The U.S. Labor Department seeks suggestions from the public about how to make more government services and information accessible on mobile devices.
CDL license holders no longer will be required to report their out-of-state traffic convictions to the state where they are licensed, if the proposed rule is enacted.
Criminal convictions and incarceration will send a more powerful message, if the young drivers are listening.
Distracted driving has dominated the headlines, but two federal agencies are cooperating to combat another safety hazard: drugged driving.
The agencies said it will be a resource used by federal risk assessors, their agents, contractors, and others in the risk assessment community.
Relatives of the 29 miners killed in the April 5, 2010, explosion, MSHA’s administrator, and elected officials attended the July 27 ceremony in Whitesville, W.Va.
OSHA cited stevedoring services company SSA Marine with five safety violations, including one classified as willful, after investigating the Jan. 19 death of a worker at the port of Long Beach.
A firm that specialized in shot-blasting metal components gave some workers sand for their work but did not provide sufficient PPE to protect them from the dust, and the company now has pleaded guilty to violating the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
Hospital staffs did not report 87 percent of errors, although they were required to, according to the inspector general's report.
The Asahi Shimbun reported July 21 that they followed a superior's advice to cover their dosimeters with small lead plates to keep radiation doses low so they could continue working. The newspaper reported July 22 that Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry personnel were searching for the discarded plates.
On it are a timeline of key events that shaped the safety and health industry, a poll, a detailed history of PPE, a discussion about the future of the safety profession, and more. Your comments are welcome.
The temporary enforcement policy will be in effect from July 26 to Nov. 8, 2013.
The two-year federal highway funding bill grants authority to the Federal Transit Administration to set nationwide standards –- something Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asked for in 2009.
Timothy E. Hogan now oversees emergency and safety operations, complaint inspections, and construction accident investigations.
OSHA said its investigation was triggered by a whistleblower's complaint.
The $13 million settlement involves 409 of 439 willful violations of the process safety management standard OSHA filed against BP Products North America Inc. in October 2009.
On Oct. 1, the Health and Safety Executive will start its cost recovery scheme, with violators paying its costs, pending Parliamentary approval.
The company has appealed ALJ Ken S. Welsch's decision, which reduced the total penalty to $12,000 and lowered the main violation from willful to serious but found OSHA's proposed abatement measures are feasible.
OSHA filed citations for alleged willful violations of electric shock, arc flash, and crushing and laceration hazards at Cives Steel Co.'s Augusta, Maine plant.
Its notice in the Federal Register affects companies that manufacture and distribute unapproved single-ingredient, immediate-release oxycodone drug products in oral dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, and oral solutions.