In his famous TED Talk about which priorities are more important than global warming, with 1.14 million views so far, the Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg says we're prioritizing by default—bad idea.
DOL alleges that Staples failed to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act.
The event co-sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists will take place May 21-26, 2016, at the Baltimore Convention Center.
The guide was developed at the request of the National Center for Transgender Equality.
A group of speakers discussed nanomaterials and new ways to evaluate and measure their existence in numerous working conditions.
AIHce 2015 presenter outlines hazards faced by tower climbers and reports 80 percent of 2002-2014 fatalities in the industry were during equipment installation, maintenance, and repair—not tower construction.
NHTSA demonstrated prototypes of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety on June 4. Administrator Mark Rosekind predicted research needed to support its use in vehicles will be completed in the next five years.
Michael Grabell discussed his work in a speech titled, "Temp Land: Working in the New Economy."
June 2's program featured the IGNITE sessions, five-minute talks on practically anything.
John Dony discussed his research project that looked at how to effectively track and implement leading indicators.
Leaders from each organization discussed the fissuring of the workplace and what employers can do to avoid it.
The Product Stewardship Society is presenting a conference-within-a-conference here in Salt Lake City with popular sessions throughout the AIHce 2015 meeting.
Unlike many other job skills, AED/CPR capabilities have universal utility and can be used outside of the workplace to save others, such as family members.
The majority of companies that I meet with talk about their "safety program" in an unbranded, generic way that neither inspires nor adds value.
Learn more about the safety considerations for oil and gas operators who must handle heavy pipe.
The morning session featured a number of speakers discussing their work regarding local exhaust ventilation and confined space painting/safety.
The American Board of Industrial Hygienists' board has 11 members who must be ABIH certificate holders and serve four-year terms, with one public member selected for a two-year term.
Though not specific in detail, the regulations require training of commercial motor vehicle operators.
It is the employer's responsibility, both morally and legally, to engage with the 911 service that is being considered as its confined space rescue service.
Make sure you have asked the right questions. And if you do not have time or do not want to do the dirty work, ask your safety committee to do this, they typically will be glad to help out.