NFPA helped to launch the program after a Boston fire killed two firefighters in 2014. Expecting the program to interest other communities, NFPA is planning to expand it.
Asked how confident they are that the federal government will be able to handle an outbreak of the Zika virus in the United States, 22 percent answered in a March 10-11 Gallup poll that they are very confident, 42 percent are somewhat confident, 19 percent are not too confident, and 14 percent are not confident at all.
The agency is requesting information about the environmental storage conditions.
The NTSB determined the fatal San Jose crash was caused by a failure to provide adequate guidance.
Better water management is a key factor in reducing U.S. water consumption that can be replicated in other parts of the world.
Municipalities and states are mandating that large producers of waste food must not send it to a landfill. The administration understands that waste food has the largest impact on the environment, and large corporations are already striving for zero waste (and finding value in the waste they can recycle).
Increased awareness of not only the value, but the necessity of adopting green building initiatives in new builds and retrofits is critical.
Having trained personnel ready and willing to render first aid will reassure other co-workers and make them feel safer themselves.
OSHA's construction industry fall protection standard, 29 CFR 1926.501, was its most-cited standard during fiscal year 2015, and construction standards for safe use of scaffolding and ladders also ranked among OSHA's Top Ten that year.
The 3 B's are effective watchpoints for moving and working stronger, safer, and more in control.