The Oct. 31 observance culminates the United Nations Population Fund's global campaign to raise awareness of the challenges presented by the world's population.
Two NASA satellites have mapped 40 million fires all over the world during the past decade, providing data useful to firefighters and to scientists investigating climate change. A new satellite is set to launch Oct. 28.
The Oct. 21 RAPEX bulletin says a heavy mirror can detach, fall, and break into shards. Twenty detachment reports and one case of severe cuts have been reported, it says.
Safe Work Australia Chair Tom Phillips said the results are good but cautioned that injury and illness rates in the transport and storage, manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, and fishing industries are still nearly twice as high as the national average.
The penalty consists of a $316,000 fine and $272,000 in costs after CEMEX UK Operations Ltd pleaded guilty to violating Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 in an employee's 2008 death.
Prepared by manufacturers in the ISEA Fall Protection Group, the use and selection guide describes the process of developing a corporate fall protection program and explains the components of fall protection systems.
More than 60,000 trade visitors toured the exhibit halls at the Dusseldorf fair grounds during the Oct. 18-21 trade fair. Exhibit square footage also is up 12 percent for the National Safety Council's Congress & Expo two weeks from now.
At a seminar on laser interference with aviation that was organized by EUROCONTROL, participants said both pilots and air traffic controllers need training on in-flight and post-flight procedures.
The 2011 commemoration features a policy summit on Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C., hosted by APIC and the National Journal.
Increased incidence rates may be partly due to increased chronic HCV infection as a result of unscreened blood transfusions and contaminated needles used for medical purposes, and with widespread intravenous drug use in previous decades.
With the MV Rena now expected to break apart, six vessels are trying to corral floating containers from the ship. Salvage firm Svitzer has winched workers aboard who hope to resume removing oil from its tanks.
Its new book contains case studies from 11 companies in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Botswana, South Africa, and Germany.
The Oct. 3 announcement of an update to the Chemicals Management Plan also included a commitment to complete assessments on 500 substances, including phthalates.
The Japanese government on Sept. 30 lifted its order requiring municipal governments within a radius of 20 to 30 kilometers from the plant to keep children and pregnant women out of that zone.
Will raising the speed limit on British highways to 80 mph really boost the economy? The British government is set to announce the increase from 70 mph, a speed limit that about half of all drivers ignore, according to Department for Transport data.
Ansvar Insurance announced it will no longer offer coverage anywhere in the country, while Zurich will stop writing new coverage outside of Auckland, Northland, and Waikato.
Terry Hill, who chairs the Board of Trustees of engineering/consulting firm Arup Group, was nominated by BSI and will become president-elect of ISO in January.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said it welcomes the significant drops in death and injury but cautions that the success is partly due to unusual economic and weather factors which may not continue in coming years.
Taking the next step in the process of enacting a national work health and safety regulatory scheme, Safe Work Australia opened the comment periods Sept. 26 for draft codes on fall protection, first aid, chemical safety, and more.
The report highlighted that the number of occupational diseases went up from 124 in 2010 to 361 in 2011, primarily due to the increased reporting of noise-induced deafness cases.