The welding arc creates extreme temperatures and may pose a significant fire and explosion hazard if safe practices are not followed.
Standards should be the basis for any employer's fall protection and rescue program.
Not considering the whole picture (which includes comfort and adoption) results in a lack of compliance and, therefore, increased injuries.
It applies to all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds by May 2018.
Neither federal nor state regulations currently apply to the above ground storage tank that leaked into the Kanawha Valley's water supply.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra and David Friedman, acting NHTSA administrator, are scheduled to testify about the massive recalls April 1 at a House oversight subcommittee hearing.
The primary objective is to eliminate hand exposure to pinch points, crush zones, and impact hazards.
Roles, responsibilities, and results expectations must be clear, situational, measurable, and focused on closing specific gaps.
Make decisions that work. If you have an area with a slick floor, look at a range of solutions and whether additional problems will be created by solving one.
The agency's data show its inspectors issued 210 citations, eight orders, and one safeguard.
Hero-leaders use the Underworld stage as a personal springboard to pave the way for a true change in outlook and actions.
Airborne pathogens are not only highly contagious, but also they can put a workforce completely out for weeks at a time.
The agency ordered a smoked seafood manufacturer to cease its operations due to the presence of Listeria.
HHS officials including Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh, M.D., MPH, will participate in a launch event April 3 for the 2014-2016 update of the agency's Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis.
Regularly looking at data that tells how gas monitors are being used can show where there may be gaps in training and where there may need to be policy changes that lead to safer work practices.
Part of the challenge is that risks of injury change as kids develop their skills and become more independent.
The 28-month contract awarded by HHS' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) continued development to show safety and efficacy to support FDA approval.
Katherine Lugar, president/CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, said AH&LA has convened a task force, developed an industry recommendation, and is creating resources to help properties provide it.
Chavez, born March 31, 1927, and Dolores Huerta founded the union now named the United Farm Workers in 1962.
Speaking this month during the presentation of a construction industry safety award, Commissioner for Labour Donald Tong Hong cited fatalities late last year and three deaths this year in lifting operations.