Advisory committee members will hear an update on CDC's activities for prevention and control of health care-associated infections (HAIs), updates on hospital antimicrobial stewardship activities, and an update on a Draft Guideline to Prevent Surgical Site Infections.
The authors estimate the national indirect costs of RA-related absenteeism were $252 million annually from 1996 to 2002.
Its purpose is to provide expert scientific advice, information, and recommendations to the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, which manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Pollution Prevention Act.
The court's June 15 decision means that the state's Medical Marijuana Amendment does not prevent employers from discharging an employee who uses marijuana medicinally during off hours.
The agency opened general registration for the event on June 10, promising it will be "a fast-paced gathering at which world-renowned thinkers and innovators from inside and outside DARPA will offer perspectives on where today's advances are heading."
Member State representatives are invited to attend the June 17 meeting in Cologne, Germany.
The agency has moved from having inspectors give one overall score to a bridge's deck to a system where each square foot of the bridge deck and other elements, such as the joint seals, receives a separate rating.
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is awarding the money to the International Labor Organization.
The new agreement is for five years.
Homestead, Fla.-based Contender Boats faces $106,000 in proposed fines following OSHA's investigation.
An expert panel tasked with implementing improvements as well as an internal group in charge of tackling safety risks have been added
A 7-ton buoy hit and killed two workers last December when a chain broke at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Office.
Increasing their number is the best way to save millions of lives each year, according to the organization's message for World Blood Donor Day 2015.
Paul Colangelo went through an exhaustive research process to decide on the apps he finds most valuable.
Representatives of companies of varying sizes talked about steps they took to improve their safety culture.
The items EPA issued June 10 "lay the necessary foundation for the development and implementation of a domestic aircraft standard, in accordance with U.S. law and the ICAO process," according to the agency's announcement.
"The Integrated Health & Safety Institute will be the first organization of its kind with the research and educational offerings to meet this need of integration of health and safety in the workplace," said Todd Hohn, CSP, who is UL's global director of Workplace Health and Safety.
Researcher Lora Cavuoto's proposal combines FitBit technology and the big data analytics of Pandora radio to identify and quantify the moment when fatigue sets in for a worker.
Dustin G. Richartz is the 2015 Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year, honoring him for his work in developing safety and health programs throughout his career. The 2015 Award for Innovation in Occupational Safety Management went to Jack Reiter, president and CEO of Machine Safety Management.
The OSHA region that includes Texas accounted for the lion's share of inspections during 2012-2015, and most of those were unprogrammed -- triggered by complaints or by incidents, Mike Marshall reported June 9.