"Human error continues to be the leading cause of the more than 30,000 traffic deaths every year. It is past time for mass use of these life-saving technologies in order to reach zero crashes," said NTSB Board Member Earl Weener, who will lead the Oct. 27 discussion with NSC President and CEO Deborah A.P. Hersman.
The campaign is put on by EU-OSHA.
More than $23 million will be awarded over the next four years. The grants have been award through the Orphan Products Clinical Trials Grants Program.
The updated plan lists three strategic goals that include objectives and performance metrics to measure progress.
"This is a landmark day for the entire country, as California has now set the bar with the strongest workplace violence regulation in the nation," said Bonnie Castillo, RN, director of health and safety for CNA/NNU. "Today is a huge victory."
The grants are targeted at older adults that are unemployed or low-income.
The section on incentives reports that institute participants continue to experiment and test the incentive structures to find out what works best for their employees.
The final day of the expo focused on the products.
We'll know a lot more about the 2017 legislative and regulatory outlook on Nov. 9, 2016, once the presidential election is decided.
The National Safety Council presented the 2016 Robert W. Campbell Award to USG Corporation at this year's annual conference.
New advances in gas detection equipment take real-world scenarios to heart and ensure everyone working around confined spaces will know where and why instruments are alarming.
The 2017 National Safety Congress & Expo will take place Sept. 23-29 in downtown Indianapolis.
Charlie Morecraft and Scott Geller urged their audience to actively care for co-workers and take safety responsibility personally. The afternoon keynote's speakers warned that workplace violence can happen anywhere, so be prepared.
Lots of awards are handed out during the biggest U.S. safety show of the year.
Fall protection was at the top of the list.
Day 2 featured more quality demos and packed educational sessions.
HHS says the final rule allows the program to better support physicians and hospitals – the vast majority of whom use certified electronic health records – and the fast pace of innovation in health IT.
There are always signs and hints of Halloween when the biggest U.S. safety trade show of the year takes place in October, and there is plenty of Halloween activity in store this month in the Anaheim area, as well.
The first day of NSC saw a busy exhibit hall with a number of excellent demos.
Data and technology will help us meet the council's goal, she says at the opening general session of the 2016 NSC conference.