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Indonesia Suspends Aviation Officials, Requires New Briefings after AirAsia Crash

Pilots have disputed that the new regulations are necessary, however.

OSHA Cites Domestic Casting Again

Already added to OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program, the company faces more than two dozen new violations.

2-1 OSHRC Decision Restores LOTO Serious Citation

An administrative law judge had ruled three years ago that OSHA failed to prove that Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., had violated the lockout/tagout general industry standard.



During the month of January, EPA wants to raise Radon hazard awareness among homeowners and business owners.

Eliminating Radioactive Gas in the Home and Workplace

During the month of January, EPA wants to raise radon awareness among homeowners and business owners.

ANSI Added 18 New Members in December 2014

The group includes New York City Transit, the Phoenix Police Crime Labs, and Jessup Manufacturing Co.

NTSB Issues Safety Alert on Railroad Signals' Visibility

The agency's 35th Safety Alert concerns light-emitting diode railroad signals' ability to mask nearby incandescent signals, preventing the incandescent signals from being visible to train crews, and it cites a $3.2 million September 2014 accident in Kansas as evidence of the problem.

New UN Mission Chief Takes Over

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived in Accra, Ghana, on Jan. 3 as the newly appointed Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and begins work this week as head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response.

Gerber Legendary Blades voluntarily recalled about 103,000 units of the Gator Combo Axe, which has a 7-inch knife in the hollow axe handle, in March 2011, the company and CPSC announced then.

Gerber Legendary Blades Paying Penalty for Late CPSC Reporting

The $2.6 million penalty involves the March 2011 recall of the Gator Combo Axe, a small hand ax with a 7-inch knife inside its handle.

Lockout and tagout devices (locks and tags) must identify the name of the worker applying the device.

Ensuring Safety with a Lockout/Tagout Program: Seven Steps to Compliance

Procedures, devices, and personnel must be set in place to prevent a serious injury when a worker thinks a machine is safely off.

The NIOSH app was introduced last year. It includes selection and inspection tools and was developed by three researchers in the agency

Ten Feet Tall and Falling

Construction workers are used to contending with elevated risk levels, so they’re more likely to have a skewed perception of that risk.

There is a growing global push toward hazardous location competency training.

Below the Hook Safety – Oil & Gas Drilling and Well Servicing

Many less serious incidents, as well as some serious incidents, would have been prevented had a fail-safe braking system been installed.

The free, web-based program will train health care providers on proper donning of PPE, safe removal of gear, and active monitoring skills.

2014 Year in Review: Falls, Recalls, and a Scary Virus

2014 was a year of landmark decisions, calls to action, and unpredictable challenges to overcome. Here are a few of the biggest topics and headlines from the past year.

Technology such as AWG can reduce the draw on municipal resources in water-starved locations, and provide a cost-effective way for drillers to continue their operations without being a drain on local resources.

Meeting the Challenge

A "Voice of the Customer" study reveals insights into the challenges of managing an effective flame-resistant clothing program.

According to OSHA

Does More Work Mean More Risk for Communication Tower Workers?

Here's what employers should know to safeguard employees.

It is through events like the 2014 HSE Excellence for Offshore Operations Forum where the ideas that truly foster progress first take form.

HSE Leaders Share Their Strategies

One takeaway: The first step to an effective risk management approach is to divest from the outcome and focus on the execution.

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