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FDNY Graduates 116 New EMTs

The new graduates will be assigned to units throughout New York City.

Texas DPS Wins 'Fittest Agency' Crown

DPS also won the large-agency category award in 2014.

Malaria is transmitted among humans by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles.

WHO Calls for Greater Emphasis on Malaria Prevention

WHO issued updated "Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria" last week and said they should help expand access to recommended treatments.

NSC Raises Apple Watch Concerns

The council expressed concern about owners' use of the watch while driving.

Blue Bell Launches Major Cleaning, Training Project

In the wake of the Listeria outbreak, the ice cream manufacturer is looking to make improvements to facilities in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas.

AAPCC Issues Warning about Reemerging Synthetic Drugs

A group of dangerous new synthetic drugs led to a large spike in poison center calls in the United States.

Ringling Bros. Settles, Agrees to Enhanced Safety for All Aerial Acts

OSHA cited the company after eight of its employees were badly hurt during a performance in May 2014 in Providence, R.I. They were performing an act called a "hair hang" when the carabiner used to support them failed and they fell more than 15 feet to the ground.

NOAA amasses torrents of environmental data daily. The project will explore ways to take it to the cloud.

Commerce Secretary Announces Big Data Project Launch

Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Microsoft Corp., and the Open Cloud Consortium will explore ways to take NOAA’s environmental data to the cloud.



Worker Electrocuted Because His Employer Did Not Ensure Safety Procedures Were Followed

OSHA reveals that Duke Energy Florida Inc. could have prevented the incident.

National Safety Council Urges Employers to Address Workplace Illnesses

More than 50,000 workers are estimated to die each year from occupational illnesses.

Health Canada Proposes New Measures to Address Antibiotic Resistance

The federal agency will propose amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations to address personal use importation of veterinary drugs and strengthen controls over the importation of veterinary active pharmaceutical ingredients.

The 11th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, "Work, Stress and Health 2015," is taking place May 6–9 in Atlanta.

NIOSH Co-hosting Occupational Stress and Health Conference

The event will take place May 6-8 in Atlanta.

Some locations, operations, or hazmat personnel may require security awareness training that includes security risks associated with their specific tasks and methods designed to enhance security.

NHTSA Stresses Fuel Efficiency for Earth Day

EPA and the DOT agency will finalize a new set of longer-term medium- and heavy-duty truck fuel efficiency standards in 2016.

Labor Department Recovers More Than $1.4 Million in Back Wages and Damages

DOL found that Danica Group LLC underpaid workers and misclassified some as independent contractors.

OSHA Cites Julio Galindo for the 6th Time in 9 Years

The citations were for failing to provide fall protection to workers.

Metal Shredders Cited in Electrocution Death of Welder

The parent company, Cohen Brothers, was also cited for three serious electrical safety violations.

NYT's Ebola Coverage Wins International Reporting Pulitzer

The team documented how experts mistakenly thought the epidemic in West Africa had been halted last year, but the outbreak continued and has claimed more than 10,700 lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.

200 Evacuated After London Building Collapse

Fire crews responded Monday afternoon after most of the six-story building collapsed.

The EEOC proposed rule spells out and limits how employers can use incentives or penalties to encourage employees to participate in workplace wellness programs.

EEOC Publishes Major Rule on Wellness Incentives

The proposed rule says an employer may offer incentives up to a maximum of 30 percent of the total cost of employee-only coverage, "whether in the form of a reward or penalty," to promote an employee's participation in a wellness program that includes disability-related inquiries or medical examinations, as long as participation is voluntary.

Benetton Group Ups Rana Plaza Fund Contribution

The Italian company and WRAP, an NGO focused on social compliance through global supply chains, say the fund to aid victims of the 2013 building collapse in Bangladesh may exceed the $30 million goal.

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