OSHA's Dr. David Michaels said the declining rates are encouraging, “even during this period of healthy economic growth when we would expect the rate of injuries to rise.”
The Coast Guard says planning and preparation are important to any safe outing on the water.
In a collaborative effort, the CDC is training and assessing Ebola hospital readiness.
The site was developed by faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis and supported by CPWR (the Center for Construction Research and Training) through a NIOSH cooperative agreement.
The 60-page document is meant to assist responders in health care, public safety, utilities, construction, humanitarian aid, and cleanup services.
Federal inspectors issued 127 citations during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines in October.
The agency will determine if Graco failed to report safety defect in a timely manner.
The agencies' leaders signed it during the 2014 OSHA Oil & Gas Safety and Health Conference taking place this week in Houston.
They fell by 17 percent over a three-year period, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The free guide is part of the Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress campaign.
The agency determined that shortcomings in design and certification led to the fire in a battery being installed on a Boeing 787.
The agency's Climate Change Occupational Safety and Health Work Group is working to determine OSH issues, identify gaps in worker protection, and make recommendations for safety and health improvements.
Required by law, the new list contains 363 types of goods from countries that range alphabetically from Afghanistan to Zambia.
Welding processes require the use of head-to-toe protective gear, from head and face protection to steel-toed boots, as well as ventilation.
There must be ongoing education of farmers, their families, and hired hands on the dangers of gases on farm properties.