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 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 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.
"Marines always have safety in place, but it was not an official program. I built the program up from scratch and it became necessary for us to have a fall protection system here for working on the jets."Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kwan Cochrane said.
The company was cited for similar violations in 2013.
DOL says the employer exposed workers to lead and asbestos dangers. The company said it is encouraged many of OSHA's proposals for asbestos and lead exposure have been changed from "not willful" citations and nearly all of its asbestos-related citations were vacated, and that Dover Greens will remain committed to the workers' safety and health as the project progresses.
WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan on March 29 terminated the temporary recommendations issued in response to the West Africa outbreaks.
Immunotherapy has the potential to cure and end all forms of cancer and is the most rapidly advancing approach to cancer treatment and one of the most promising avenues of cancer research, according to JHU, which described it as seeking to redirect patients' immune systems to target, detect, and destroy cancer cells.
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.