Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a proclamation May 3 declaring May 2019 as Building Safety Month in Michigan, with this year’s observance themed “No Code. No Confidence.”
The grants, which will fund education and training to help employees and employers identify and prevent workplace health and safety hazards, are available in three areas: Targeted Topic Training, Training and Educational Materials Development, and Capacity Building.
Falling and being struck by dropped objects are among the top causes of injuries and fatalities in the workplace, with dropped objects the third leading cause of construction-industry injuries, according to OSHA.
Under the executive order, the Department of Homeland Security will work with partners from around the federal government on several initiatives to strengthen the workforce.
Because the university has made "significant corrective actions," and subject to satisfactory completion of additional actions it has promised to take, the agency is not issuing a Notice of Violation or civil penalty in the case.
As of May 2, Greenfield World Trade, Inc. had received eight reports of the food dehydrators overheating and melting or burning, including three incidents of property damage to floors and countertops and minor burn injuries.
The April 25 crash and fire killed four people and injured four others. Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, who allegedly lost control of his truck and ran into stopped vehicles, has been charged with 40 counts.
"New Jersey's maternal mortality rate is almost double the national average, with 37.3 pregnancy-associated or pregnancy-related deaths for every 100,000 live births," said Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, one of the bill's primary sponsors. "It is imperative that we figure out why New Jersey mothers are dying at an unprecedented rate in a state with high-quality health care."
In a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, the safety board cited two of its recent investigations. CSB conducted public hearings in both at which members of the surrounding communities expressed concern about the adequacy of the risk management strategies for the use of HF and the effectiveness of community notification procedures in the event of a catastrophic release.
"This statue will serve as a reminder of a practice that is near and dear to public health: the simple, yet vital, act of handwashing to help prevent the spread of illness," said New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker. "We are honored to be among the recipients chosen for this display as we continue our efforts to encourage best practices for infection control."
This is the first binding SAR agreement between the United States and a South American country and will serve as the basis for future bilateral cooperation and coordination.
"Due in large part to the hard work and dedication of many highly motivated people in the NASA Launch Services program, we are able to close out the cause of two extremely disappointing launch vehicle failures and protect the government aerospace supply chain," said Amanda Mitskevich, LSP program manager at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
"The insights, experience, and perspectives of these committee members are essential to federal transportation decision-making," said federal Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby. "The MTSNAC is a strategic resource needed to strengthen and re-energize the maritime industry."
To make the determination, WHD applied what DOL described as "its longstanding and unchanged six-factor balancing test, derived from Supreme Court precedent."
Two of the waste & recycling industry's largest companies submitted comments in support and asserted that electronic logging devices are incompatible with their industry. "The end result is that ELDs will distract drivers by requiring constant interaction with the ELDs and potentially compromise safety," Waste Management's comments stated.
Owners of the recalled boilers should immediately contact the installer or distributor from whom they purchased the boiler or Viessmann to schedule a free in-home safety inspection and repair.
Gary Van Tassel II of CSX Transportation and his team made the traditional intermodal facility more efficient by implementing new technology and modernizing site layouts, which allow CSX to operate with a smaller footprint, fewer diesel utility trucks, a transition to electrified cranes, and significantly reduced truck dwell times.