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FSIS, EPA Release Guideline for Microbial Risk Assessments

The agencies said it will be a resource used by federal risk assessors, their agents, contractors, and others in the risk assessment community.

Five Lessons from Zero-Fatality Olympics Construction

IOSH is urging all construction companies to learn from the London 2012 building project’s success and put five good practices to use.

No Shortage of Health Info for Olympics Visitors

The World Health Organization has published a report on public health challenges from mass gatherings, focused mainly on the UK health system's preparations for the London games. The NHS also offers tips for visitors.



Memorial Dedicated to Upper Big Branch Miners

Relatives of the 29 miners killed in the April 5, 2010, explosion, MSHA’s administrator, and elected officials attended the July 27 ceremony in Whitesville, W.Va.

MRI Facilities Focused on Safety This Week

"The magnetic field of the MR scanner creates a very hazardous environment, and it is important that all personnel have a basic understanding of MR safety," said Russell Blanchard, media manager at Falck Alford Productions.

Don't Doubt the Value of Exercise, NHLBI Author Advises

In an editorial published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, Dr. Michael S. Lauer mentions discusses the meaning of a study in the same issue urging higher doses of aerobic exercise for low-risk adults.

Online Laboratory Safety Training Hub Launched

Although it is currently focused on undergraduate colleges and universities in New Hampshire, free introductory safety training courses at LabSafetyWorkspace.org are open to researchers anywhere.

GLANSER Test Set for Aug. 7

The demonstration of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's first responder locating system is part of the Seventh Annual International Workshop on Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking Technology in Worcester, Mass.

Subsea Well Blowout Drill Under Way

Testing well control equipment that would be used to cap a blown well in the ultra-deep Gulf of Mexico, the exercise began July 24 and will last more than a week, BSEE announced.

Dow Chemical Expands Lab Safety Partnerships

UC Santa Barbara is the most recent university participant.

Thousands of Patients Being Checked for Hepatitis C

Expanded testing would include 6,000 people who were treated in operating rooms or ICU at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire, where a medical technician faces charges. He worked at hospitals in seven states, CNN reported.

IAFC Backs Bill Encouraging Faster Adoption of Current Codes

Testimony on Capitol Hill by the organization's first vice president on July 24 supported H.R. 2069, which would add a 4 percent incentive to FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to encourage states to adopt the latest building codes.

IAEA Meeting on Radioactive Materials Trafficking

More than 90 member states have representatives taking part in the meeting in Vienna, Austria this week to discuss how to share information better about trafficking incidents.

CSB Renews Push for Process Safety Focus

The safety board's hearing in Houston highlighted similarities between the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and the 2005 Texas City refinery disaster and reminded the offshore industry that process safety is more important than tracking injury statistics.

Australian Agency Urges Use of Autonomous Emergency Braking Systems

The technology reacts to detected crash hazards, with or without the driver's assistance.

Container Ship in Tow, Fire Under Control

The MSC Flaminia is under tow about 320 nautical miles off the British coast, owner Reederei NSB reported July 24.

Penalties Filed in Port Worker's Crushing Death

OSHA cited stevedoring services company SSA Marine with five safety violations, including one classified as willful, after investigating the Jan. 19 death of a worker at the port of Long Beach.

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