A National Safety Council report with some surprising stats says distracted walking injuries are increasing.
"These are serious findings that strongly indicate that, despite gains made since the Fort Totten accident, WMATA's safety program is inadequate," said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.
Citing National Weather Service forecasts, the agency on June 15 advised all employers to protect their outdoor workers from the risks associated with heat illness.
The first-ever China-U.S. Occupational Health Symposia will be held on Sept. 15-16, 2015.
The temporary staffing company was cited for a serious violation in December 2014.
NIOSH's blog highlighted research findings presented during a joint session of the NORA Manufacturing Sector and Services Sector Councils.
NFPA 1858, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services, is in preliminary draft form. The deadline for public input on the draft is Jan. 7, 2016.
The bureau is making $1.25 million in grants available to research and analyze how paid leave programs can be developed and implemented nationwide.
OSHA says the death could have been prevented.
The two companies are considered imminent hazards to public safety.
Advisory committee members will hear an update on CDC's activities for prevention and control of health care-associated infections (HAIs), updates on hospital antimicrobial stewardship activities, and an update on a Draft Guideline to Prevent Surgical Site Infections.
The authors estimate the national indirect costs of RA-related absenteeism were $252 million annually from 1996 to 2002.
Its purpose is to provide expert scientific advice, information, and recommendations to the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, which manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Pollution Prevention Act.
The court's June 15 decision means that the state's Medical Marijuana Amendment does not prevent employers from discharging an employee who uses marijuana medicinally during off hours.
The agency opened general registration for the event on June 10, promising it will be "a fast-paced gathering at which world-renowned thinkers and innovators from inside and outside DARPA will offer perspectives on where today's advances are heading."
Member State representatives are invited to attend the June 17 meeting in Cologne, Germany.
The agency has moved from having inspectors give one overall score to a bridge's deck to a system where each square foot of the bridge deck and other elements, such as the joint seals, receives a separate rating.
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is awarding the money to the International Labor Organization.
The new agreement is for five years.
Homestead, Fla.-based Contender Boats faces $106,000 in proposed fines following OSHA's investigation.