Overall injury rates have improved by 90 percent since 1998. Dr. Greg Stone, its global safety and health director, says his team zeroes in on significant incidents and ensures the lessons learned are shared with every manufacturing plant around the world.
Figures released by ACPO show that 7,124 drivers were arrested during the drink-drive crackdown that ran across England and Wales from Dec. 1, 2011, until Jan. 1, 2012.
An employee was electrocuted while performing repair work on a tanker-style railcar July 25 at the company's work site near Marmaduke, Ark. Proposed penalties total $61,400.
The Fire Protection Research Foundation and NFPA will host the event on June 27 in Paris in cooperation with several co-sponsors.
A routine vehicle inspection -- one of more than 600,000 done annually by the California Highway Patrol -- recently turned up a shipment, leading to a nationwide product recall, according to the agency.
On July 25, the employee's thumb was crushed while he was bending a metal part between the unguarded dies of the brake. The thumb had to be medically amputated. The company was still operating the unguarded press brake when OSHA initiated an inspection on Aug. 16 based on a referral from the state of Wisconsin.
The violations include lack of fall protection for high-rise pickers, unstable storage stacking, and unguarded machinery.
This will replace the current practice by the Department of Public Health of inspecting all food establishments at least once every six months.
Automotive and aircraft manufacturing are two drivers of the higher robot orders industry leaders forecast, with growth also coming from food and beverage, pharma, and laboratories.
Obesity adversely affects cognitive function and is a growing problem in football players, a group that is already at risk for cognitive impairment and dementia due to repetitive concussions.
A paper by four employees from the National Center for Health Statistics reports the 2009-2010 prevalence was 35.5 percent among adult men and 35.8 percent among adult women, with no significant change recently.
"All employers, including federal employers, are responsible for knowing what hazards exist in their facilities and must take appropriate precautions by following OSHA standards so workers are not exposed to such risks," said Mark Hysell, director of OSHA's Eau Claire Area Office in Wisconsin.
The report recommends that NHTSA establish a standing technical advisory panel of individuals with backgrounds central to the design, development, and safety assurance of automotive electronics systems.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and numerous other organizations are behind the Make Transportation Job #1 campaign to have Congress act before March 31.
"Retaliating against a pilot for reporting mechanical malfunctions is not consistent with a company that values the safety of its workers and customers," said Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health.
DOSH has created a new Web page offering training materials and other resources and developed a slideshow depicting two serious injuries due to molten metal.
The increased incidence of accidents over the years closely corresponds to documented rising popularity of auditory technologies with headphones.