New safety initiatives and a National Academy of Sciences study have come in response to dozens of accidents in recent years at industrial and academic labs.
Oct. 1’s third keynote session, a new addition to the educational program this year, looks like a "must attend" session of its own: the Prescription Drug Keynote.
Shell Oil Co. also would pay a civil penalty of $2.6 million. The Justice Department is publishing the proposed decree July 16 and seeking comments in the next 30 days.
A robust risk management policy and a multi-layer disaster recovery plan are essential to safe operations in disaster-prone areas.
The Universal Smart Window Coating invented by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers can block heat-producing solar radiation without blocking visible light.
The 17 violations will cost more than $62,000 in fines.
Recent investigations, including of some fatalities, suggest poor work practices are common during dismantling or demolition operations, according to the agency.
Companies should work directly with an industrial vacuum supplier to assess facilities' needs and goals.
The simple addition of air movement improves safety, comfort, and productivity.
The company was investigated under an OSHA emphasis program focusing on the primary metal industry.
The agency's final rule adds several issues applied to all nuclear power plants, including groundwater use and quality; human health impacts from chemicals, and physical occupational hazards.
The June 26 webinar will include a case study of a fatal residential fire in a Scottsdale, Ariz., home equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler.
"New sprinkler systems are required in new buildings, but we need to do more to ensure the best systems are retrofitted in older buildings," said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
The new OSHA emphasis program will hone in on crane safety in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
It's free and might be the perfect gift for your favorite hazmat expert.
Powered industrial truck safety, one of OSHA's most-cited standards, will be the focus of this emphasis program.
After a worker was killed by a broken band saw blade in December, a Texas sawmill has been cited for 17 citations safety violations.
This oil rig, which cost £250 million to build, is the final piece of the largest rig built in 25 years.
The farm was fined for polluting local water, but a new study suggests the EPA might be wrong.
The company has been fined nearly $120,000 for violations of OSHA's flammable liquids and spray finishing standards.