The latest NFPA Fire Analysis and Research Division report covers 2010 false alarm activity: a total of 2,187,000 responses, up 0.4 percent from 2009.
The U.S. Supreme Court accepted eight new cases Tuesday, but Dallas County, Texas' appeal of a judgment won by a former inmate who contracted MRSA while incarcerated in the Dallas County Jail in 2003 was not among them.
"When used properly, non-cash awards, like merchandise and travel, have indeed proven to be more effective and therefore more efficient than traditional forms of compensation when used properly in a total-rewards mix," said IRF President Melissa Van Dyke.
OSHA opened an inspection after a worker was found dead inside the rotating drum assembly of a machine used to screen recyclables from other refuse on March 30.
Taking the next step in the process of enacting a national work health and safety regulatory scheme, Safe Work Australia opened the comment periods Sept. 26 for draft codes on fall protection, first aid, chemical safety, and more.
NFPA 56 (PS) prohibits using flammable gas as a cleaning agent to clean out pipes. NFPA announced it in Middletown, Conn., where a February 2010 explosion involving a "gas blow" killed six workers at the Kleen Energy Power Plant.
Eighty-seven on-duty firefighters from 31 states lost their lives as the result of 83 fatal incidents that occurred in 2010.
OSHA's Dallas Area Office initiated a safety and health inspection at the company's facility in Texas following receipt of a complaint that employees were not adequately protected from being injured by rotating machinery parts, and employees were exposed to toxic welding fumes while fabricating trailers and noise levels above approved health standards.
Most high-voltage deaths in Washington do not involve power line workers, but rather people whose jobs place them near power lines, such as construction workers, roofers, tree trimmers, agriculture workers, truck drivers, or mobile equipment operators.
The January 2010 collision of the tanker Eagle Otome near Port Arthur, Texas, occurred when the double-hulled tanker lost power and drifted into barges being pushed by a towboat, causing a leak of about 462,000 gallons of crude oil.
FAA alleges Simplot, a food processing and agricultural company, offered a non-standard fiberboard box containing a five-gallon plastic jug of bactericide and fungicide to UPS.
The report highlighted that the number of occupational diseases went up from 124 in 2010 to 361 in 2011, primarily due to the increased reporting of noise-induced deafness cases.
Charles Greer Lumber Co. has been cited by OSHA for 18 safety and health violations following an April inspection of the company's plant in Suwanee, Ga. Penalties total $87,780.
The host London Fire Brigade invited the general public to watch the largest UK firefighter competition of the year and to learn about keeping themselves and others safe from fires.
This Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 2 p.m. Eastern, Joseph Weigel of Schneider Electric will discuss the types of major electrical faults that can occur in equipment at these plants, NFPA 70E, and OSHA’s current enforcement posture.
In 2007-2008, the most recent year for which waterborne disease outbreak data are finalized, 134 outbreaks were associated with recreational water and 36 outbreaks were associated with drinking water.
It is a new NIOSH Center of Excellence in Portland that will use team- and technology-based interventions to foster improved lifestyle choices, safer work, and better psychological and physical health.