After a week of negotiations, the public transportation workers have decided to go on strike, affecting up to 400,000 travelers.
A new study involving 30,000 firefighters strengthens the scientific evidence for a relation between firefighting and cancer, the researchers said.
The five-hour strike set for Oct. 19 has been "postponed" as the Fire Brigades Union continues to discuss pension issues with its members' employers.
The training sessions will take place Nov. 14 in Salinas, Nov. 18 in Sacramento, and in February 2014 in Santa Ana.
The retailer releases the Sustainable Product Standard, which assesses the safety of beauty products, cleaners and baby care products and aims to force manufacturers to eliminate harmful chemicals used in the products.
A new change in gun laws permits employers to control whether or not guns are allowed in their workplaces, but not whether or not guns are allowed in the parking lot.
A recently released safety report shows stark differences in safety protocols followed at nuclear power plants in different regions of the country.
Partner companies in the Joint Industry Project "Wave Impact on Fixed Turbine" are studying the impacts of steep, breaking waves and more moderate seas with an eye to the design rules currently used for fixed offshore wind turbines.
Carnegie Mellon University announced the two-year, $5.65 million grant on Oct. 10.
Widely used “Craze” is found to have a chemical in it similar to methamphetamine.
The Health and Safety Executive issued four recommendations as businesses prepare for a five-hour walkout by members of the Fire Brigades Union on Oct. 19.
The citations for an unsafe workplace total more than $34,000 in fines.
Users can silence incoming calls and texts so they won’t be distracted by them, and they can configure Driving Mode to send automatic replies to calls or texts while they're driving.
The emergency regulations announced Oct. 11 would implement a methodology for collecting an annual assessment to fund the state plan's Process Safety Management Program.
The individual was struck by a load of rebar as it was being unloaded from his truck, according to the San Jose Mercury News' report.
The company's new "Dynamic Partnerships for a New Economy" playbook is intended to help businesses and community colleges to train workers for industrial skilled trades.
New studies suggest that understanding bosses, a cooperative environment and a social support network are the keys to a healthy workplace free of bullying.