The machine put into service on May 2 at IAEA's Environmental Sample Laboratory in Seibersdorf, Austria, will help the agency meet verification challenges for the next 30 years, officials said.
The paper by Professors Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan for Copenhagen Consensus 2012 suggests four steps, including flood walls and effective early disaster warning systems.
Four years after a Rio Tinto executive announced the Mine of the Future program, an Australian newspaper reports some trucks at its remote West Angelas iron ore mine are being remotely controlled.
Described by the company as its new flagship, the $668.8 million Costa Fascinosa is "at the cutting edge of safety and environmental protection standards," according to the company.
The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030, road traffic injuries will have become the fifth leading cause of death worldwide.
The carrier is replacing one-third of its fleet with tractors coming right off the production line this year at a rate of 75 per week. They will save fuel, cut emissions, and help drivers avoid rear-end collisions.
“When we think about the legacy of the Olympics, it will be great if we can say that as well as the social and sporting legacy, it also heralded a change in attitudes to health and safety," said Judith Hackitt, chair of Britain's Health and Safety Executive.
Industry officials are reviewing lessons learned form the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and trading notes on new technology and upcoming projects at the Offshore Technology Conference this week in Houston.
The region's cold and remote conditions will require improved technology to prevent oil spills, the company said in announcing the move.
Three new safety policies to be implemented immediately throughout the industry were announced April 24 by the European Cruise Council and the Cruise Lines International Association.
Worldwide, 60-90 percent of school children and nearly 100 percent of adults have dental cavities.
Total said the volume of gas leaking from its Elgin platform in the North Sea has dropped by two thirds.
Researchers found that adding lime juice to water that is treated with a solar disinfection method removed detectable levels of harmful bacteria.
The police force in Manchester, England hopes a direct and scary message will reduce traffic fatalities this year.
International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu's video message for April 14 recalls the great ship's sinking a century ago.
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 took effect April 6. The changes concern recordkeeping, notification, and ultimately medical surveillance for non-licensed work.
Research has shown that infection with dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that makes them hungrier and better feeders, and therefore possibly more likely to spread the disease to humans.
Daina Shipping Co., a Greek company, has been charged under section 338(1B) and 15(B) of the Resource Management Act of 1991 and could face significant fines.
The highest number of fatalities—52 percent—happened in inland waters such as rivers, canals, lakes, lochs, reservoirs, and ponds.
Beginning April 8, National Geographic Channel promises to show the Titanic's wreck in more detail than viewers have ever seen. The April 15, 1912, sinking triggered a sweeping new international treaty governing safety equipment and procedures aboard such ships.