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PHMSA Warns Unauthorized Markings on Some Gas Cylinders

A compliance inspection determined that Always Safe Fire Extinguisher and Safety, LLC marked high-pressure compressed gas cylinders but lacked the requisite testing equipment and could not provide evidence to demonstrate the cylinders were properly requalified.

The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City was heavily damaged by a bomb April 19, 1995. The blast killed 168 people.

CDC Releases New Blast Injury Application

The app provides guidance about specific blast injury patterns in order to help emergency responders and clinicians assess and treat patients from the blast.

Noise Controls Now Required on Newly Constructed Ships

Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) that took effect July 1 also require all ships to have plans and procedures to recover people from the water.

Report Compares U.S. and EU Fatal Work Injuries

The comparison for calendar year 2010 found, after making data comparability adjustments, total U.S. private-sector fatalities were 2,530 and total EU fatalities were 3,353.

Ten states in the South were among the states with the highest per-capita opioid prescribing rates in 2012, according to CDC.

CDC Calls Attention to Painkiller Prescribing Disparities

There is no health reason that can explain why health care providers in the highest-prescribing states wrote almost three times as many opioid painkiller prescriptions as their counterparts in the lowest-prescribing state.

Costa Concordia's Movement to Genoa Approved

Work is under way July 1 to install the next-to-last sponsor on the ship's port side. It will be refloated within two weeks.

Many petrochemical processing plants should take action on 50 percent of more of their installed gauges.

Maintaining Old Technology to Mitigate Safety Risks

We have recently discovered that many petrochemical processing plants should take action on 50 percent or more of their installed gauges.

Proper equipment and ongoing training save lives and boost employee morale. (Capital Safety image)

Fall Protection FAQs: Five Things You've Been Meaning to Ask

Proper equipment and ongoing training save lives and boost employee morale.



Every good emergency vehicle will have binoculars in the cab so the responder does not have to get too close to the hazard but can see the vehicle and its markings.

Handling Hazardous Material Emergencies

"Every good emergency vehicle will have binoculars in the cab so the responder does not have to get too close to the hazard but can see the vehicle and its markings."

Evolving Your Safety Culture: Elements that Matter Most

Nine elements have been identified as the most important foci to establish the chemistry that facilitates the necessary climate for a culture of safety excellence to grow.

The new AD requires operators of certain Airbus Helicopters models to inspect the slide door assembly mechanism and repair it if necessary. (Airbus Helicopters image)

FAA Issues Directive on Some Airbus Helicopters' Sliding Door Assembly

The airworthiness directive for certain Airbus Helicopters Model EC120B and EC130B4 helicopters requires replacing parts of the sliding door star support attachment assembly, depending on the outcome of required inspections.

(Re)building a Foundation of Trust

Miraculous results occur when people really trust that leaders are both truly concerned about them and are competent.

Innovators are working on augmented reality displays that help with way finding and technical visualizations.

Rich New Training Technologies for Professional Development

Innovators such as Google, Microsoft, HP, and Logitech are all working on augmented reality displays that help with way finding and technical visualizations, among other applications.

Optimize your equipment to meet ANSI requirements and provide workers the best washdown coverage. (Bradley Corporation image)

Fine-Tuning Emergency Shower Safety in the Workplace

Optimize your equipment to meet ANSI requirements, address facility needs, and provide workers the best washdown coverage.

Hard hats are among the most commonly worn types of PPE, yet U.S. workers continue to face an unacceptable number of head injuries. (Honeywell Safety Products photo)

Top Considerations for Providing Effective Head Protection

Although hard hats are among the most commonly worn types of PPE, U.S. workers continue to face an unacceptable number of head injuries.

Using automated safety monitoring devices will help managers discover emergency incidents right away. (Blackline GPS image)

Five Common Safety Practices That Are Putting Your Workers at Risk

Buddy systems can increase complacency of workers in the field due to a false sense of greater safety.

Implement a fall protection system that saves your employees and your budget. (Gorbel Inc. image)

Finding the Sweet Spot

Implement a fall protection system that saves your employees and your budget.

There is a growing global push toward hazardous location competency training.

Keeping Oil & Gas Employees Safe

There is a growing global push toward hazardous location competency training.

Integrating OSH protection with health promotion reduces costs, increases employee productivity, and boosts organizational performance.

Total Worker Health Approach Helps Organizations and Employees Thrive

A synergistic approach for integrating occupational safety and health protection with health promotion reduces costs, increases employee productivity, and boosts organizational performance.

If the hard hat has sustained an impact, dispose of it immediately, even if the damage is not visible.

Twelve Frequent Hard Hat Questions

If the hard hat has sustained an impact, dispose of it immediately, even if the damage is not visible.

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