The WorkCover Authority of New South Wales, Australia, issued a safety alert Aug. 2 that cited more than 700 injuries and 1,965 worker's compensation claims in 2008-2010.
A levee protecting 1.5 miles of Lower Manhattan from the kind of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy is central to the plan.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. promised to work closely with investigating agencies and the contractors that carried out the demolition as they investigate the incident.
The Aug. 2 signing came one day after his executive order directing EPA, DHS, DOL, and DOJ to collaborate more, sharing information about high-risk facilities, inspections, enforcement, and incident investigation.
The 90-year-old technology of using rubber gloves for shock and leather gloves for protection of the rubber soon could be turned on its head by innovation.
New safety initiatives and a National Academy of Sciences study have come in response to dozens of accidents in recent years at industrial and academic labs.
Oct. 1’s third keynote session, a new addition to the educational program this year, looks like a "must attend" session of its own: the Prescription Drug Keynote.
The members' emergency response backgrounds and their excellent reaction times to incidents are some of the team's biggest contributions to the project's safety program.
The report says FDA's authority to oversee drug compounding is "unclear," and two federal circuit court decisions resulted in differing authority in different parts of the country.
The launch is part of an its effort to help members and partners to bolster the visibility of existing and in-development guidance documents, reference materials, and standards, according to the organization.
Several cleaning technologies are available. They greatly reduce the risk of slips and falls and equipment injuries from working inside tanks where water or cleaning solutions collect at the bottom.
Mixing novel technologies and methods with increased diligence in patient room decontamination is key to improving infection prevention.
Lockout/tagout and rubber insulating gloves help to protect workers.
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 included a mandate to do this, with the first report to be provided to Congress by Feb. 14, 2014.
The agency is making $550,000 available for educational and training programs to prevent unsafe conditions in and around mines.
Britain’s national security intelligence agency has posted the job, saying it pays up to $92,328 per year in U.S. dollars.
The July 24 test at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground demonstrated the spacecraft can safely land even if one of its parachutes fails.
All 44 workers were safely evacuated from Well A-3 after they lost control of it Tuesday morning, and it began leaking natural gas. The gas ignited at 10:50 p.m.
Their message: We're very safe and all is well.
The leak poses a fire risk, but no injuries or property damage has been reported, according to CPSC.