It requires setting a minimum alarm point at 25 percent of the rated service time but allows manufacturers to set it at a higher point.
The first phase of the Health Hazard Evaluation Program’s examination of health and safety in the electronic waste recycling industry is expected to end in April. It will include a survey of as many as 100 e-waste recycling facilities across the country.
This is just the second time three of these popular classes have been held in a single year.
UK Power Networks (Operations) Ltd., which supplies power to London and southeastern England, pleaded guilty and has been fined $442,000 and ordered to pay $233,000 in court costs, HSE reported.
The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition, Oregon OSHA, and several partner organizations are sponsoring it this year.
Is the system scalable? As your needs expand, your wireless system should be able to expand with you.
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A lack of hand hygiene compliance is a major contributor to the high rates of health care-acquired infections in hospitals.
"It would surprise me if OSHA didn't involve itself in home-based work," says John Michael, vice president and general manager of Business Interiors by Staples.
Each of these 10 elements of fall protection must be mastered by the end user.
Infrastructure projects that slowed or halted during the economic downturn are now being completed, and the construction sector is growing along with the population of the six countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to a new analysis.
MLB.com reporter Paul Hagen reported the league is in preliminary discussions with a half dozen manufacturers.
Lloyd's and other insurers have written a custom policy covering a team's bid to traverse Antarctica in winter for the first time and raise millions of a dollars for a charity trying to prevent blindness.
The critical differentiator should be "Proven" vs. "Unproven," because when it comes safety, decisions should be made on facts, not stories and marketing terms
FAA and OSHA proposed the new policy on Nov. 30.
Many eye injuries occur because there was not adequate side protection, proper fit, or because particles fell from above, such as when drilling overhead.
To ensure maximum protection for hazmat and emergency personnel, organizations should specify suits that meet both EN 943 and NFPA 1991.
Think about the overall wear life of the garment and what the cost will mean long term.
The association's news release thanked Draeger Medical Inc., saying the company "responded to our call for items and contributed over 56,000 N95 units to the relief effort."