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NFPA Launches Firefighter Health, Safety Video Contest

Career firefighters, volunteer firefighters, fire department employees, and fire service members are invited to submit an informative video that highlights their fire company operationally demonstrating firefighter health and safety.

OSHA Seeks Comments on Backover, Reinforcing Concrete Risks

The agency published a request for information about both, saying it wants to know what if anything it can do to prevent injuries and deaths in both areas.

Sikorsky Unit Celebrates 40,000-Hour Milestone

It represents 17 years of safe operations by Associated Aircraft Group, a provider of helicopter and fixed-wing charter flights in the northeastern U.S.



To Live Longer, Sit Less

An Australian study to determine the independent relationship of sitting time with all-cause mortality tells us a lot.

USFA Guide Highlights Community-Wide Fire Safety

The concept behind fire-adapted communities is that with proper community-wide preparation, populations and infrastructure can withstand the devastating effects of wildland fire.

Poultry Processing Plant Penalized for 11 Safety Violations

OSHA opened an inspection at the Gainesville, Ga., plant after receiving a complaint in September about safety hazards. Proposed penalties total $187,100.

NIOSH Releases Solid Waste Industry Fact Sheet

The largest number of occupational injuries in the private sector occurred among workers in the transportation and material moving job class which includes truck drivers and collection laborers.

Little Water Found in Damaged TEPCO Reactor

The second inspection of the Primary Containment Vessel at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 found only about 60 centimeters of water at the bottom of the vessel. Meanwhile, an expert IAEA team delivered its review of Japan's process for assessing nuclear plants' safety.

FSIS Outreach Expands Food Safety Knowledge

When the Food Safety Discovery Zone visited a Baltimore expo on March 21, at least 5,000 visitors stopped by for tours and prizes.

World's Demand for Construction Equipment Rising Fast

Volvo Group's April 4 annual meeting follows the best year in the Swedish company's 85-year history.

N.Y. Contractor Cited after Runaway Rail Car Injures Two Workers

OSHA found that the wheels of the rail car had not been chocked, and a safety chain had not been attached to prevent the car from rolling away while it was being disconnected from the rest of the train.

Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge Wins Civil Engineering Award

The 2012 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award was presented March 22 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Injury Rates in U.K. Vary by Area, Study Says

"There are close to 11,000 deaths from injury each year. Most of these are preventable, making injuries a serious public health concern,” said South West Public Health Observatory Director Julia Verne.

Red Meat Linked to Higher Risk of Cancer, Heart Disease

Replacing one serving of total red meat with one serving of a healthy protein source, such as fish, poultry, and nuts, was associated with a lower mortality risk.

Today's Live-Tweeting: Library of Congress Stress Conference

Hvaing made the list of Time's 140 best Twitter feeds of 2012, the library invites its 300,000+ followers to "see the latest in stress research and join the conversation" March 26-27.

Worker's Amputation in Textile Machine Carries $103,950 Penalty

OSHA's Fort Worth Area Office began its investigation Sept. 20 following a report that an employee's arm was pulled into the rollers of an operating textile machine while the employee was cleaning fibrous material out from under the machine.

Coast Guard Offshore Safety Panel Meeting April 11-12

The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's meeting in New Orleans will be open to the public.

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