To assess their leadership engagement, safety professionals can poll their employees to determine the amount and the quality of BBS information disseminated.
The company is based in Belle Glade, Fla., and operates 12 buses and six trucks, according to the agency.
"In some areas, 6 inches or more of dust had accumulated, creating a dangerous risk of explosion," said Theresa A. Naim, director of OSHA's Erie Area Office.
The Women's Bureau has awarded $1.1 million in grants for research on how these programs can be developed in the United States.
"Accurate blood-screening tools are vital to protecting our nation's blood supply from Zika. This test may provide another tool laboratories can use to identify infected blood donations to help ensure patients' safety," said Dr. Richard Hatchett, BARDA's acting director. "At the same time, we are pursuing promising diagnostic tools and vaccines to identify and prevent Zika virus infections."
One example he cites is a 2009 collision of a WMATA train with a train stopped near the Fort Totten station. The safety board determined it resulted from a failure of the track circuit modules that caused the automatic train control system to lose detection of the stopped train.
An investigation determined seven workers were at risk in February and March of 2016 at a Pittsburgh facility.
OSHA & ANSI Inspections have different regulations. Do you know if you are compliant? Let’s examine each set of standards to fully understand the differences.
The winner of the annual statewide contest was recognized Aug. 6 at the Ohio State Fair for her tornado safety poster.
When you schedule your fall protection site survey, you are taking a very important step towards a safe workplace.
A new study says the risk increased beyond 45 hours per week over the course of a decade or longer.
The goals of this rooftop safety audit are to ensure that the high risk areas are inspected, and that risks are reduced to you and your employees that access the roof.
DG Macpherson will become CEO and a member of the board effective Oct. 1, 2016. Macpherson is now chief operating officer and will become the fifth CEO in the company's history.
"We're hopeful that the information contained in the voyage data recorder will provide insights into the circumstances of the ship's sinking," said Brian Curtis, acting director of the NTSB Office of Marine Safety.
Developmental controllers are trained to control and separate live air traffic within designated airspace at and around an air traffic control tower, radar approach control facility, or air route traffic control center. New ATCs get their initial training at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City.