which estimates that 3 million workers were injured on the job in 2012. The changes proposed in this rule give employers, employees, the government and researchers better access to data that will encourage earlier abatement of hazards and result in improved programs to reduce work-place hazards and prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities. The proposal does not add any new requirement to keep records; it only modifies an employer’s obligation to transmit these records to OSHA, according to Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. OSHA is proposing to amend its current recordkeeping regulations to add require-ments for the electronic submission of injury and illness information employers are already required to keep under existing standards, Part 1904. The first proposed new requirement is for establishments with more than 250 employ-ees (and who are already required to keep records) to electronically submit the records on a quarterly basis to OSHA. The public will have 90 days, through February 6, 2014, to submit written com-ments on the proposed rule, and on January 9, 2014, OSHA will hold a public meeting on the proposed rule. This internationally renowned award was given to her as recognition of her out-standing contribution to her company and industry. According to the release, under her leader-ship, Cascades Tissue Group has become a billion-dollar leader in the tissue industry, pioneering environmentally sound and inno-vative paper products. As the first woman to chair a paper com-pany in North America, Suzanne Blanchet’s career started as a finance intern and evolved into her becoming president and CEO of Cascades Tissue Group in 1997. Blanchet has been hallmarked by tenacity, dedication to her employees and a willing-ness to constantly push boundaries and inno-vate, the release stated. Train the Trainer event. ICM Booklet Now Available IEHA is pleased to make available “Getting Started with Integrated Cleaning and Measurement — ICM: ATP Edition,” a how-to guide to measuring cleaning success in an easy-to-read pocket edition, according to a press release. IEHA’s Integrated Cleaning and Measurement (ICM) system is an approach that uses hand-held and other measurement devices to quantify how well surfaces are cleaned, and to enable continual improve-ments. For example, ATP meters measure the amount of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) remaining on surfaces after cleaning, said David Mudarri, Ph.D., former EPA senior scientist. ATP is found in all living cells and often stays in them after they die — thus it is a pretty good indicator of how well cleaning processes are removing invisible germs or germ-promoting soil, according to Mudarri. ATP measurement is the focus of this booklet, and other devices are briefly dis-cussed but covered in detail elsewhere. Cleaning Management Institute Plans For 2014 Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) trav-eled over 10,000 miles across the United States with their Train the Trainer events in 2013. Over 150 cleaning professionals became CMI Certified Trainers this year, and the final stop for 2013 was San Francisco. The event hosted over 25 attendees at Carpet Maintenance Supply. All attendees become CMI Certified Trainers for their organizations. Attendees came from as far away as Nigeria to participate in the highly recog-nized training program, and all were able to learn CMI’s core curriculum of the Custodial Technician Certification program along with an enhanced hands on component. They participated in utilizing some of the newest technology of carpet care, graffiti removal and steam cleaning. The first Train the Trainer class of 2014 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact Brant Insero at (518) 640-9161 for more information on joining an upcoming Study: Global Tissue Paper Demand Will Grow Analysts forecasted that the Global Tissue Paper Market will grow at a CAGR of 4.9 per-cent over the period 2012-2016, according to a press release. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand of tissue paper for personal hygiene. The Global Tissue Paper Market also witnessed an increase in the number of international trips between the western and eastern worlds. According to the release, the increasing demand for hand-drier machines could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. CM Cascades CEO Wins Gold In 2013 Stevie Awards Suzanne Blanchet, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cascades Tissue Group, has won a Gold Stevie Award for the “Female Executive of the Year Suzanne Blanchet in Canada” category in the 10th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, according to a press release. For daily industry news, sign up for CM e-News Daily at www.CMMOnline.com/Sign-Up. Please send any news or press releases to Editor Phillip Lawless at [email protected]. www.cmmonline.com 7
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