New York City officials celebrated both milestones achieved during 2012.
The ANSI/ASSE A10-26-2011 standard, Emergency Procedures for Construction and Demolition Sites, is one of the newest American National Standards.
The company announced Jan. 3 it has reached agreement with the Justice Department to resolve civil and potential criminal claims.
For allegedly failing to provide employees with protective wear against chemicals, OSHA has fined a fitness club $60,000.
The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition, Oregon OSHA, and several partner organizations are sponsoring it this year.
The DOE awaits approval to transport radioactive uranium for proper disposal in Nevada.
Instead of revenue generation, traffic cameras should be used to enforce street safety, according to Iowa officials.
A team of five people boarded Shell's Kulluk ship, grounded since Dec. 31 on the southeast coast of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska. They reported it is firmly aground and found no signs of environmental impact.
Laser scanning can accurately depict a scene in three dimensions, Joseph Kolly, director of the agency’s Office of Research and Engineering, reported Jan. 1 in a post on the NTSB blog.
AB Volvo, one of five partners involved in the China Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety, said pilot projects already are under way.
The hospital announced Dec. 31 that it will begin decontaminating isolation rooms with these devices, which disperse the bleaching agent into the air and, after all surfaces have been covered, break it down into its water and oxygen components.
As crews face hurricane-force winds, the Shell-owned rig has again broken towlines.
The Jan. 9-10 event includes a regulatory/compliance panel discussion and seven other presentations on specific topics.
This will be the sixth meeting of the year-old Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee. BSEE also is accepting proposals for oil spill response research projects.
The new year begins with the American population having grown by 2.272,462 people since one year earlier, the Commerce Department agency reported.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said it will produce "a flexible, effective animal disease traceability system for livestock moving interstate, without undue burdens for ranchers and U.S. livestock businesses."
The Spanish power company Iberdrola SA is selling a renewable energy unit in France to a group of investors.