The charter has been renewed for two years.
The survey found that 19 percent reported safe handling procedures were unavailable and 18 percent never received training on safe handling of anesthetic gases.
Participants are encouraged to develop a key message or slogan, use humor, and get creative while emphasizing ways to protect themselves and their co-workers from being hurt on the job.
The agency says some still face a serious flooding threat.
"There's nothing like MATx in the field today," said SAMHSA Principal Deputy Administrator Kana Enomoto. "It will be a significant step forward in improving timely access to medication-assisted treatment by enabling physicians and other health care practitioners to better provide effective, evidence-based, and in some cases, life-saving treatment to people with opioid use disorders."
"Passing the threshold for the Paris Agreement's entry into force is a historic moment, marking a new era of global consensus on climate change action. This agreement will further accelerate development of a multi-trillion dollar market for clean energy technology solutions that reduce heat-trapping emissions," Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said.
Thirty-four new drugs have been added. "The NIOSH 2016 Hazardous Drug List is an important resource as well as a tool to raise awareness among workers about the hazards some drugs, enabling workers to take the necessary steps to protect themselves from exposure while doing their job," said NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard, M.D., MPH.
According to the governor's office, opioid overdose deaths are now the leading cause of accidental deaths in nearly every part of Washington state, surpassing motor vehicle deaths and firearm-related deaths, and 718 people died from opioid overdoses in Washington last year.
"National Safe Work Month has been running for over a decade, and during this time there has been a steady decline in the number of workers injured or killed at work. However, each year almost 200 people are still heading off to work and not returning home. We can do better than this," CEO Michelle Baxter says.
Allstate Can Corp. has been fined $104K after workers suffered injuries, including amputations.
An investigation into an accident led to the decision.
ASPR's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will use authority granted under the Project BioShield Act of 2004 to support the tests' late-stage development and potentially purchase tests from one or more of the companies for the Strategic National Stockpile.
"Understanding the role the microbiome plays in antibiotic-resistant infections is necessary to protect the public's health," said CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden, M.D., MPH. "We think it is key to innovative approaches to combat antibiotic resistance, protect patients, and improve antibiotic use."
The protocols would apply to employers in the general, shipyard and construction industries.
Aluminum Shapes LLC has been fined $89K for repeat and serious safety violations.
The board noted that Kentucky is one of only two U.S. jurisdictions that do not provide crash data in their three-year driver license records. Because of this, Cool Runnings Express did not have crash data for this truck driver; he had had four crashes in the previous three years, two of which were CMV crashes, NTSB noted.
The Road to Zero coalition will try to end traffic fatalities within the next 30 years.
"Many of us in health care have witnessed or experienced workplace violence firsthand," said Ann Scott Blouin, RN, Ph.D., FACHE, executive vice president of Customer Relations for the commission. "It is critical that we share key resources with those in the health care community to help them prepare for and address, as well as hopefully prevent, this type of unfortunate situation from taking place."
Mavis Tire faces $103K in federal fines after an inspection.
The agency's announcement said these proposed revisions would save employers an estimated $3.2 million per year and are based on responses to a public Request for Information issued in 2012 and recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, OSHA's staff, and the Office of Management and Budget.