WHO called the Emergency Ministerial meeting on Ebola Virus Disease, held in Accra, and it ended July 3 with health ministers agreeing on priority actions to end the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The comparison for calendar year 2010 found, after making data comparability adjustments, total U.S. private-sector fatalities were 2,530 and total EU fatalities were 3,353.
The airworthiness directive for certain Airbus Helicopters Model EC120B and EC130B4 helicopters requires replacing parts of the sliding door star support attachment assembly, depending on the outcome of required inspections.
The goal is to encourage employers in the country to take action on mental health in their workplaces.
The agency has scheduled an informal meeting to discuss efforts to improve the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program.
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.
The European Transport Safety Council issued a report that found the country cut total deaths of road users by 37 percent from 2010 to 2013, making the most progress toward the EU target of halving these deaths by 2020.
"Arguably it is one of the best pieces of legislation on the statute books, although we know it is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. It has protected millions of British workers and driven sharp reductions in incidents of occupational death, serious injury, and ill health," HSE Chair Judith Hackitt said.
The organization releases a set of recommendations to protect children from lead poisoning in developing countries.
The airline is already training Volaris pilots in Miami. When the satellite operation in Mexico City opens in 2015, it will be Airbus' first flight training center in Latin America.
Franco Gabrielli, commissioner for the Concordia Emergency, is analyzing Costa Crociere’s plan to move the cruise ship from Giglio Island to the port of Genoa, a trip of about 170 miles.
In an AIHce 2014 keynote speech, Worker Rights Consortium Executive Director Scott Nova said follow-up inspections are now under way, and 16 facilities were found to be imminent hazards.
"Look for a strengthening of the relationships with our customers in distribution. We'll create relationships that are even smarter, more efficient, and more mutually beneficial," Sach Sankpal, Honeywell Safety Products' president, says in this exclusive interview.
Speaker Thomas F. Cecich, elected this year as ASSE's senior vice president, will discuss the business case for workforce sustainability at the International Practice Specialty's June 8 meeting in Orlando.
Fatal and non-fatal injuries increased in 2010-2012 as the fleet's size rose from 14 vessels in 2006 to 39 vessels in 2012.
The resolution notes the importance of implementing measures to protect vulnerable groups and says there is a need to improve screening.
The American Society of Safety Engineers is holding its first professional development conference in India -- May 26-27 in Chennai.
ICAO also will begin to develop a flight tracking concept of operations covering how the new tracking data is shared.
May 13’s decision took place at the fifth meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. WHO's statement says the committee members did agree their concern about the situation has significantly increased, given the recent spike in cases.
Scaffolds and mobile equipment are top of mind during the June 17-18 event in London.