allowed marketing of the first nucleic acid test that can identify 12 different bacterial types known to cause bloodstream infections. FDA said the test produces results in a few hours after the first sign of bacterial growth.
Earlier SCBA alarms would be important protection for firefighters. Meanwhile, NFPA is moving to change its NFPA 1981 standard to require that indicators alarm at 33 percent of rated service time.
The Xinhua news agency reported June 26 there were 69,244 drug-related criminal trials in the country's courts last year and a rising number of cases involve synthetic drugs.
Almost all are in the United States, with 9,400 in Canada. New Hudson, Mich.-based FLUSHMATE has received 304 reports of the product bursting, resulting in damage and 14 injuries, according to CPSC.
The proposal published on June 27 will clarify which personnel must receive periodic training and also says railroads’ preparedness plans must address the safe evacuation of people with disabilities.
A child was killed and a male resident suffered serious burns in the blast, which prompted police to evacuate 30 homes and a day care.
Allegedly willful violations of fall hazards were the cause of $315,000 of the penalties OSHA filed against two concrete contractors for a Jersey City, N.J. site.
The 450-pound, 7-foot bronze statue honors accelerant detection canines and their firefighter companions.
The agency had ordered airlines to remove all chemical oxygen generators in March 2011. Airlines and aircraft manufacturers sought up to five years to retrofit, saying there are no actual designs yet for new systems.
The Aug. 21 event in Arlington, Va., comes as OSHA is nearing completion of a confined spaces rule for construction and Cal/OSHA has launched a special emphasis program, ISEA President Dan Shipp noted.
Matt Pomerinke, safety manager for Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Inc., shared the lessons from the traumatic amputation of part of his left arm in about 100 presentations last year.
The violations involve deficient lockout/tagout procedures, a lack of machine guarding, defective slings, poor housekeeping, a lack of protective footwear, and failing to have legible load ratings on slings.
A new policy adopted at the American Medical Association's annual meeting says the group supports legislation to require annual classes in obesity's causes and consequences for first through 12th grades. Another new policy concerns nighttime lighting.
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work reviewed current research on the topic and concluded knowledge of the risks posed by nanomaterials is still poor.
The collaboration of the U.S. Fire Administration, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working on ways to make home smoke alarms more effective.
NIOSH identified seven primary sources of silica dust exposure during fracturing operations and found that workers downwind of sand mover and blender operations, especially during hot loading, had the highest silica exposures.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed four bills to list K2 and others as Schedule 1 drugs, while DEA thanked congressional negotiators June 19 for agreeing to add 26 synthetic drugs to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.