OSHA announced it will be hosting a training event July 29-31 in Arlington Heights, Ill., focused on enhancing federal workers' health and safety.
A new U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission study released the same day shows that consumer injuries from fireworks rose sharply last year, to 11,400, up from 8,700 in 2012.
"Consumers need to ask questions, such as: Are the installers your employees or subcontractors? Are they insured? What is their past work history? How will the project be managed? What kind of fall protection will be used? Hold your contractors accountable," Englewood, Colo. OSHA Area Director David Nelson said. "The last thing a consumer wants is someone falling, especially on their property."
The agency wants public comments on the possibility of making exemptions for commercial UAS movie and TV production.
The agency issued three final guidances and one draft guidance to provide regulatory clarity for industry on the use of nanotechnology.
The agency has cited Industrial Insulation Group LLC for allegedly failing to protect workers from caustic chemicals, among other violations.
Breathe Right! is a booklet that explains the process of selecting and maintaining a respiratory protection program, from hazard analysis to voluntary use.
The DOT agency reported that its safety investigators found the company failed to ensure that its buses were systematically inspected, repaired, and maintained.
Twenty-one percent of the 262 people who sustained non-fatal injuries when the ammonium nitrate facility exploded suffered a TBI, according to a report released June 24 by public health officials in Texas.
The department determined four of the violations stemming from a February 2013 incident were Severity Level I and one was a Severity Level II violation.
The safety board's experts are explaining why the pilots failed to correct a landing approach that was too low and slow, causing the July 2013 crash at San Francisco International Airport.
Only one state, Oregon, has a statute requiring large stores to have AEDs on the premises, the unanimous court held June 23.
Participants in the first White House Summit on Working Families, which took place June 23 in Washington, D.C., discussed pay and paid leave issues, flexible work schedules, caregiving, and the types of work and workplace policies millennials expect.
The slight decline "is a positive sign for the state" after an 11 percent increase in vehicle thefts during 2012, according to the law enforcement agency.
A container aboard the cargo ship caught fire Nov. 16, 2013, trapping 32 crew members and passengers. Norwegian helicopters were unable to rescue them, and the crew managed to extinguish the fire 13 hours after it erupted.