The equipment is Ebola-specific and is based on guidance CDC issued on Oct. 20.
The costs rose between 2002 and 2011 five times faster than the cost of treating other types of cancers, according to the agency's new study.
The U.S. Postal Service announced Nov. 10 that it had recently learned of a cyber security intrusion into some of its information systems. Employees' information, not customers' data, may have been compromised.
The $99,345 citation against National Distribution Services Inc. follows an investigation into an explosion at the company's Corona facility. It killed one employee and severely burned another.
Bloodless medicine is an approach that includes performing minimally invasive procedures or saving a patient's own blood and using it during surgery by reinfusion.
WHO reported 12 more cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, along with three more deaths, that were confirmed between Oct. 27 and Oct. 30.
The NFPA Journal's November/December 2014 issue checks in on the department's impressive progress with "smart firefighting" and big data.
The agency's Nov. 4 newsletter summarizes five October 2014 preventable occupational fatalities.
The aim is to help employers focus on employees’ safety, health and well-being.
The Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, aluminum factory has been cited for one willful, one repeat and one serious health violation.
The association's 2009 survey of companies that kept return on investment data reported a 100 percent positive ROI on having an athletic trainer on site, and more than 90 percent of respondents reported employees' days away from work declined by 25 percent or more.
The Freeport, Florida company is facing proposed penalties of more than $71,000.
The safety board also cited the pilot's decision to continue flying into deteriorating weather conditions.
The Health and Safety Executive served 10 enforcement notices on Murphys (Waste) Ltd between 2009 and early 2014, with the most serious breaches related to defects in machines that presented serious risks of injury or death to employees.
Hiring will increase in the manufacturing and service sectors compared with November 2013, according to the society’s Leading Indicators of National Employment survey out Nov. 6.