One witness expected to testify is John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH, secretary of health with the Washington State Department of Health, who has been dealing with a measles outbreak in the state. As of March 3, 71 confirmed cases had been reported in Washington state this year.
During 2018, there were more than 900 vehicle recalls affecting more than 33.5 million vehicles in the United States. "Every vehicle recall is serious. Yet only about 75 percent of vehicles recalled in a given year are ever fixed. That puts you, your passengers, and others on the road at risk," NHTSA noted.
Thomas Kramer, P.E., CSP, is the new chair of the Z359 Fall Protection Committee and John Johnson, CSP, is the new chair of the A10 Safety Requirements for Construction and Demolition Operations Committee. Both will serve three-year terms that can be reaffirmed for longer periods of service by the committees.
The audit will assess FAA's identification and mitigation of security risks in STARS and determine whether its contingency planning limits the effects caused by the loss of STARS operations at large Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities during emergencies.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta recently announced the selection of Kenya Carrington and Patrick Heher as resident inspectors for the construction of Vogtle Units 3 and 4, new units being built near Waynesboro, Ga.
A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association projects that 6,227 pedestrian fatalities took place on U.S. roads in 2018. The projection would be the highest number of pedestrian fatalities since 1990.
The keynote speaker is Michael Wood, CSP, administrator for Oregon OSHA and a former L&I manager, who will address the challenges of making workplace health and safety a reality through effective leadership, consistent messaging, and safety fundamentals.
Lean principles ensure everyone is on the same page from day one of a project and that each team member maintains a shared understanding of tasks, risks, goals, and procedures throughout construction.
Depending on the environment, bump caps can be customized to suit most situations.
Ask and listen for real suggestions of where workers see Safety falling short (non-defensively, of course).
When climbed properly, a ladder in good condition will never be the cause of the accident.
Employers' policies should restrict marijuana use to the extent permitted by law.
Advances in passive hearing protection improve comfort, fit, and function.
Complacency can be dangerous when it comes to protecting the face and hands or properly protecting yourself from devastating electrical shock hazards.
The latest BLS CFOI data showed 747 construction trades workers died in 2017, and that fatal falls were at their highest level in the 26-year history of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
You can't change the weather, but you can change your approach to working in the heat.
We are already struggling to tread water in a sea of devices vying for our attention. When connected safety programs are properly implemented, these can be a life raft, and with some work, a speed boat to navigate these waters.
A locking sleeve was not attached to the gas main at the Millersville, Pa., site of the July 2017 explosion, and two of four nylon bolts needed to secure the tee to the main were broken.
Recent fabric and style advances are challenging conventional wisdom.
Robot density will be high in Japan because of its aging population, and the Asian robot market as a whole "will explode," the report predicts.