The Builders' Association's Safety Excellence Awards Program honors members with company commitment to safety.
NTSB recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard include the requirement for training in stability for vessel owners and skippers, and mandatory use of flotation aids for workers while on deck.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs said it found evidence that FedEx's hiring processes and selection procedures discriminated on the bases of sex, race, and/or national origin against specific groups identified at 23 facilities in 15 states.
The Python pothole-filling machine is operated by one person from inside the vehicle's cab, which maximizes safety and efficiency, according to Mayor Bloomberg's office. A Rosco machine also is being tested.
"Understanding that certain patients are at greater risk for MCI or Parkinson's disease will allow for early intervention, which is vital in the case of such disorders that destroy brain cells," said co-author Brad Boeve, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist.
NHTSA research shows overloading 15-passenger vans both increases rollover risk and makes the vehicle more unstable in any handling maneuvers.
The workers died due to inhalation of hydrogen sulfide gas while cleaning an underground storm drain system at the recycling facility.
There were 3.1 million of them in the United States in 2010, which represents 2.4 percent of total employment that year.
Brad Swope, full-time athletic trainer for a high school in Gallatin, Tenn., has overseen the prevention, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of medical conditions for three Trooper Cadet academies.
The worker's thumb was amputated on Sept. 22 when a forging machine foot pedal, which was not adequately guarded, operated unintentionally.
FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program report states that juveniles accounted for roughly 46 percent of arson arrests in 2005-2010.
The Fire Protection Research Foundation's Property Insurance Research Group will begin the second phase of its research this year, Fred Durso, Jr. reports in the March/April issue of the NFPA Journal.
Temporary employees working under the direction of the contractor were erecting scaffolding when the plank upon which the victim was working snapped, resulting in a 27-foot fatal fall to the concrete floor below.
Two types of protective gloves and a type of men's leather dress glove have been recalled, the European Commission's RAPEX team reports.
An inspection by OSHA's Manhattan Area Office found that the employee and bucket were too close to the power line, the employee had not been adequately trained, and he lacked insulated gloves.
Four members of the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse are scheduled to participate in this month's National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando, Fla.
Before purchasing a ticket or booking group travel, the passenger can review safety records with the agency's new SaferBus iPhone/iPad app.