington, D.C. In September, Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D – PA), Chairman of the U.S. House Sub-Committee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, convened a hearing on life settlement securitization. In August, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mary L. Schapiro launched a special internal taskforce to review the subject of securitization in the settlement industry. The U.S. Governmental Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) is seeking a better understanding of life settlements as they develop a forthcoming report on the secondary market. Most recently, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced the formation of a task force to consider the issue of life settlement investment. (to read the the rest of the article, please follow the link) Read the rest of this entry