Legislative leaders and Gov. Steve Beshear offered their support Feb. 6 of bills to expand KASPER –- the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting system -– and to strengthen oversight of pain management clinics.
A Manhattan-based masonry contractor was cited following a Sept. 28, 2011, incident in which an employee fell 80 feet to a lower level from the top of a 118-foot-high scaffold.
Public safety workers such as law enforcement, firefighters, and other emergency responders have the option of wearing high-visibility vests specifically designed for their use and compliant with the ANSI/ISEA 207, American National Standard for High-Visibility Public Safety Vests.
Thirty-five percent of the 822 hospitals responding had investigated at least one outbreak in the previous two years.
Enabling users to track their weight, eating, and activity by making daily entries, it could be very useful to the general public and may indirectly help employers.
DATIA has posted the memo approved on Jan. 26, 2012, by Pamela S. Hyde, SAMHSA’s administrator.
As OSHA filed $21,500 in penalties and four serious violations against Zaloudek Grain Co. in connection with the case, one of the victims spoke about his recovery to classmates on Feb. 3, his 18th birthday.
The route bypasses a spot where sleds frequently crashed in previous years and injuries to dogs and mushers were common. The race begins March 3, with J.J. Keller & Associates Inc. again sponsoring a young contestant.
The Feb. 3 recall notice for about 223,600 Coleman, Coleman Evcon, and Red T gas furnaces stems from an overheating problem that can cause a fire.
Diamond Sponsor DNV Business Assurance says the Global Food Safety Conference is the most important event of the year that is focused on this topic.
It combines medical, psychological, educational, and physical resources in a centralized clinic, according to an Army News Service report.
India is a growing reinsurance market for Lloyd’s. The top classes it writes there are offshore energy, property catastrophe, terrorism, cargo, and aviation excess of loss risks.
It takes effect March 1. Recent compliance inspections found some workers lacked proper safety equipment and some operations didn't comply with manufacturers' guidelines for using scaffolds and lifelines.
"We found a surprisingly high frequency of sleep apnea in patients with stroke that underlines its clinical relevance as a stroke risk factor,” said Jessica Kepplinger, M.D.
In a speech summarizing activities during 2011, Assistant Secretary Joe Main said the backlog went below 67,000 cases in December. He said coal mining operations have increased since the Upper Big Branch tragedy in April 2010, proving enforcement hasn't inhibited the industry's growth.
DOL and other U.S. authorities will work with India's officials on common issues, including workers' safety and mine safety and health.
Employees of the company’s corn research facility in Olivia, Minn., received the honor Jan. 25.