The most accurate method to determine the actual vibration magnitude exposure of workers is to perform on-site vibration analysis, which can vary significantly from the values declared by the tool manufacturers.
"This is a social crisis, a humanitarian crisis, an economic crisis, and a threat to national security well beyond the outbreak zones," WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan told the Security Council.
There is a data gap with the instruments used –- intermittent or continuous -- as well as the records resulting from these devices.
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The Hanover, Pennsylvania, contractor exposed workers to potentially deadly trenching hazards.
Leading construction groups have formed a coalition calling for these long-awaited requirements.
The money will go to nearly 150 workers.
The Mansfield, Ohio company faces $62,400 in penalties.
Lisa Raitt also said Transport Canada has responded to all of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's recommendations in its final report on the Lac-Mégantic crude oil train derailment.
Cintas Corporation and The Sqwincher Corporation are giving Stephen Dean two tickets to an NFL game this season, Cintas moisture-wicking performance polos, cooling collars, and a variety of Sqwincher products.
The St. Louis-based steel fabricator faces penalties of $52,500.
OSHA will host a public meeting Nov. 12 to discuss proposals in preparation for the December meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
One day after New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it is hiring David L. Mayer, a former NTSB managing director, as its new chief safety officer, the federal agency announced it will hold a Nov. 19 meeting to discuss the safety issues identified in its five investigations.
The miners are trapped underground as water surges towards them.
UniFirst Corp. has been cited for the violations.
A worker for the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company suffered second- and third-degree burns.
The first installment on Oct. 29 kicks off the foundation's "Zero Tolerance for Counterfeits" series about fake electrical products.
The worker suffered serious burns to his face, hand, and arm when he was hit by a jet of hot molten plastic.
TITAN Salvage/Marine Response Alliance's Lindsay Malen, director of business development, will discuss challenges and lessons learned during the salvage and wreck removal.