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Fire Safety: Plan, Prevent, Train, Recover

Fires have the highest casualty rate of workplace accidents, but there are ways to mitigate risk.

The LEED-certified, 1.6 million-square-foot Minneapolis Convention Center features 475,000 square feet of exhibit space and 87 meeting rooms. (Minneapolis Convention Center photo)

Underestimated No More

The conference's opening session will feature keynote speaker Carey Lohrenz, the first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, speaking on "Lessons in Leadership."

Chemical Protective Clothing Selection—Finding the Best Match for Your Hazard

You should strive to gather permeation data for the CPC you plan to use against your actual workplace chemicals.

Wage and Hour Concludes Service Providers for Virtual Marketplace Company Are Independent Contractors

To make the determination, WHD applied what DOL described as "its longstanding and unchanged six-factor balancing test, derived from Supreme Court precedent."

Commenters Back Association's Bid for Hours Exemption

Two of the waste & recycling industry's largest companies submitted comments in support and asserted that electronic logging devices are incompatible with their industry. "The end result is that ELDs will distract drivers by requiring constant interaction with the ELDs and potentially compromise safety," Waste Management's comments stated.

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Agencies Conduct Mass Rescue Exercise in Hawaii

According to the Coast Guard, this was the first airport response exercise of this scale conducted in an ocean environment in the state and was vital because of the volume of air traffic in the region and the proximity of most airports to the ocean.

Boilers Recalled for Carbon Monoxide Risk

Owners of the recalled boilers should immediately contact the installer or distributor from whom they purchased the boiler or Viessmann to schedule a free in-home safety inspection and repair.

AAR Presents 2019 Environmental Excellence Award

Gary Van Tassel II of CSX Transportation and his team made the traditional intermodal facility more efficient by implementing new technology and modernizing site layouts, which allow CSX to operate with a smaller footprint, fewer diesel utility trucks, a transition to electrified cranes, and significantly reduced truck dwell times.



NIOSH Presents 2019 Science Awards

"The annual NIOSH Science Awards allows us to take a moment to recognize the talented and dedicated staff at NIOSH and our partners who are instrumental in accomplishing the important work that helps us achieve our mission of generating new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and transferring that knowledge into practice," NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard, M.D., said.

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