The document is designed as a "best practices" guide for working in and around confined spaces.
DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration first offered the free, mobile web app of its 2012 ERG in January 2013 to assist emergency responders.
Drilling Contractor magazine describes the planned facility as "a rig safety and skills laboratory."
Orlaco, a Dutch company, provided the cameras, which are waterproof and shock-resistant and mounted on the front bumper of the vehicles.
The point is, you don't need to be a fortune teller to predict frustration, and the same thing is true for rushing.
Self-fitting technology will enhance communication and eventually incorporate intelligent filtering that will adapt to your noise environment.
What does an employer do about relaxed drug laws? Watch for impairment and be prepared to confront it as a safety issue.
Powered Industrial Trucks are critical to many industries. By implementing a forklift safety program and effective training, you can ensure that this asset doesn't become a liability.
Chicago's McCormick Place once again will host one of the world's largest conferences for environmental, health, and safety professionals.
Any environment with a hard walking surface and that is subject to various contaminants is in need of some form of slip resistance.
When training is done well, in combination with engineering controls, it is a very effective way to reduce back injuries and create safer lifting environments.
Here's how developing a culture of safety can help the bottom line.
Incorporating games into the wellness program structure makes sense as the next engagement strategy.
The real issue is not that hearing protection has played second fiddle to other PPE products, but that there is a lack of education regarding noise-induced hearing loss.
FMCSA is taking comments until Sept. 19 on the association's request, which would exempt about 68,000 drivers who spend less than half of their on-duty time actually driving.
A quick take-away from a landmark study of benzene exposure and cancer among petroleum workers: Defending trace benzene lawsuits will be more challenging.