The Waste Minimization Forum is being stocked with resources to help plants minimize waste and save money through sustainability initiatives, recycling, and lean manufacturing.
The appropriations bill signed into law Jan. 17 provides nearly $1 billion for the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin created in the Affordable Care Act.
The federal agency's most recent FluView report indicates flu activity is high overall across the country and will remain so for some time.
An OSHA representative and local unions signed an agreement aimed at ensuring safety among sheet metal and air conditioning workers in Kansas and Missouri.
Health benefits, paid time off, and compensation are more important factors in business outcomes than may have previously been thought.
The agency released a study that found long-haul truck drivers are twice as likely to be obese when compared to the rest of the working population.
Helicopter operations also are included, as is passenger vessel safety.
The biggest North American construction show of 2014 will take place in early March at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with more than 125,000 attendees expected.
The company gives the award to Richard Walden, having partnered with his company since 2004.
Two of three safety board members reject the plan, citing it as ‘overly ambitious.’
The state has rolled out a new 6-12 month rule that requires those in food preparation to wear gloves.
DOT has fined the ticketing site for not properly posting fare prices online.
The "Dubai Expo 2020 NS" mega Jack-up rig will be environmentally friendly and measure 101 by 110 meters and meet all regulations in force in the Norwegian and UK sector of the North Sea, according to Drydocks World’s announcement.
Resources available on the site, www.osha.gov/hospitals, will dovetail with efforts hospitals already are making to prevent worker injuries from patient moving, slips and falls, needlesticks, and more.
OSHA cites a Champaign, IL facility for $144,000 in proposed fines.
The agency has addressed all recommendations made in 2012.
This new interim policy means that a chronic toxic effect could occur across a 24 hour period of time and any average 24-hour exposure measurement above the RfC is cause for prompt action. This is unprecedented and scientifically indefensible.
The Academy for Model Aeronautics and the DOT organization are collaborating to ensure the safety of model aircraft flying.
It's undeniable that members of the public in huge numbers go to Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks to share information about major events, from "Superstorm" Sandy to Colorado wildfires and the West Virginia water crisis. Emergency managers and key agencies are responding.
Ranking member on the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, George Miller has served 40 years in Congress since being elected in 1974 at age 29.