Salvors have attached 35 underwater locator beacons to the containers considered most vulnerable to being lost overboard, and they expect 200 more beacons to arrive soon from the United States, Maritime New Zealand reported Nov. 7.
Next year, the council will head south to sunny Florida for “Celebration of a Century,” the kick-off event leading up to NSC’s 100-year anniversary in 2013.
After being used, many sharps end up in home and public trash cans or flushed down toilets. This kind of improper disposal puts people, such as sanitation workers, sewage treatment workers, and janitors at risk for needlestick injuries or infection with viruses.
From the one-day event at DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C., the agency hopes to develop a strategy for improving responders’ ability to prepare for natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline emergencies.
At a seminar in Dublin, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions explains how improved working conditions can aid in retention of older workers. This is now a key concern for European businesses.
The Nov. 4 report from the EU's Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products included both of these recalls, with the smoke alarms seized by French authorities.
The airline said its Dayton Airport Customer Service team worked for more than a year to earn Star status, which was awarded in a Nov. 7 ceremony.
A worker, who operated a large baler, was fatally crushed on June 4 when the machine unexpectedly activated while he was clearing material and he became caught between the baler's pusher block/ram and its return cavity.
Violations include failing to provide guardrails on mixers, ovens, and ice machines; provide machine guarding to prevent workers from coming into contact with rotating parts; and develop energy control procedures for machinery with more than one energy source.
The international police organization completed its 80th General Assembly last week in Hanoi after approving the applications of Curaçao, Sint Maarten and South Sudan to join. Leaders say delegates also approved measures to make it easier to combat 21st Century crime.
As Houston-based Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP prepares to host its annual driving competition this week, the company is adding more delivery trucks equipped with new safety technologies.
Bruce D. Broussard, who had been CEO of McKesson Specialty Health, has been appointed president and is expected to become Humana’s CEO when the current chief, Mike McCallister, retires in 12-18 months.
About 150 workers are building an arena capable of seating 7,000 spectators on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson for the inaugural Quicken Loans Carrier Classic basketball game.
They are marked on a map for each state's congressional district(s), supporting Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's call for Congress to provide repair funding.
At 2 p.m. EST on Nov. 9, the Emergency Alert System will be tested nationally to assess whether it works effectively as a method of alerting the public about emergencies.
Washington state voters on Nov. 8 passed Initiative 1163, which would raise the required basic training for most new long-term care workers from 34 hours to 75 hours, by a 2-to-1 margin.
The "Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Systems for Better Care" report will be released Nov. 10.