The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute maintain this step would significantly reduce crashes and deaths.
The agency wants the 811 "call before you dig" number to be as well known nationally as 911.
The agency's final rule adds several issues applied to all nuclear power plants, including groundwater use and quality; human health impacts from chemicals, and physical occupational hazards.
Users who enter a specific location will see the physical characteristics of the crossing and the type of traffic controls installed there described.
The World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ takes place June 18 with organizers predicting it will set another Guinness World Record.
A new document from Britain's OSHA agency says setting alarm points "should not be 'fit and forget'" because initial alarm set-points may be adjusted up or down due to process-related events and instrument characteristics.
"New sprinkler systems are required in new buildings, but we need to do more to ensure the best systems are retrofitted in older buildings," said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
The West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety & Training reminded stakeholders June 4 that they had 210 days left to install shelters with refitted compressed gas cylinder valves.
Two took place in Tennessee and the Chicago area this week, focused on preventing caught in/between accidents and falls.
A study by researchers at NIOSH’s Division of Safety Research determined the homicide rate in cities that installed them was seven times lower than before the cameras were installed.
It is estimated that by mid-June, cleanup in three states will be complete.
Written with younger and less experienced workers in mind, it is a guide to preventing manual material handling injuries.
The June 19-20 workshop in Dallas is intended to identify ways to strengthen public awareness of pipeline safety issues.
The Dow Corning Co. Ltd. Songjiang plant in Shanghai was honored for a "Have 2 Ways Out" training initiative, which included drills, posters, banners and online materials during Fire Prevention Week.
"We wanted this to be a sort of road map to healthier and safer industry – something that lets anyone in waste and recycling join us on a journey. There’s a long road ahead, but we're off in the right direction," said WISH Chair Chris Jones.
The 51 alleged violations mainly concerned Austin Powder Co.'s process safety management.
The implosion of an 11-story building on Governor’s Island on June 9 was accomplished with just 364 pounds of dynamite, with seven fire prevention inspectors overseeing the operation.
One result is a number of new measures have been taken to reduce non-accident releases, with 99.98 percent of Dow's hazardous material shipments now reaching their destination without an NAR.
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The agency opened the public docket, making available more than 1,400 pages of documents on the December 2012 explosion in West Virginia.