The focus on preventive measures required since July 2003 "may have diminished somewhat," marine insurer Gard says in a new loss prevention circular.
The framework document is a 2012-2022 strategy calling for a 20 percent reduction in work-related deaths and a 30 percent reduction in injuries.
The London Fire Brigade warns residents of the capital not to make lava lamps -– at least, not in the way used by two people who were injured March 23.
The first is to use a floating support for well kill operations, while the second involves drilling two relief wells.
An Australian study to determine the independent relationship of sitting time with all-cause mortality tells us a lot.
The second inspection of the Primary Containment Vessel at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 found only about 60 centimeters of water at the bottom of the vessel. Meanwhile, an expert IAEA team delivered its review of Japan's process for assessing nuclear plants' safety.
Volvo Group's April 4 annual meeting follows the best year in the Swedish company's 85-year history.
"There are close to 11,000 deaths from injury each year. Most of these are preventable, making injuries a serious public health concern,” said South West Public Health Observatory Director Julia Verne.
Two types of protective gloves and a type of men's leather dress glove have been recalled, the European Commission's RAPEX team reports.
The M/V Bareli carried 1,913 containers and 1,200 metric tons of fuel oil and marine diesel oil when it ran aground March 15 two nautical miles off the coast of Fuqing, China.
Poor communication persists between deaf people and mental health professionals, according to a review and an editorial published by the influential medical journal The Lancet.
Three experts will present a Talent, Training & Trust plenary session at the March 26-28 event in Vancouver, Canada, and Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is scheduled to speak.
"This will improve chemical hazard control programs across the country," OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels said March 20 as he and Secretary Solis described the "right to understand" final rule.
A practice run of the new processes and procedures to carry out the program is under way and will continue until the program is implemented.
The mining company has funded the position at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, with $625,000 for a five-year period.
From 2005-2010, 39 outbreaks and 2,348 illnesses were linked to imported food from 15 countries.
The agency will update its guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessment later this year. Its Committee for Risk Assessment also has adopted four opinions on proposed harmonized classification and labeling of industrial chemicals and pesticide active ingredients across Europe.
Survey data collected with smartphones in this study had fewer errors and were more quickly available for analyses than data collected on paper.
When the transaction is completed, ZOLL will be a wholly owned subsidiary within the Asahi Kasei Group, managed by its current management team and with all business units and operations intact. It will be delisted from the NASDAQ exchange.
Tan Kia Tang, deputy director of the Occupational Safety and Health Specialist Department at the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore, is the Yant Award winner.