Commitment, caring, cooperation, and coaching can all be observed. If employees do not see progress in these four areas, the safety culture will never grow toward excellence.
Not all occupational footwear that is protective involves formal ASTM ratings and testing procedures. Three of the most important of these are waterproof, insulated, and slip-resistant footwear.
In order for this transition to take place, companies cannot pick and choose which safety procedures to enforce—consistency is key.
With such a broad description for OSHA first aid compliance, the responsibility of defining the various components of first aid response and preparedness lies solely on the employer.
During an emergency prior to launch, the astronauts would need a clear, safe path to exit, and the arm and White Room will serve as a bridge between the Crew Access Tower and the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Here's how companies can improve workers' safety harness compliance.
The OSHA mandatory standard specifies both eye protection and protective clothing for welders.
Nitrogen exposure is the expected cause of death for Kenny Ray Jr., 32, a fire technician/industrial firefighter for Canton, Ohio-based TimkenSteel Corporation.
The new maps remove many properties from Special Flood Hazard Areas, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said.
For this manufacturer of organic chemicals operating many smaller processes, a single centralized thermal oxidizer system was the most cost-effective path to expand production while meeting new emission controls requirements.
EPA has made checklists available to the regulated community, including the associated guidance regarding abandoned CCPs.
April traditionally signals the beginning of the spring season for U.S. metal and nonmetal mining operations.
The security summit is focused on managing cyber threats and securing the use, storage, and transport of radiological and nuclear materials; it is the fourth in the series, following the inaugural summit in Washington in 2010, the second in Seoul in 2012, and the third in The Hague in 2014.
The agencies said the March 28 trial will help the Coast Guard determine how drones can assist during icebreaking operations and will help Transport Canada explore the use of similar technology.
The company illegally transported passengers to Philadelphia for the pope's visit, according to DOT.
The agency has tested a Geo-Referencing Identification Satellite tag project.
Employers are not required to update or replace protection devices solely because of this new rule and may continue to follow their current and usual practices for their eye and face protection.
The new requirement, considered a key component of New York's I-STOP initiative to reduce misuse of prescription medications in the state, "will improve patient safety, reduce the number of fraudulent or stolen prescriptions, and help combat prescription drug abuse across New York," Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said March 17 when he announced the effective date.
The Pavlof Volcano is about 4.4 miles in diameter and has active vents on the north and east sides close to the summit. With more than 40 historic eruptions, it is one of the most consistently active volcanoes in the Aleutian chain, with ash plumes as high as 49,000 feet generated by past eruptions.
The Omaha-based company reported it is the safest Class 1 railroad in the United States, based on its 2015 reportable injury rate.