The agencies say runway excursions, controlled flight into terrain, and loss of control are the major air transport accident types, and the main contributing factors are insufficient regulatory oversight and lack of Safety Management Systems.
The Asahi Shimbun reported July 21 that they followed a superior's advice to cover their dosimeters with small lead plates to keep radiation doses low so they could continue working. The newspaper reported July 22 that Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry personnel were searching for the discarded plates.
The new chair of the National Governors Association, Delaware's Jack Markell, announced the new initiative as the association ended its annual meeting.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) program supports research that addresses issues states face as they work to improve health coverage and access.
The program has paid more in benefits than it took in each year since 2009. The Congressional Budget Office looked at the options to see how the program could be returned to financial stability.
Built in Rochelle, Ill. with an investment of about $45 million, the Nippon Sharyo U.S.A., Inc. facility will produce 120 new passenger cars annually.
Humana Inc. launched it and says the site can help members "take positive steps on the path to lifelong well-being."
The new regulation involves the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in the scientific evaluation of biocidal products and requires manufacturers to share data on vertebrate animal studies, as a way of reducing animal tests.
Guidance published in the July issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine aims to ensure programs are effective, fair to all employees, and improve health results.
On it are a timeline of key events that shaped the safety and health industry, a poll, a detailed history of PPE, a discussion about the future of the safety profession, and more. Your comments are welcome.
The temporary enforcement policy will be in effect from July 26 to Nov. 8, 2013.
The two-year federal highway funding bill grants authority to the Federal Transit Administration to set nationwide standards –- something Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asked for in 2009.
Rising temperatures have raised the wildfire risk, posing new challenges for insurers, according to the venerable British insurance body.
Timothy E. Hogan now oversees emergency and safety operations, complaint inspections, and construction accident investigations.
The company reported $90 million in energy costs saved during the past three years. Safety KPI scorecards also are planned.
A research report from Britain's OSHA points out loading and unloading operations cause many of the reported injuries at companies operating them.
The devices for rapidly detecting pathogens in mosquitoes and sand flies that cause malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis were developed by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.