The health science center at Houston plans to use the FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to assess the effectiveness of an Internet-based firefighter health and wellness program.
Its report, produced with RLE Technologies, says 19 percent of surveyed organizations lack an up-to-date plan.
Bites and stings killed 10 workers per year on average from 2003 to 2010, and more than 4,600 lost-time non-fatal cases occur each year.
The Bureau of Workers' Compensation will contribute to firefighter safety training and will collaborate with businesses, labor, and higher education to develop required training for high-risk specialties, including carpentry, welding, and plumbing.
The alliance is with the Consulate General of Honduras and is targeted at the western United States, Idaho, and Alaska.
The notice comes after workers there were exposed to bloodborne pathogens, according to the agency.
Comments on the proposed rule are now due by Oct. 14.
The 30th Annual National VPPPA Conference kicks off Aug. 25 with pre-conference workshops at the Gaylord National Convention Center and offers a stellar educational program through Aug. 28.
The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center was cited after an OSHA inspection. The facility's workplace violence program was ineffective, with many employees unaware of its purpose, specifics, or existence," said Kay Gee, OSHA's area director for Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.
The goals are to find a national funding source and an adequate supply of the rollover protective systems (ROPS) needed for older tractors.
The resource will help them conduct posture assessments in the workplace.
A whistleblower's lawsuit triggered the federal government's allegations that the company did not comply with the shipping and handling requirements of its vaccine distribution contract in 2007.
The NTSB will devote two days in October to offering guidance to aviation public affairs professionals.
The agency's proposed rule defines training requirements associated with reverse logistics shipments; provides authorized packaging for reverse logistics shipments; sets segregation requirements for reverse logistics shipments; and allows more flexibility for the transportation of used lead acid batteries.
The program is called the Airport Voluntary Reporting System. It allows the workers to raise safety concerns without fear of retaliation.
The automaker will comply with several requirements spelled out in a consent order, including maintaining accurate and current recall information for consumers on its website.
Failing to isolate tank-cleaning operations from ignition sources was the probable cause, with failure to provide adequate tank-cleaning training to employees a contributing factor.
Experts at the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services' exhibit will answer questions about kynect, the state's health benefit exchange.
Orbactiv is approved for treating patients with MRSA and some other bacteria.
OSHA has proposed $71,000 in fines.