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EU, US General Aviation Design Regulations Being Aligned

FAA's revised Part 23 regulation will be a performance-based approach to airworthiness standards. It is a top priority for the agency.

Executive Summit at Safety 2015 Offers C-Suite Insight

The talk, sponsored by Grainger, will focus on safety and the role of OSH professionals.

Don't Miss Safety 2015's Monday Keynoter

In his famous TED Talk about which priorities are more important than global warming, with 1.14 million views so far, the Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg says we're prioritizing by default—bad idea.



Staples to Pay Fired Employee $275K in Wages, Damages

DOL alleges that Staples failed to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act.

AIHce 2016 Set for Baltimore

The event co-sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists will take place May 21-26, 2016, at the Baltimore Convention Center.

OSHA Publishes Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers

The guide was developed at the request of the National Center for Transgender Equality.

AIHce 2015 Nanotechnology Session Looks at Exposure Assessments

A group of speakers discussed nanomaterials and new ways to evaluate and measure their existence in numerous working conditions.

Training, Standards Advocated for 'Nearly Unregulated' Tower Industry

AIHce 2015 presenter outlines hazards faced by tower climbers and reports 80 percent of 2002-2014 fatalities in the industry were during equipment installation, maintenance, and repair—not tower construction.

Two technologies -- this photo from a NHTSA video shows the breath-testing technology -- are in development for the DADSS program.

NHTSA's Chief Touts DADSS Technologies

NHTSA demonstrated prototypes of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety on June 4. Administrator Mark Rosekind predicted research needed to support its use in vehicles will be completed in the next five years.

Theme of Temporary Worker Safety Continues in Day 2 Morning Session

Michael Grabell discussed his work in a speech titled, "Temp Land: Working in the New Economy."

Igniting the Audience at AIHce 2015

June 2's program featured the IGNITE sessions, five-minute talks on practically anything.

NSC Campbell Institute Director Discusses Leading Indicators at AIHce 2015

John Dony discussed his research project that looked at how to effectively track and implement leading indicators.

Wage and Hour Division Teams with OSHA for Worker Safety Conversation at AIHce

Leaders from each organization discussed the fissuring of the workplace and what employers can do to avoid it.

AIHce 2015's Stewardship Program Proves Popular

The Product Stewardship Society is presenting a conference-within-a-conference here in Salt Lake City with popular sessions throughout the AIHce 2015 meeting.

All batteries, regardless of the type, discharge over time and need to be replaced or recharged.

AED Macroeconomics 101: A Shifting Demand Curve

Unlike many other job skills, AED/CPR capabilities have universal utility and can be used outside of the workplace to save others, such as family members.

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