The FDA has proposed a rule to create a Foreign Supplier Verification Program to regulate food imported from abroad, as well as one that would create an accreditation program for third-party auditors.
The citations for an unsafe workplace total more than $34,000 in fines.
The Health and Safety Executive issued four recommendations as businesses prepare for a five-hour walkout by members of the Fire Brigades Union on Oct. 19.
Users can silence incoming calls and texts so they won’t be distracted by them, and they can configure Driving Mode to send automatic replies to calls or texts while they're driving.
With concerns raised about the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), with a majority of cases being reported in Saudi Arabia, health authorities boosted surveillance and health education for incoming pilgrims and installed a new lab at Mena Alwadi Hospital to rapidly conduct tests for suspected cases.
The individual was struck by a load of rebar as it was being unloaded from his truck, according to the San Jose Mercury News' report.
The emergency regulations announced Oct. 11 would implement a methodology for collecting an annual assessment to fund the state plan's Process Safety Management Program.
Health promotion programs also save employers money, a study in the October issue of ACOEM's Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine confirms.
Costa Crociere announced it has signed a contract with Dockwise, a Dutch company, so the Dockwise Vanguard -- the world's largest semi-submersible ship -- will be available if necessary to refloat the cruise ship in 2014.
New studies suggest that understanding bosses, a cooperative environment and a social support network are the keys to a healthy workplace free of bullying.