It's clear that the war on drugs has shifted away from the back alleys and instead on to Main Street. Abuse of prescription medication has grown to a bona fide public health crisis.
Research and innovation make safe and comfortable shoes attainable.
An expert panel's report finds WHO does not possess the capacity or organizational culture to deliver a full emergency public response.
Many people fail to recognize the seriousness of their condition and delay calling for help.
This product section showcases some of the new offerings from exhibitors at this month's National Safety Council 2015 Congress & Expo.
The wrong choice in a service agent for your drug testing services may or may not cause ongoing problems, but it only takes one test to go bad for devastating consequences to occur.
AIHA alerted its members Aug. 26 that NIOSH is seeking industrial hygienists to beta test the app right away (by Sept. 1).
Caused by El Nino conditions, the restriction had been set to begin Sept. 8.
Presenting at VPPPA31, Pat Furr helped to shine a light on proper confined space rescue planning.
Kelli Heflin of Southwest Generation told stories of withdrawing from VPP and how her company got back on track.
"It is a serious issue. It's the number of serious violations that were found. It means that many employees were at risk of serious injury," Norman R. Deitch said.
More than 2,500 attendees participated in the association's 2015 conference. Next year, the event takes place in Kissimmee, Fla.
The NFL team and the companies involved expressed regret for the casualties.
But ANA said exemptions for medical or religious reasons should be allowed.
The union, which represents 750,000 active and retired members, reported Director of Safety and Health David Mullen "has been flying blind" until recently.
CPSC's announcement said consumers "should immediately stop using these recalled lawn mowers and contact Scag Power Equipment or an authorized dealer for a free repair."
"Management continues to allow workers to clean equipment without following safety procedures and without guards being properly installed. This company needs to address all workplace hazards, not just the ones for which penalties have been proposed," said Bill Fulcher, director of OSHA's Atlanta-East Area Office.
The Outreach Award went to Tropicana Products Inc. and the Innovation Award to both Washington River Protection Solutions and Raytheon-Intelligence, Information and Services Indianapolis Site.
Jim Davidson compared his challenges in two high-altitude emergencies with his #VPPPA31 audience's day-to-day work challenges.
The director is responsible for providing executive level management and direction for highway transportation accident investigations and highway research programs.