The total number of Americans at high risk from both natural and human-induced earthquakes this year is about 4 million.
The Enhanced Video Analysis of Dust Exposures (EVADE) offers ways to reveal hazards on the job.
The agency has proposed delaying the effective date from March 21, 2017, to May 20, 2017.
The safety board's report on the December 2015 sinking of the fishing boat Orin C sank off Cape Ann, Mass., also recommends that the U.S. Coast Guard ensure that at all times, at least one crew member aboard each type of response boat is adequately trained on the medical emergencies expected in a marine environment and qualified in the use of first aid and trauma equipment carried on board.
The evacuations prompted by severe erosion to the spillway of California's Oroville Dam has made this a hot-button infrastructure issue.
The country's National Research Council and Infrastructure Canada are conducting research and also upgrading codes, specifications, guidelines, and assessment tools.
It is important to understand the entire spectrum of risks steelworkers are exposed to and consider multifunctional PPE alternatives to protect against each hazard.
Fans improve safety during the hottest months of the year.
While most people using institutional and commercial buildings worry most about security issues these days, fires strike far more often than those types of emergencies.
Fit-testing of hearing protection now allows a worker to try various hearing protectors to determine which type is most suitable.
The key standard for working with hazardous chemicals is 29 CFR 1910.1200, the revised Hazard Communication Standard, which has been aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.
Let's work on designing and conducting tests and drills so that alarms are for emergencies and the employees respond in a safe and proper manner.
Hazards overhead are a concern for workers in many industries, notably upstream oil and gas and construction.
When it comes to LOTO, a worker may not expend the effort to get critical information or supplies if he has to go more than 20 steps or wait more than 10 seconds. This is especially true when there is intrinsic motivation to "help" the team.
New, safer designs will help prevent those accidents when we are in a hurry or forget the basic rules.