In 2011, the world experienced both. Expect more of the same — and then some — in the year ahead.
Understanding the dynamics of air pressure within your hazmat suit should provide welcome peace of mind.
While oil and gas drilling activity benefits Gasco Affiliates, LLC, the calibration gas manufacturer's president says gas detection is widely used and will keep growing.
"This is the one area we focus on that is almost entirely preventable: eye injuries. There's really something that can be done here," says Prevent Blindness America COO Jeff Todd.
The Rancho Cordova, Calif., explosion on Dec. 24, 2008, involved natural gas leaking from a distribution pipeline. An administrative judge rejected a smaller, $26 million fine proposed by the CPUC and the utility.
The online "Dirty Work" contest invited workers to submit photos of themselves after they completed dirty jobs while wearing Tyvek garments.
Klaus Wunderlich and colleagues at the UCL Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging showed how humans' brains learn correlations between risk and reward and use this in decision-making.
Soot is generated by coal-fired power plants, diesel and other vehicles, agricultural burning, wood stoves, and industrial combustion.
The agency has proposed a rule that would add secondary containment requirements for new and replaced tanks and piping, as well as adding operator training requirements.
The goal of the resource is to provide competency models, professional guidance, best practices, and policies and procedures to help promote professional growth.
The agency said this change, among several proposed adjustments to its penalty structure that are set for Dec. 2 and Dec. 7 public hearings, would remove what could be seen as a reward for doing what is already required.
This year's holiday movies "feature a wide range of risks," said Lori Fouché, CEO of Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., which insured more than a dozen of them.
FSIS and the Electrical Safety Foundation International explain how to cook a turkey properly and how to prevent injuries from fires, falls, poisonings, and electrical hazards.
The Dec. 12 meeting in Washington, D.C., seeks stakeholders' comments on questions such as whether there should continue to be a carcinogen policy or, instead, a broader policy on toxicant identification and classification.
Six agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor, had zero suspension and debarment cases during the past five fiscal years, GAO’s report states.
Comprehensive injury and illness prevention programs are recommended to reduce the risks for occupational injury, illness, and death in the food services industry.
The agency's new report says about 181,500 children under 15 years of age were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments for toy-related injuries in 2010.
An investigation was initiated after OSHA received complaints that two workers had been struck by overhead cranes at Legend Tube and Metal Sales Inc.'s facility, one on May 9 and another on May 10.
The Sixth Edition of "An Illustrated Guide to Electrical Safety" was edited by electrical safety specialist Michael Kovacic and former OSHA electrical safety instructor John "Grizzy" Grzywacz.
Research suggests that the incidence of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths was cut in half among Olmsted County, Minn., residents after a smoke-free ordinance took effect.