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Communication with residents and building occupants is key to preparing them for emergencies.

Evacuating Tall Buildings: Life-Saving Solutions

There is no typical emergency. However, those in an emergency use the acronym RED: React to your surroundings and take note of active threats or escape routes and then Evaluate practical options. Finally, Decide on the best solution.

CSB Investigation Pinpoints Cause of Horsehead Zinc Explosion

Reused sump at the bottom of a ceramic zinc distillation column was partially blocked, allowing superheated liquid zine to build up in the colum, which "explosively decompressed," killing two employees in July 2010.

NTSB Sets Forum on Railroad Trespassing

In 2013, 476 people were killed and 432 were injured in trespassing accidents, according to preliminary data from the Federal Railroad Administration.



Nearly 11.7 Million Enrolled in Health Insurance Marketplaces

More than 4.1 million young people selected a plan or were re-enrolled, according to HHS.

Ice Cream Linked to Three Listeriosis Deaths

Blue Bell announced the products were made on a single production line in Brenham, Texas, and it has stopped production and distribution of ice cream products from that line and has removed them from stores and any other retail outlets.

DOT Announces Rule to Improve Transit Access for Disabled

The rule says providers are required to make reasonable modifications to their policies, practices, and procedures.

FDA Releases Final Guidance on Reusable Medical Devices

A final industry guidance is aimed at helping device manufacturers develop safer reusable devices.

Nearly 70 Percent of Prescription Painkiller Users Don't Know Sharing is a Felony

An NSC poll found this to be true even though sharing narcotic opioid painkillers is the equivalent to selling heroin in most states.

U.S. heroin deaths have increased from 2000 to 2013, according to the CDC report.

Heroin Death Rate Nearly Quadrupled from 2000-2013, CDC Reports

The age-adjusted rate for drug overdose deaths involving heroin jumped from 0.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2000 to 2.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2013, according to a new CDC report, and most of the increase occurred after 2010.

ACGIH Releases 2015 Edition of TLVs, BEIs Book and 2015 Supplement

The pocket-sized TLVs® and BEIs® book is used worldwide as a guide for evaluation and control of workplace exposures to chemical substances and physical agents.

Judge Enters Consent Decree Against Specialty Compounding LLC

Drugs manufactured by the company were found to be contaminated, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and FDA.

FAA Proposes Penalties for Alleged Hazmat Violations

Three companies face penalties ranging from $66,000 to $82,500, according to the DOT agency.

Violations in the garment industry, as well as safety, overtime, misclassification, and other types of violations, have been identified through the task force

California's Labor Enforcement Task Force Finds Most Businesses Out of Compliance

Cal/OSHA's inspections of 2,495 businesses during the past three years identified 7,131 violations, 15 percent of which were classified as serious violations. Violations in the garment industry, as well as safety, overtime, misclassification, and other types of violations, have been identified through the task force's 2012, 2013, and 2014 inspections, according to the report.

FAA Proposes $105,500 Penalty Against Servisair LLC

The company allegedly violated drug and alcohol testing regulations.

Final Rule Finalizes Procedures for Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints

This final rule falls under Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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