IAFC has submitted a series of proposals via the NFPA code change process to update NFPA 72 with the specific intent to provide solutions to the problems caused by the number of false alarms in commercial facilities.
Bridgford Foods' Chicago facility has been inspected by OSHA three times since November 2007, resulting in 29 health and safety citations.
OSHA's investigation found that two employees working on the ammonia system narrowly escaped serious injury when an uncontrolled release occurred during maintenance operations.
A new guidance document published by the Health and Safety Authority recommends ways to prevent back injuries and strains caused by handling heavy loads or lifting loads to an unsafe height.
The serious violations include failing to provide properly constructed scaffolds and provide supports to hold piping.
Included in the 56-page booklet is advice for preventing slips and falls caused by the top 10 hazards.
No recordable accidents have occurred in the Quality Assurance department of Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc., for 200,000 consecutive hours, which represents 1,000 work days, parent company Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. Inc. announced Wednesday.
Stakeholders seeking control measures to minimize the probability and severity of combustible dust incidents should work more closely with the fire service.
This is the seventh Sims Recycling Solutions facility in North America to be certified to OHSAS 18001, the international occupational health and safety management system standard.
ASHRAE announced that its leaders recently met with U.S. Army officials about a new sustainable design and development policy that incorporates requirements of the standard.
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OSHA began its inspection on Oct. 21 at the company's facility, which found employees working at an elevation of approximately 14 feet without wearing fall protection.
Fortunately, knowing what surfaces provide the greatest risk for disease transmission at work allows us to put a proactive plan in place to implement effective cleaning practices.
OSHA began its inspection June 10 at the company's worksite and found employees operating a forklift without wearing a seat belt, as well as wet floors in passageways, aisles, and laundry work areas.
The deadline to comment on the 582-page document is April 4, 2011, and government safety agencies are urging employers and workers to participate as Australia moves toward harmonized regulations.
The summit is open to the public and will focus on ways the federal government and others can continue to work together on management and control of bedbugs.
The National Floor Safety Institute announced the publication of ANSI/NFSI B101.1. For the first time, property owners can be held accountable for the slip resistance of their floors, said NFSI founder Russ Kendzior.
The investigation followed a June 12 fatality at its Philadelphia plant when a worker was crushed by a paper hopper during loading operations.
OSHA's inspection resulted in one willful violation for the company's failure to have guards in place on its automatic laser cutting machine. The worker who died was struck within the "point of operation" zone of the machine.
Report sponsors say that the economic benefits, including health benefits, will far outweigh the costs of complying with EPA's proposed Transport Rule.