Employers must educate employees on the hazards of their work but also make every attempt to remove the hazards before exposing workers to them.
Appropriate PPE choices, along with a comprehensive safety program, can save lives, reduce injuries, and diminish long-term business costs.
Three new wrinkles in the expo this year are a European pavilion, an NSC networking lounge, and an Emerging Trends pavilion.
Effects of the four most common categories of glare range from minor annoyance to temporary loss of vision.
The new 2016 edition says existing AN storage facilities of non-combustible construction should be retrofitted with automatic fire sprinklers.
The design and features of rainwear can have a significant impact on how functional it is and its overall user acceptance.
A minor mistake or improperly placed object can send a room up in smoke. As tedious as it may seem, a welder should always do a spot check for combustible objects within the welding vicinity.
Advanced glove materials prevent job site hand injuries that impact a contractor's selection.
Fogging is the number one vision-related barrier to wearing safety eyewear in the workplace. Hot weather can increase the risk of injury.
Risks abound, but glove technologies are eliminating compromises between performance and protection.
Special attention must be paid to remain in compliance with NFPA 2112, NFPA 70E, and now OSHA 1910.269.
WHO's announcement said while the vaccine has shown 100 percent efficacy in individuals, "more conclusive evidence is needed on its capacity to protect populations through what is called 'herd immunity.' To that end, the Guinean national regulatory authority and ethics review committee have approved continuation of the trial."
During the nearly 18 months in which the new HOS provisions were in effect, the GAO report found evidence of reduced driver fatigue and increased roadway safety: fewer fatal crashes, fewer drivers working the maximum schedules, and no increase in crashes during the 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. morning rush hour.
Duty holder corporations must prepare a written corporate major accident prevention policy that establishes the overall goals and arrangements for controlling the risk of a major accident for its installations in external waters and outside the European Union.
Australian newspapers are reporting the find amid speculation that these items came from the missing MH370 aircraft.