OSHA opened an inspection following the death of a worker who suffocated when engulfed in grain that he was walking on in a bin that had a running auger.
More screenings of passengers and baggage, increased use of K-9 explosives detection teams, and expanded police patrols are being used across the country.
Since 2000, 130 school-age pedestrians (younger than 19) have died in school transportation-related crashes with 56 (43 percent) between the ages of 5 and 7.
The International Code Council’s activity heightened when the National Institute of Standards and Technology released its “Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center,” which contained 30 broad recommendations for the model codes, standards industry, design community, and emergency responders.
OSHA opened an investigation after a March 18 incident in which a worker's right index finger became caught in the sleeve of the glass former press stem while he was performing maintenance and was amputated.
Almost 95 percent of the estimated 10 million cubic yards of debris had been cleared by Sept. 1.
Electrical equipment that has contacted water or been submerged usually must be replaced, although larger equipment may be able to be reconditioned by trained factory service personnel, Schneider Electric advises.
Some of the serious violations involve exposing employees to electrical hazards due to the company's failure to properly mark voltage panel boxes, properly guard voltage junction boxes, and cover live electrical parts.
OSHA cited Marshfield DoorSystems Inc. with one repeat and two alleged serious violations after a worker's hand became caught in an ingoing nip point on a conveyor belt line in March, resulting in contusions, abrasions, and friction burns.
Researchers found that exactly half of all the cultures taken, representing 65 percent of RN uniforms and 60 percent of MD uniforms, harbored pathogens.
Sugar drinks have been linked to poor diet quality, weight gain, obesity, and, in adults, type 2 diabetes.
Because Hurricane Irene affected so many communities on the East Coast, FEMA extended the deadline. Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. EDT is the new deadline to apply for Assistance to Firefighters Grants.
The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed Aug. 19 to a two-step increase in bridge and tunnel fares that is smaller than originally proposed, but still a 56 percent increase over five years. The American Trucking Associations is trying to stop it.
Willis Group Holdings plc said its product will cover business interruption costs for companies with facilities, suppliers, or customers located near nuclear power plants and an exclusion zone is implemented.
The 12th annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Expo highlighted Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security technologies and training tools currently available and being developed for the emergency response community.
The Canadian Standards Association has released its Z662-11 standard, the sixth edition, which includes a revised "Guidelines for Pipeline System Integrity Management Programs" annex.
After Napa Home & Garden recalled 460,000 bottles and jugs of the fuel in June, CPSC announced Sept. 1 that these nine companies are recalling 2 million more.