Synergist - June/July 2011

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Stockholm Convention Recommends Ban on Endosulfan

The Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) endorsed a ban on the production and use of Endosulfan and its isomers during the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Geneva, Switzerland, in April. Representatives from 127 governments agreed to add Endosulfan, an organochlorine insecticide used on cotton, coffee and tea crops, to the United Nations’ list of persistent organic pollutants to be globally eradicated. The action requires 173 countries that are members of the Convention to ban the production and use of Endosulfan.

A global treaty aimed at protecting human health and the environment from long-term exposure to hazardous chemicals, the Stockholm Convention requires its member countries to take steps to reduce or eliminate their release of POPs. While Canada is party to the Convention, the U.S. is not.

Endosulfan is the 22nd chemical to be listed in the Convention. For more information, visit http://chm.pops.int/.

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OSHA Photo Contest Captures Workplace Health and
Safety

OSHA is calling on the public to participate in its “Picture It! Safe Workplaces for Everyone” photo competition. Part of OSHA’s 40th anniversary celebration, OSHA’s photo contest aims to increase awareness of workplace health and safety in the U.S.

The competition is open to the general public, amateur and professional photographers, OSHA contractors and special government employees aged 18 and older. Federal OSHA, “state plan” state OSHA employees and on-site consultants are ineligible to participate. All photos must be taken in the U.S.

A panel comprising photojournalist and AIHA honorary member Earl Dotter; Carl Filli-chio, senior communications and public affairs advisor to Secretary Hilda L. Solis; Conde Nast Traveler magazine photo director Kathleen Klech; U.S. Department of Labor chief photographer Shawn Moore; and George Tolbert, retired U.S. Senate photographer, will judge the contest. The three winning photos will be displayed in OSHA’s national office in Washington, D.C., and the first-place winner will receive a framed congratulatory letter from Secretary Solis. All winning and finalist photographs will be exhibited on OSHA’s photo competition web page at www.osha.gov/osha40/photo-contest.html. Participants must submit entries online at www.osha.gov/osha40/photo-contest- submit.html by Friday, Aug. 12.

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