CNP systems have demonstrated the ability to accurately and consistently measure known levels of respirator leakage.
Eyewash stations and showers must be easy for an injured person to operate and must work reliably whenever they are needed—so the equipment must be tested weekly.
Reviews uncover revisions that will need to be made, procedures that will need to be updated, and training that may need to be changed.
The convergence of wireless devices, low-cost sensors, Big Data, and crowdsourcing will change the way you assess risk in your workplace.
According to OSHA, any chemical that could possibly cause any physical or health effect under expected conditions of use or reasonably anticipated conditions of misuse is hazardous.
It is most effective to have one person in charge of creating the emergency preparedness plan.
Implementing a housekeeping routine to mitigate combustible dust minimizes explosion risk.
The Whistler Group, Inc., of Bentonville, Ark., has recalled about 10,400 units of its Jump&Go Portable Jumpstart & Power Supply 12V power supplies because their lithium battery can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
The Center for Hearing and Communication began it in 1996 to call attention to the dangers of long-term exposure to noise.
Designed to be administered by minimally trained workers, it would simplify storage, distribution, and disposal compared with conventional vaccines.
WHO issued updated "Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria" last week and said they should help expand access to recommended treatments.
Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Microsoft Corp., and the Open Cloud Consortium will explore ways to take NOAA’s environmental data to the cloud.
The event will take place May 6-8 in Atlanta.
EPA and the DOT agency will finalize a new set of longer-term medium- and heavy-duty truck fuel efficiency standards in 2016.
The team documented how experts mistakenly thought the epidemic in West Africa had been halted last year, but the outbreak continued and has claimed more than 10,700 lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
The proposed rule says an employer may offer incentives up to a maximum of 30 percent of the total cost of employee-only coverage, "whether in the form of a reward or penalty," to promote an employee's participation in a wellness program that includes disability-related inquiries or medical examinations, as long as participation is voluntary.
It is intended to increase the amount of compensation available in the event of a nuclear accident through public funds to be made available by the contracting parties.