Despite the safety and productivity risks associated with marijuana use, the drug is increasingly seen as socially acceptable and its dangers may be marginalized.
The strategy is to establish a pilot interim storage facility that mainly will accept used nuclear fuel from reactors that have already been shut down; a larger interim storage facility; and one or more long-term geologic repositories.
This is a question that I get from just about every safety professional I speak with.
Reducing and possibly eliminating winter slips and falls on ice and snow doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are three surefire ways to reduce accidents
We live in such an instant gratification world today. If you’re willing to pay a high premium for overnight shipping, you can get just about anything you want, when you want it.
End-of-service-life indicators have the potential to help organizations minimize lost time, reduce workers' compensation costs, and help save on equipment costs.
The December 2015 inspections at 10 coal mines and seven metal and nonmental mines resulted in 163 citations and five orders.
The citations come following a worker injury at a Colorado Springs plant.
The toxic chemical is typically found in paint stripper.
The board's report calls on OSHA and EPA to strengthen their regulations to protect the public from hazards posed by fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate. "Overall," said CSB Lead Investigator Johnnie Banks, "the CSB's investigation found that training and reference materials did not adequately inform emergency responders about the potential for FGAN to detonate in a fire."
Scania's first digital Fleet Management services were launched in the early 2000s, using information obtained from the vehicles' electronic management systems to analyze fuel consumption, wear and tear, and also how a driver shifted gears, braked, and used the engine's speed range.
The committee will investigate the feasibility of, and take action on, developing code changes for tall wood buildings, and its work will continue through the 2018/2019/2020 cycle.
The World Health Organization will convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on the alarming spike in Zika virus cases.
Lake Compounce Theme Park of Bristol, Conn., faces $70,200 in fines.
The Roof Doctor Inc. has been cited, for the eighth time since 2012, for fall protection violations. This time, it faces six willful violations and a $427,000 fine for exposing workers to fall hazards without adequate fall protection.
Based on the latest UN figures, the report estimates 60 million people will be affected by El Niño this year, with many of them suffering health consequences.
FHWA launched the EDC initiative in 2009 in cooperation with its partners to speed up the delivery of highway projects and create a broad culture of innovation within the highway community. It is a state-based model to identify and rapidly deploy proven but underutilized innovations to shorten the project delivery process, enhance roadway safety, reduce congestion, and improve environmental sustainability.
Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Main said the agency plans to ramp up enforcement, education, and outreach efforts in order to respond to the troubling number of mining fatalities to happen so far this year.
"Since 1946, National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels have facilitated U.S. strategic sealift, natural disaster response, and humanitarian operations all around the world," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "From supporting our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and providing humanitarian support for Haiti to supporting the United Nations' at-sea neutralization of Syria's chemical weapons, this fleet reliably, economically, and efficiently advances U.S. contributions to global peace and prosperity."
"All medical devices that use software and are connected to hospital and health care organizations' networks have vulnerabilities—some we can proactively protect against, while others require vigilant monitoring and timely remediation," said Dr. Suzanne Schwartz, M.D., M.B.A., associate director for science and strategic partnerships and acting director of emergency preparedness/operations and medical countermeasures in FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health.