Their May 30 joint safety communication document strongly encourages their use for suturing fascia and muscle, as a way to prevent needlestick injuries.
Three orders issued in March will be finalized in August after the comment period. They are not mandatory, but U.S. nuclear plants will need approval to follow a different compliance approach.
Coal mines were issued 254 citations, 19 orders, and one safeguard, and metal/nonmetal operations were issued 52 citations and nine orders.
Tuberculosis infects more than 8.8 million people worldwide, resulting in 1.4 million deaths each year. The disease is known to cluster in hotspots typically characterized by crowding, poverty, and other illnesses such as HIV.
The show features more than 500 exhibitors in 77,600 square feet of sold expo space. This is significant because last year’s record-setting centennial expo in Chicago featured 475 exhibitors, taking up 75,000 square feet in expo space.
State police reported autopsies confirmed the deaths of a man and his teenage sons who were reported missing May 24 at the dairy farm.
The esteemed British medical journal posted the study online June 1. Authors of another new article recommend continuing the practice of transplanting the lungs of previous smokers because the recipients live longer than those on waiting lists.
Burns are a global public health problem, accounting for an estimated 195,000 deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Guy Ryder will start his five-year term in October. The bigger news at ILO’s 101st International Labour Conference is that Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver a speech during the June 14 plenary session.
Sixteen teams are competing in the EURO 2012 Championship in Poland and Ukraine, with the opening match taking place June 8 in Warsaw. Help with consumer problems is available from a new website and Infoline.
Last month, Mayor Michael Hancock said approval of the recommendation for Denver Civic Center "would shine a spotlight on this city treasure and help to deliver Denver as a world-class city."
The railroad's 2011 Sustainability and Citizenship Report covers environmental stewardship, safety, employee wellness, customer satisfaction, and more.
The weak May jobs report on June 1 coincided with General Motors' report the same day that its U.S. vehicle sales rose 11 percent, Ford's report of 13 percent higher sales, and Chrysler's 30 percent increase.
The company failed to adequately guard processing machinery against contact with workers and provide workers with information and training on specific hazards involving disinfectants and other chemicals used in work areas, according to OSHA.
Among the topics to be covered are sustainability, building a stronger safety culture, GHS implementation, a professional ethics roundtable, welding fume studies, and OSHA’s involvement in health care.
Although engineered nanomaterials present seemingly limitless possibilities, they bring with them new challenges for identifying and controlling potential safety and health risks to workers.
NTSB Managing Director David Mayer said Tom Haueter "exemplifies what it takes to be a strong leader in federal service: technical knowledge, people skills, and political sensitivity."